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/usr/bin/mako

A lightweight Wayland notification daemon

From mako 1.11.0-r5 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running mako --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: mako [options...]

  -h, --help                          Show help message and quit.
  -c, --config <path>                 Path to config file.
      --font <font>                   Font family and size.
      --background-color <color>      Background color.
      --text-color <color>            Text color.
      --width <px>                    Notification width.
      --height <px>                   Max notification height.
      --outer-margin <px>[,<px>...]   Outer margin values, comma separated.
                                      Up to four values, with the same
                                      meaning as in CSS.
      --margin <px>[,<px>...]         Margin values, comma separated.
                                      Up to four values, with the same
                                      meaning as in CSS.
      --padding <px>[,<px>...]        Padding values, comma separated.
                                      Up to four values, with the same
                                      meaning as in CSS.
      --border-size <px>              Border size.
      --border-color <color>          Border color.
      --border-radius <px>[,<px>...]  Corner radius, comma separated.
                                      Up to four values, with the same
                                      meaning as in CSS.
      --progress-color <color>        Progress indicator color.
      --icons <0|1>                   Show icons in notifications.
      --icon-path <path>[:<path>...]  Icon search path, colon delimited.
      --max-icon-size <px>            Set max size of icons.
      --icon-border-radius <px>       Icon's corner radius.
      --markup <0|1>                  Enable/disable markup.
      --actions <0|1>                 Enable/disable application action
                                      execution.
      --format <format>               Format string.
      --hidden-format <format>        Format string.
      --max-visible <n>               Max number of visible notifications.
      --max-history <n>               Max size of history buffer.
      --history <0|1>                 Add expired notifications to history.
      --sort <sort_criteria>          Sorts incoming notifications by time
                                      and/or priority in ascending(+) or
                                      descending(-) order.
      --default-timeout <timeout>     Default timeout in milliseconds.
      --ignore-timeout <0|1>          Enable/disable notification timeout.
      --output <name>                 Show notifications on this output.
      --layer <layer>                 Arrange notifications at this layer.
      --anchor <position>             Position on output to put notifications.

Colors can be specified with the format #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA.
Options (31)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow help message and quit.help + man
-c, --config pathCustom path to the config file.help + man
--font fontFont family and size.help
--background-color colorBackground color.help
--text-color colorText color.help
--width pxNotification width.help
--height pxMax notification height.help
--outer-margin pxOuter margin values, comma separated.help
--margin pxMargin values, comma separated.help
--padding pxPadding values, comma separated.help
--border-size pxBorder size.help
--border-color colorBorder color.help
--border-radius pxCorner radius, comma separated.help
--progress-color colorProgress indicator color.help
--icons 0|1Show icons in notifications.help
--icon-path path>[:<path>...Icon search path, colon delimited.help
--max-icon-size pxSet max size of icons.help
--icon-border-radius pxIcon's corner radius.help
--markup 0|1Enable/disable markup.help
--actions 0|1Enable/disable application action execution.help
--format formatFormat string.help
--hidden-format formatFormat string.help
--max-visible nMax number of visible notifications.help
--max-history nMax size of history buffer.help
--history 0|1Add expired notifications to history.help
--sort sort_criteriaSorts incoming notifications by time and/or priority in ascending(+) or descending(-) order.help
--default-timeout timeoutDefault timeout in milliseconds.help
--ignore-timeout 0|1Enable/disable notification timeout.help
--output nameShow notifications on this output.help
--layer layerArrange notifications at this layer.help
--anchor positionPosition on output to put notifications.help

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