Provided by: zathura_0.2.6-1_amd64 
NAME
zathurarc - zathura configuration file
SYNOPSIS
/etc/zathurarc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zathura/zathurarc
DESCRIPTION
The zathurarc file is a simple plain text file that can be populated with various commands
to change the behaviour and the look of zathura which we are going to describe in the
following subsections. Each line (besides empty lines and comments (which start with a
prepended #) is evaluated on its own, so it is not possible to write multiple commands in
one single line.
COMMANDS
set - Changing options
In addition to the build-in :set command zathura offers more options to be changed and
makes those changes permanent. To overwrite an option you just have to add a line
structured like the following
set <option> <new value>
The option field has to be replaced with the name of the option that should be changed and
the new value field has to be replaced with the new value the option should get. The type
of the value can be one of the following:
• INT - An integer number
• FLOAT - A floating point number
• STRING - A character string
• BOOL - A boolean value ("true" for true, "false" for false)
In addition we advice you to check the options to get a more detailed view of the options
that can be changed and which values they should be set to.
The following example should give some deeper insight of how the set command can be used
set option1 5
set option2 2.0
set option3 hello
set option4 hello\ world
set option5 "hello world"
If you want to use color codes for some options, make sure to quote them accordingly or to
escape the hash symbol.
set default-fg "#CCBBCC"
set default-fg \#CCBBCC
map - Mapping a shortcut
It is possible to map or remap new key bindings to shortcut functions which allows a high
level of customization. The :map command can also be used in the zathurarc file to make
those changes permanent:
map [mode] <binding> <shortcut function> <argument>
Mode
The map command expects several arguments where only the binding as well as the
shortcut-function argument is required. Since zathura uses several modes it is possible to
map bindings only for a specific mode by passing the mode argument which can take one of
the following values:
• normal (default)
• fullscreen
• index
The brackets around the value are mandatory.
Single key binding
The (possible) second argument defines the used key binding that should be mapped to the
shortcut function and is structured like the following. On the one hand it is possible to
just assign single letters, numbers or signs to it:
map a shortcut_function
map b shortcut_function
map c shortcut_function
map 1 shortcut_function
map 2 shortcut_function
map 3 shortcut_function
map ! shortcut_function
map ? shortcut_function
Using modifiers
It is also possible to use modifiers like the Control or Alt button on the keyboard. It is
possible to use the following modifiers:
• A - Alt
• C - Control
• S - Shift
Now it is required to define the binding with the following structure:
map <A-a> shortcut_function
map <C-a> shortcut_function
Special keys
zathura allows it also to assign keys like the space bar or the tab button which also have
to be written in between angle brackets. The following special keys are currently
available:
Identifier Description
BackSpace Back space
CapsLock Caps lock
Esc Escape
Down Arrow down
Up Arrow up
Left Arrow left
Right Arrow right
F1 F1
F2 F2
F3 F3
F4 F4
F5 F5
F6 F6
F7 F7
F8 F8
F9 F9
F10 F10
F11 F11
F12 F12
PageDown Page Down
PageUp Page Up
Return Return
Space Space
Super Windows key
Tab Tab
Of course it is possible to combine those special keys with a modifier. The usage of those
keys should be explained by the following examples:
map <Space> shortcut_function
map <C-Space> shortcut_function
Mouse buttons
It is also possible to map mouse buttons to shortcuts by using the following special keys:
Identifier Description
Button1 Mouse button 1
Button2 Mouse button 2
Button3 Mouse button 3
Button4 Mouse button 4
Button5 Mouse button 5
They can also be combined with modifiers:
map <Button1> shortcut_function
map <C-Button1> shortcut_function
Buffer commands
If a mapping does not match one of the previous definition but is still a valid mapping it
will be mapped as a buffer command:
map abc quit
map test quit
Shortcut functions
The following shortcut functions can be mapped:
Function Description
abort Switch back to normal mode
adjust_window Adjust page width
change_mode Change current mode
display_link Display link target
focus_inputbar Focus inputbar
follow Follow a link
goto Go to a certain page
jumplist Move forwards/backwards in the jumplist
navigate Navigate to the next/previous page
navigate_index Navigate through the index
print Show the print dialog
quit Quit zathura
recolor Recolor the pages
reload Reload the document
rotate Rotate the page
scroll Scroll
search Search next/previous item
set Set an option
toggle_fullscreen Toggle fullscreen
toggle_index Show or hide index
toggle_inputbar Show or hide inputbar
toggle_page_mode Toggle between one and multiple pages per row
toggle_statusbar Show or hide statusbar
zoom Zoom in or out
Pass arguments
Some shortcut function require or have optional arguments which influence the behaviour of
them. Those can be passed as the last argument:
map <C-i> zoom in map <C-o> zoom out
Possible arguments are:
• best-fit
• bottom
• collapse
• collapse-all
• default
• down
• expand
• expand-all
• full-down
• full-up
• half-down
• half-up
• in
• left
• next
• out
• previous
• right
• rotate-ccw
• rotate-cw
• specific
• top
• up
• width
unmap - Removing a shortcut
In addition to mapping or remaping custom key bindings it is possible to remove existing
ones by using the :unmap command. The command is used in the following way (the
explanation of the parameters is described in the map section of this document
unmap [mode] <binding>
OPTIONS
girara
This section describes settings concerning the behaviour of libgirara and zathura. The
settings described here can be changed with set.
n-completion-items
Defines the maximum number of displayed completion entries.
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 15
completion-bg
Defines the background color that is used for command line completion entries
• Value type: String
• Default value: #232323
completion-fg
Defines the foreground color that is used for command line completion entries
• Value type: String
• Default value: #DDDDDD
completion-group-bg
Defines the background color that is used for command line completion group elements
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
completion-group-fg
Defines the foreground color that is used for command line completion group elements
• Value type: String
• Default value: #DEDEDE
completion-highlight-bg
Defines the background color that is used for the current command line completion element
• Value type: String
• Default value: #9FBC00
completion-highlight-fg
Defines the foreground color that is used for the current command line completion element
• Value type: String
• Default value: #232323
default-fg
Defines the default foreground color
• Value type: String
• Default value: #DDDDDD
default-bg
Defines the default background color
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
exec-command
Defines a command the should be prepanded to any command run with exec.
• Value type: String
• Default value:
font
Defines the font that will be used
• Value type: String
• Default value: monospace normal 9
guioptions
Shows or hides GUI elements. When it contains 'c', the command line is showed. When it
contains 's', the statusbar is showed.
• Value type: String
• Default value: s
inputbar-bg
Defines the background color for the inputbar
• Value type: String
• Default value: #131313
inputbar-fg
Defines the foreground color for the inputbar
• Value type: String
• Default value: #9FBC00
notification-bg
Defines the background color for a notification
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFFFFF
notification-fg
Defines the foreground color for a notification
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
notification-error-bg
Defines the background color for an error notification
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFFFFF
notification-error-fg
Defines the foreground color for an error notification
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FF1212
notification-warning-bg
Defines the background color for a warning notification
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFFFFF
notification-warning-fg
Defines the foreground color for a warning notification
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFF712
tabbar-fg
Defines the foreground color for a tab
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFFFFF
tabbar-bg
Defines the background color for a tab
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
tabbar-focus-fg
Defines the foreground color for the focused tab
• Value type: String
• Default value: #9FBC00
tabbar-focus-bg
Defines the background color for the focused tab
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
show-scrollbars
Defines if both the horizontal and vertical scrollbars should be shown or not
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
show-h-scrollbar
Defines whether to show/hide the horizontal scrollbar
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
show-v-scrollbar
Defines whether to show/hide the vertical scrollbar
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
statusbar-bg
Defines the background color of the statusbar
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
statusbar-fg
Defines the foreground color of the statusbar
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFFFFF
statusbar-h-padding
Defines the horizontal padding of the statusbar and notificationbar
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 8
statusbar-v-padding
Defines the vertical padding of the statusbar and notificationbar
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 2
window-height
Defines the window height on startup
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 600
window-width
Defines the window width on startup
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 800
zathura
This section describes settings concerning the behaviour of zathura.
abort-clear-search
Defines if the search results should be cleared on abort.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: true
adjust-open
Defines which auto adjustment mode should be used if a document is loaded. Possible
options are "best-fit" and "width".
• Value type: String
• Default value: best-fit
advance-pages-per-row
Defines if the number of pages per row should be honored when advancing a page.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
incremental-search
En/Disables incremental search (search while typing).
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: true
highlight-color
Defines the color that is used for highlighting parts of the document (e.g.: show search
results)
• Value type: String
• Default value: #9FBC00
highlight-active-color
Defines the color that is used to show the current selected highlighted element (e.g:
current search result)
• Value type: String
• Default value: #00BC00
highlight-transparency
Defines the opacity of a highlighted element
• Value type: Float
• Default value: 0.5
page-padding
The page padding defines the gap in pixels between each rendered page.
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 1
page-cache-size
Defines the maximum number of pages that could be kept in the page cache. When the cache
is full and a new page that isn't cached becomes visible, the least recently viewed page
in the cache will be evicted to make room for the new one. Large values for this variable
are NOT recommended, because this will lead to consuming a significant portion of the
system memory.
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 15
pages-per-row
Defines the number of pages that are rendered next to each other in a row.
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 1
first-page-column
Defines the column in which the first page will be displayed.
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 1
recolor
En/Disables recoloring
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
recolor-keephue
En/Disables keeping original hue when recoloring
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
recolor-darkcolor
Defines the color value that is used to represent dark colors in recoloring mode
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFFFFF
recolor-lightcolor
Defines the color value that is used to represent light colors in recoloring mode
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
render-loading
Defines if the "Loading..." text should be displayed if a page is rendered.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: true
render-loading-bg
Defines the background color that is used for the "Loading..." text.
• Value type: String
• Default value: #FFFFFF
render-loading-fg
Defines the foreground color that is used for the "Loading..." text.
• Value type: String
• Default value: #000000
scroll-hstep
Defines the horizontal step size of scrolling by calling the scroll command once
• Value type: Float
• Default value: -1
scroll-step
Defines the step size of scrolling by calling the scroll command once
• Value type: Float
• Default value: 40
scroll-full-overlap
Defines the proportion of the current viewing area that should be visible after scrolling
a full page.
• Value type: Float
• Default value: 0.1
scroll-wrap
Defines if the last/first page should be wrapped
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
scroll-page-aware
Defines if scrolling by half or full pages stops at page boundaries.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
link-zoom
En/Disables the hability of changing zoom when following links.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: true
link-hadjust
En/Disables aligning to the left internal link targets, for example from the index
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: true
search-hadjust
En/Disables horizontally centered search results
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: true
window-title-basename
Use basename of the file in the window title.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
window-title-page
Display the page number in the window title.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
statusbar-basename
Use basename of the file in the statusbar.
• Value type: Boolean
• Default value: false
zoom-center
En/Disables horizontally centered zooming
• Value type: Bool
• Default value: False
zoom-max
Defines the maximum percentage that the zoom level can be
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 1000
zoom-min
Defines the minimum percentage that the zoom level can be
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 10
zoom-step
Defines the amount of percent that is zoomed in or out on each command.
• Value type: Integer
• Default value: 10
selection-clipboard
Defines the X clipboard into which mouse-selected data will be written. When it is
"clipboard", selected data will be written to the CLIPBOARD clipboard, and can be pasted
using the Ctrl+v key combination. When it is "primary", selected data will be written to
the PRIMARY clipboard, and can be pasted using the middle mouse button, or the
Shift-Insert key combination.
• Value type: String
• Default value: primary
SEE ALSO
zathura(1)
AUTHOR
pwmt.org
0.2.6 ZATHURARC(5)