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Asked: 2019-06-13 11:21:16 +0800 CST

How do you reload XBindkeys in Ubuntu

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I have tried a number of options to reload xbindkeys after changing the configuration file (my configuration file is located at ~/.xbindkeysrc). Nothing seems to work. The configuration file should be reloading automatically after a change according to the man page. How can I force a reload of the file? In Arch Linux it appears you can use xbindkeys --poll-rc to reload the configuration but this is not working for me in Ubuntu.

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  1. If xbindkeys is not reloading automatically after a change you can force it to reload the configuration by using the following command:

    killall -HUP xbindkeys

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  2. xbindkeys reload its configuration file each time it has changed. But if you want to force it reloading its configuration file, you can send a HUP signal:

    killall -HUP xbindkeys

    When HUP signal is send to xbindkeys, changes in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc takes effect only after moving mouse.

    https://linux.die.net/man/1/xbindkeys

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