Name

       kitten-@-env - Change environment variables seen by future children

Usage

       kitten @ env  env_var1=val env_var2=val ...

Description

       Change  the  environment variables that will be seen in newly launched windows. Similar to the env option
       in kitty.conf, but affects running kitty instances. If no = is present, the variable is removed from  the
       environment.

Options

       --help, -h
              Show help for this command

Global options

       --to   An  address  for  the  kitty  instance  to  control. Corresponds to the address given to the kitty
              instance via the --listen-on option or the listen_on setting in kitty.conf. If not specified,  the
              environment  variable  KITTY_LISTEN_ON is checked. If that is also not found, messages are sent to
              the controlling terminal for this process, i.e. they will only work if this process is run  within
              a kitty window.

       --password
              A  password  to use when contacting kitty. This will cause kitty to ask the user for permission to
              perform the specified action, unless the password has been accepted before or is pre-configured in
              kitty.conf.

       --password-file [=rc-pass]
              A file from which to read the  password.  Trailing  whitespace  is  ignored.  Relative  paths  are
              resolved  from  the kitty configuration directory. Use - to read from STDIN. Used if no --password
              is supplied. Defaults to checking for the rc-pass file in the kitty configuration directory.

       --password-env [=KITTY_RC_PASSWORD]
              The name of an environment variable to read the password  from.  Used  if  no  --password-file  is
              supplied. Defaults to checking the environment variable KITTY_RC_PASSWORD.

       --use-password [=if-available]
              If  no  password  is  available, kitty will usually just send the remote control command without a
              password. This option can be used to force it to always or never use the supplied password.

              Choices: if-available, always, never

0.32.2                                            Jun 25, 2025                                   kitten-@-env(1)