makoctl1
Controls the mako(1) daemon
Usage
makoctl [cmd]
[options ...]
Overview
Sends IPC commands to the running mako daemon via dbus.
Commands
dismiss [-a|--all] [-g|--group] [-n <id>]
Dismisses a notification.
Options:
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-a, --all -
Dismiss all notifications.
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-g, --group -
Dismiss the first notification group.
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-h, --no-history -
Dismiss the current notification without adding it to history.
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-n <id> -
Dismiss the notification with the given id. Defaults to the first notification.
restore
Restores the most recently expired notification from the history buffer.
invoke [-n <id>] [action]
Invokes an action on a notification. If action is not specified, invokes the default action. Action names can be discovered using `makoctl list`.
Options:
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-n <id> -
Invoke the action on the notification with the given id. Defaults to the first notification.
menu [-n <id>] <program> [argument...]
Use a program to select an action on a notification. The list of actions are joined on newlines and passed to program. The program should write the selected action to stdout. If an action is given, this action will be invoked.
If no action is found, or no action is selected, makoctl will return non-zero.
Options:
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-n <id> -
List the actions of the notification with the given id. Defaults to the first notification.
Examples:
makoctl menu -- wmenu -p 'Select Action: ' makoctl menu -n 12345 -- wofi -d -p 'Choose Action: '
list
Retrieve a list of current notifications.
Options:
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-j -
Use JSON output.
history
Retrieve a list of dismissed notifications.
Options:
-
-j -
Use JSON output.
reload
Reloads the configuration file.
mode
mode -s <mode>...
mode [-a mode]... [-r mode]... [-t mode]... +
When run without any option, retrieves a list of current modes.
When run with the -s option, replaces the current modes with the provided list.
When run with the -a or -r options, adds or removes the provided mode from the current modes.
When run with the -t option, toggle the mode by removing it when present and otherwise adding it.
See the MODES section in mako(5) for more information about modes.
help, -h, --help
Show help message and quit.
Releases
4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.
--group since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-history since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-g since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-h since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-j since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-n since Debian 12 (Bookworm).