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/usr/bin/kitten

GPU-based cross-platform, fast, feature-rich terminal emulator

From kitty 0.48.1-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running kitten --help (exit 0). permalink

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Usage: kitten command [command options] [command args]

kitten serves as a launcher for running individual kittens. Each kitten can be
run as kitten command. The list of available kittens is given below.

Commands:
   @
    Control kitty remotely
   update-self
    Update this kitten binary
   edit-in-kitty
    Edit a file in a kitty overlay window
   clipboard
    Copy/paste with the system clipboard, even over SSH
   dnd
    Perform drag and drop operations, even over SSH
   icat
    Display images in the terminal
   ssh
    Truly convenient SSH
   transfer
    Transfer files easily over the TTY device
   panel
    Use a command line program to draw a GPU accelerated panel on your desktop
   quick-access-terminal
    A quick access terminal window that you can bring up instantly with a
    keypress or a command.
   unicode-input
    Browse and select unicode characters by name
   show-key
    Show the codes generated by the terminal for key presses in various keyboard
    modes
   desktop-ui
    Implement various desktop components for use with lightweight
    compositors/window managers on Linux
   mouse-demo
    Demo the mouse handling kitty implements for terminal programs
   hyperlinked-grep
    Add hyperlinks to the output of ripgrep
   ask
    Ask the user for input
   hints
    Select text from screen with keyboard
   diff
    Pretty, side-by-side diffing of files and images
   notify
    Send notifications to the user
   themes
    Manage kitty color schemes easily
   run-shell
    Run the user's shell with shell integration enabled
   choose-fonts
    Choose the fonts used in kitty
   choose-files
    Choose files, fast
   command-palette
    Browse and trigger keyboard shortcuts and actions
   query-terminal
    Query the terminal for various capabilities

Get help for an individual command by running:
    kitten command -h

Options:
  --version [=no]
    The current kitten version.

  --help, -h [=no]
    Show help for this command

kitten 0.48.1 created by Kovid Goyal
Options (2)
OptionDescriptionSource
--version noThe current kitten version.help
--help, -h noShow help for this commandhelp

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