FCITX(1)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, so <pink>fcitx-remote</pink> is literally the little tool that lets you control fcitx state from the console 🎀 she's tiny, she's powerful, she's giving remote-control energy for your input method, and honestly? obsessed. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

fcitx-remote [OPTION]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one command, a whole lotta options, no cap. 💅

🦋 OPTIONS 🦋

okay so here's the menu, and every single one of these slays in her own way:

• -c — inactivate the input method 🚫 lowkey putting it to sleep
• -o — activate the input method 🔥 wake her up, main character energy
• -r — reload the fcitx config 🔄 refresh, reset, reborn ✨
• -t — switch between active and inactive 🔁 flip-flop era, she can't decide (and that's valid)
• -s imname — switch to the input method uniquely identified by imname 👑 like calling your girl by name, no confusion, no substitutes
• [no option] — display fcitx state 🕵️‍♀️ and here's the decoder ring bestie: <cyan>0</cyan> means close, <cyan>1</cyan> means inactive, <cyan>2</cyan> means active. memorize it, iykyk
• -h — display help and exit 🫶 she tells you what's up and then she's gone, iconic behavior

ngl, if you don't pass anything at all, she's just gonna tell you how she's feeling (the 0/1/2 situation). that's the vibe check. 💀

🍓 FILES 🍓

so fcitx creates a socket at /tmp/fcitx-socket-<displayname> — that's the little hangout spot where all the talking happens 🧚

which means... the user has to have permission to access the /tmp folder. like, no permission, no access, no conversation. periodt. 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

please go look at the homepage at https://fcitx-im.org/ — it's giving lore, it's giving documentation, it's giving everything you need 💖

and that's the whole page bestie!! 🎀 this one came from the <pink>FCITX(1)</pink> manual in the General Commands Manual section, dated 2010-12-16 — yes she's an older queen but she still ate, fr fr. now go control your input method, you absolute legend 👑💅✨