Name

       kitten-@-load-config - (Re)load a config file

Usage

       kitten @ load-config  CONF_FILE ...

Description

       (Re)load  the  specified  kitty.conf  config files(s). If no files are specified the previously specified
       config file is reloaded. Note that the specified paths must exist and be readable by the kitty process on
       the computer that process is running on. Relative paths are resolved with respect  to  the  kitty  config
       directory on the computer running kitty.

Options

       --ignore-overrides
              By  default,  any  config overrides previously specified at the kitty invocation command line or a
              previous load-config-file command are respected. Use this option to have them ignored instead.

       --override, -o
              Override individual configuration options, can be specified multiple  times.  Syntax:  name=value.
              For example: -o font_size=20

       --no-response
              Don't  wait for a response indicating the success of the action. Note that using this option means
              that you will not be notified of failures.

       --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-@-load-config(1)