Linux

Where Is the Kakoune Config File?

Kakoune kakrc and autoload scripts in ~/.config/kak on Unix-like systems.

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Kakoune sources kakrc from a kak config folder at startup, autoloading scripts from the autoload subfolder. Plugins hook in through the same mechanism.

Small core, scripted surface. The whole setup is a handful of files that version-control cleanly.

Where Kakoune stores this, by platform

Linux
~/.config/kak/kakrc

Holds kakrc plus autoload scripts and colors. Same layout on macOS. Plugin managers add their own subfolders here.

Frequently asked questions

How do I configure Kakoune?

Edit kakrc (sourced at startup) and drop helper scripts into autoload. :source reloads a file without restarting; full restarts pick up everything.

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