Name

       kitten-@ - Control kitty remotely

Usage

       kitten @ [global options] [sub-command] [sub-command options] [sub-command args]

Description

       Control kitty by sending it commands. Set the allow_remote_control option in kitty.conf for this to work.
       When run without any sub-commands this will start an interactive shell to control kitty.

Commands

       action
         Run the specified mappable action. See: kitten-@-action(1)

       close-tab
         Close the specified tabs. See: kitten-@-close-tab(1)

       close-window
         Close the specified windows. See: kitten-@-close-window(1)

       create-marker
         Create a marker that highlights specified text. See: kitten-@-create-marker(1)

       detach-tab
         Detach the specified tabs and place them in a different/new OS window. See: kitten-@-detach-tab(1)

       detach-window
         Detach the specified windows and place them in a different/new tab. See: kitten-@-detach-window(1)

       disable-ligatures
         Control ligature rendering. See: kitten-@-disable-ligatures(1)

       env
         Change environment variables seen by future children. See: kitten-@-env(1)

       focus-tab
         Focus the specified tab. See: kitten-@-focus-tab(1)

       focus-window
         Focus the specified window. See: kitten-@-focus-window(1)

       get-colors
         Get terminal colors. See: kitten-@-get-colors(1)

       get-text
         Get text from the specified window. See: kitten-@-get-text(1)

       goto-layout
         Set the window layout. See: kitten-@-goto-layout(1)

       kitten
         Run a kitten. See: kitten-@-kitten(1)

       last-used-layout
         Switch to the last used layout. See: kitten-@-last-used-layout(1)

       launch
         Run an arbitrary process in a new window/tab. See: kitten-@-launch(1)

       load-config
         (Re)load a config file. See: kitten-@-load-config(1)

       ls
         List tabs/windows. See: kitten-@-ls(1)

       new-window
         Open new window. See: kitten-@-new-window(1)

       remove-marker
         Remove the currently set marker, if any.. See: kitten-@-remove-marker(1)

       resize-os-window
         Resize the specified OS Windows. See: kitten-@-resize-os-window(1)

       resize-window
         Resize the specified windows. See: kitten-@-resize-window(1)

       scroll-window
         Scroll the specified windows. See: kitten-@-scroll-window(1)

       select-window
         Visually select a window in the specified tab. See: kitten-@-select-window(1)

       send-key
         Send arbitrary key presses to the specified windows. See: kitten-@-send-key(1)

       send-text
         Send arbitrary text to specified windows. See: kitten-@-send-text(1)

       set-background-image
         Set the background image. See: kitten-@-set-background-image(1)

       set-background-opacity
         Set the background opacity. See: kitten-@-set-background-opacity(1)

       set-colors
         Set terminal colors. See: kitten-@-set-colors(1)

       set-enabled-layouts
         Set the enabled layouts in tabs. See: kitten-@-set-enabled-layouts(1)

       set-font-size
         Set the font size in the active top-level OS window. See: kitten-@-set-font-size(1)

       set-spacing
         Set window paddings and margins. See: kitten-@-set-spacing(1)

       set-tab-color
         Change the color of the specified tabs in the tab bar. See: kitten-@-set-tab-color(1)

       set-tab-title
         Set the tab title. See: kitten-@-set-tab-title(1)

       set-user-vars
         Set user variables on a window. See: kitten-@-set-user-vars(1)

       set-window-logo
         Set the window logo. See: kitten-@-set-window-logo(1)

       set-window-title
         Set the window title. See: kitten-@-set-window-title(1)

       signal-child
         Send a signal to the foreground process in the specified windows. See: kitten-@-signal-child(1)

       Get help for an individual command by running:

       kitten command -h

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

Options

       --help, -h
              Show help for this command

0.32.2                                            Jun 25, 2025                                       kitten-@(1)