snippetexpanderx(1)

NAME ¶

snippetexpanderx - Snippet Expander auto expand daemon

DESCRIPTION ¶

Save your often used text snippets and then expand them whenever you type their abbreviation.

For example:- "ser`" expands to "Snippet Expander rules!"

The auto expand daemon works with accessible applications to automatically expand snippets as you type their abbreviation.

SYNOPSIS ¶

snippetexpander [--start] [--stop] [--status] [-v|--version] [-h|--help]

OPTIONS ¶

If no options are given, the expander is started.

--start

Start the auto expand daemon.

--stop

Stop the auto expand daemon.

--status

Display status of the Snippet Expander auto expand daemon, exits with status 0 if running, 1 if not.

-v, --version

Display version number.

-h, --help

Display help.

NOTES ¶

You probably don't want to manually run snippetexpanderx, it's best to start it via the snippetexpander CLI or snippetexpandergui desktop client applications.

LIMITATIONS ¶

• Auto-expansion only works on accessible applications, use the shortcut to open the search and paste window for other applications such as browsers and Electron based apps.
• Auto-expansion does not work in terminals, but the shortcut method works with terminals that accept Ctrl+v for paste such as the elementary OS terminal. Holding Shift while selecting a snippet from the search and paste window usually pastes into a terminal too.
• The cursor placeholder is not supported when using the shortcut method rather than auto-expansion.

SEE ALSO ¶

snippetexpander(1) snippetexpanderd(1) snippetexpandergui(1) snippetexpander-placeholders(5)

AUTHORS ¶

Created and maintained by Ian Jones <ian@ianmjones.com>. Up-to-date sources can be found at https://git.sr.ht/~ianmjones/snippetexpander. Information on how to contribute and where bug reports and feature requests may be submitted can be found on the project page at https://snippetexpander.org.