shikanectl(1) General Commands Manual shikanectl(1)

shikanectl - control the shikane daemon

shikanectl [options] <command>

Print help information
Connect to the specified socket
Print version information

Reload the daemon configuration file, optionally by providing a different file.
Use the given profile temporarily.
Export the current display setup as shikane config. Include vendor, model and serial number in the searches by default. It is recommended to use a meaningful and unique name for the new profile.

Include the description in the searches
Include the name in the searches
Include the model in the searches
Include the serial number in the searches
Include the vendor in the searches

Using shikanectl export to append the current output setup as a new profile to your existing configuration. Just replace the profile name with something meaningful and unique.

shikanectl export "NEW_PROFILE_NAME" >> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/shikane/config.toml

Hopefully less than 4.

Hendrik Wolff hendrik.wolff@agdsn.me

shikane(1)

2025-03-04 shikane 1.0.1