dunstctl

Section: dunstctl reference (1)
Updated: 2021-02-27
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NAME

dunstctl - Command line control utility for dunst, a customizable and lightweight notification-daemon

dunstctl COMMAND [PARAMETER]

action notification_position: Performs the default action or, if not available, opens the context menu of the notification at the given position (starting count at the top, first notification being 0).
close: Close the topmost notification currently being displayed.
close-all: Close all notifications currently being displayed
context: Open the context menu, presenting all available actions and urls for the currently open notifications.
count [displayed/history/waiting]: Returns the number of displayed, shown and waiting notifications. If no argument is provided, everything will be printed.
history-pop: Redisplay the notification that was most recently closed. This can be called multiple times to show older notifications, up to the history limit configured in dunst.
is-paused: Check if dunst is currently running or paused. If dunst is paused notifications will be kept but not shown until it is unpaused.
set-paused true/false/toggle: Set the paused status of dunst. If false, dunst is running normally, if true, dunst is paused. See the is-paused command and the dunst man page for more information.
debug: Tries to contact dunst and checks for common faults between dunstctl and dunst. Useful if something isn't working
help: Show all available commands with a brief description