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# alacritty

> Cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.
> More information: <https://manned.org/alacritty>.

- Start a new Alacritty process and create a window:

`alacritty`

- Start the Alacritty daemon (without creating a window):

`alacritty --daemon`

- Create a new window using the already running Alacritty process:

`alacritty msg create-window`

- Start the shell in a specific directory (also works with `alacritty msg create-window`):

`alacritty --working-directory {{path/to/directory}}`

- Execute a command in a new Alacritty window (also works with `alacritty msg create-window`):

`alacritty {{[-e|--command]}} {{command}}`

- Use an alternative configuration file (defaults to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty/alacritty.toml`):

`alacritty --config-file {{path/to/config.toml}}`
