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[![codecov][codecov-badge]][codecov-link]\n\n[main-badge]: https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg?branch=master\n[main-link]: https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/actions?query=workflow%3Amain\n[extra-badge]: https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/actions/workflows/extra.yml/badge.svg?event=push\u0026branch=master\n[extra-link]: https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/actions?query=workflow%3Aextra\n[codecov-badge]: https://codecov.io/gh/dunst-project/dunst/branch/master/graph/badge.svg\n[codecov-link]: https://codecov.io/gh/dunst-project/dunst\n\n# Dunst\n\n\u003ci\u003eA highly configurable and lightweight notification daemon.\u003c/i\u003e\n\n![music](contrib/screenshots/music.png)\n\n## Table of Contents\n\n- [Features](#features)\n- [Building](#building)\n- [Contributing](#contributing)\n- [Documentation](#documentation)\n- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)\n- [Copyright](#copyright)\n\n# Features\n\n## ⚙️ Highly customizable\n\nCustomize fonts, icons, timeouts, and more. Are you unhappy with the default\nshortcuts and colors? No worries, you can change these all with a simple\nconfiguration file tweak.\n\n_click the images to see the dunstrc_\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://gist.github.com/NNBnh/5f6e601a6a82a6ed43b1959698758141\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"screenshot1\" src=\"contrib/screenshots/screenshot1_cut.png\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://gist.github.com/fwSmit/9127d988b07bcec9d869f2c927d0f616\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"screenshot2\" src=\"contrib/screenshots/screenshot2_cut.png\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n## 📜 Scripting\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://gitlab.manjaro.org/profiles-and-settings/manjaro-theme-settings/-/blob/master/skel/.config/dunst/dunstrc\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"screenshot_urgency\" src=\"contrib/screenshots/screenshot_urgency.png\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nRun custom scripts on notifications matching a specified pattern. Have espeak\nread out your notifications, or play a song when your significant other signs on\nin pidgin!\n\n## 📋 Rules\n\nChange the look or behavior of notifications matching a specified pattern. You\ncould use this to change the color of message notifications from your favorite\njabber buddies, or to prevent important work email notifications from\ndisappearing until you manually dismiss them.\n\n## ⏸️ Pause\n\nIf you want to take a break and not receive any notifications for a while, just\npause dunst. All notifications will be saved for you to catch up\nlater.\n\nAdditionally, you can set a numeric pause level, which allows you to pause dunst\nselectively for some notifications, where more urgent notifications get through,\nbut less urgent stay paused.\n\n## 🕘 History\n\nCatch an unread notification disappearing from the corner of your eye? Just tap\na keyboard shortcut to replay the last notification, or continue tapping to see\nyour notification history.\n\n# Documentation\n\nMost documentation can be found in dunst's man pages. In\n[**dunst(1)**](docs/dunst.1.pod) contains some general instructions on how\nto run dunst and in\n[**dunst(5)**](docs/dunst.5.pod) all of dunst's configuration options are\nexplained.\n\nOn the dunst [wiki][wiki] you can find guides and installation instructions and\non the dunst [website][website] there is a [FAQ][FAQ] with common issues.\n\n## Installation\n\nDunst is available in many package repositories. If it's not available in your\ndistro's repositories, don't worry, it's not hard to build it yourself.\n\n### Dependencies\n\n- dbus (runtime)\n- libxinerama\n- libxrandr\n- libxss\n- glib\n- pango/cairo\n- gdk-pixbuf\n- libnotify (can build without, for dunstify, see [make parameters](#make-parameters))\n- wayland-client (can build without, see [make parameters](#make-parameters))\n- wayland-protocols (optional, for recompiling protocols)\n- xdg-utils (optional, xdg-open is the default 'browser' for opening URLs)\n- jq (optional, for installed completions and tools in contrib)\n- busctl (optional, for dunstctl rules and dunstctl history)\n\nThe names will be different depending on your [distribution](https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/wiki/Dependencies).\n\n### Building\n\n#### Makefile\n\n```\ngit clone https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst.git\ncd dunst\nmake\nsudo make install\n```\n\n#### Meson\n\n```\nmeson setup build\nninja -C build\nninja -C build install\n```\n\nCustom Meson build parameters can be found in [meson_options.txt](meson_options.txt).\n\n### Make parameters\n\n- `DESTDIR=\u003cPATH\u003e`: Set the destination directory of the installation. 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(Default: `${SYSCONFDIR}/dunst/dunstrc`)\n- `SYSCONF_FORCE_NEW=(0|1)`: Overwrite existing `${SYSCONFFILE}`. (Default: 0 (don't overwrite))\n- `MANDIR=\u003cPATH\u003e`: Set the prefix of the manpage. (Default: `${DATADIR}/man`)\n- `SYSTEMD=(0|1)`: Disable/Enable the systemd unit. (Default: autodetect systemd)\n- `WAYLAND=(0|1)`: Disable/Enable wayland support. (Default: 1 (enabled))\n- `X11=(0|1)`: Disable/Enable X11 support. (Default: 1 (enabled))\n- `DUNSTIFY=(0|1)`: Disable/Enable the libnotify dunstctl utility. (Default: 1 (enabled))\n- `COMPLETIONS=(0|1)`: Disable/Enable installation of shell completions. (Default: 1 (enabled))\n- `SERVICEDIR_SYSTEMD=\u003cPATH\u003e`: The path to put the systemd user service file. Unused, if `SYSTEMD=0`. (Default: `${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/user`)\n- `SERVICEDIR_DBUS=\u003cPATH\u003e`: The path to put the dbus service file. (Default: `${DATADIR}/dbus-1/services`)\n- `EXTRA_CFLAGS=\u003cFLAGS\u003e`: Additional flags for the compiler.\n\n**Make sure to run all make calls with the same parameter set. So when building with `make PREFIX=/usr`, you have to install it with `make PREFIX=/usr install`, too.**\n\n**Either X11 or WAYLAND should be set, otherwise dunst will not compile.**\n\n**Notes on default of XDG_CONFIG_DIRS**\n\nDunst uses a different default (`${SYSCONFDIR}`) for XDG_CONFIG_DIRS at runtime.\nThis is a slight digression from the recommended value in the XDG Base Directory\nSpecification (/etc/xdg), because the default config file gets installed to\n`${SYSCONFDIR}/dunst/dunstrc` to avoid conflicts with /etc/xdg/dunst/dunstrc which\nmight have been installed from a distribution repository. If you do want dunst\nto use the spec's recommended default, set XDG_CONFIG_DIR=/etc/xdg at runtime or\nSYSCONFDIR=/etc/xdg at compile time.\n\n**Notes on SYSCONFFILE**\n\nChanging SYSCONFFILE does not affect the search for config files, meaning it\nwill not take effect if you choose to install dunstrc to a location that cannot\nbe found by the algorithm outlined in the FILES section of dunst(1).\n\n`make install` will not overwrite an already existing ${SYSCONFFILE} (i.e.\n/usr/local/etc/xdg/dunst/dunstrc), see SYSCONF_FORCE_NEW above. This is so you\ndo not lose local changes to said file on upgrade. However, it is recommended\nto leave that file untouched and use a more important config location to\noverride settings, see the FILES section in dunst(1) for more details.\n\n`make uninstall` will not remove ${SYSCONFFILE}, use `make uninstall-purge` if\nyou do want it removed as well.\n\n## Contributing\n\nContributions are very welcome. Before contributing, make sure to look at the\ncontribution documentation in [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md).\n\nMake sure you test your code and where possible add automated tests. These\ntests are also checked on memory leaks (with `make test-valgrind`).\n\n## Bug reports\n\nPlease use the [issue tracker][issue-tracker] provided by GitHub to send us bug reports or feature requests.\n\n## Screenshots\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://gist.github.com/MCotocel/2b34486ae59ccda4319fcb93454d212c\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"screenshot3\" src=\"contrib/screenshots/screenshot3_cut.png\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://gitlab.manjaro.org/profiles-and-settings/manjaro-theme-settings/-/blob/master/skel/.config/dunst/dunstrc\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"progress\" src=\"https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/23078054/102542111-98b01e00-40b1-11eb-967e-bc952430bd06.png\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n## Maintainers\n\n- [Friso Smit](https://github.com/fwsmit) \u003cfw.smit01@gmail.com\u003e\n- [Bjoern Hiller](https://github.com/zappolowski) \u003cbjoern.hiller@gmail.com\u003e\n- [Federico Angelilli](https://github.com/fedang) \u003ccode@fedang.net\u003e\n\nPlease only refer to active maintainers for issues and bugs.\n\n## Ex-Maintainers\n\n- [Nikos Tsipinakis](https://github.com/tsipinakis) \u003cnikos@tsipinakis.com\u003e\n- [Benedikt Heine](https://github.com/bebehei) \u003cbebe@bebehei.de\u003e\n\n## Author\n\nWritten by Sascha Kruse \u003cdunst@knopwob.de\u003e\n\n## Copyright\n\nCopyright 2013 Sascha Kruse and contributors (see [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE) for licensing information)\n\n[issue-tracker]: https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/issues\n[wiki]: https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/wiki\n[website]: https://dunst-project.org\n[FAQ]: https://dunst-project.org/faq\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fdunst-project%2Fdunst","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fdunst-project%2Fdunst","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fdunst-project%2Fdunst/lists"}