Usage

Data Storage#

If for some reason you need to clear the data generated by mika-shell, it’s helpful to know the following:

• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mika-shell is the directory where configuration files and frontend files are stored. Or you might be more familiar with this path: $HOME/.config/mika-shell

• $XDG_DATA_HOME/webkitgtk/ is the directory where Webview data is stored. Website-generated data such as cache, cookies, and localStorage will be saved here. Or more commonly: $HOME/.local/share/webkitgtk/

• $XDG_CACHE_HOME/webkitgtk/ is the directory where Webview cache is stored. Cache files will be saved here. Or more commonly: $HOME/.cache/webkitgtk/

• mika-shell also creates files like /tmp/mika-shell-xxxx.sock in the /tmp directory for IPC.

Run#

You can execute mika-shell -h to get more command-line help.

Start mika-shell with the following command:

mika-shell daemon

If the configuration directory does not exist, running mika-shell daemon will automatically create the default configuration files. If everything is working correctly, you should see a simple bar appear at the top of the screen. Click the Debug button on the left side of the bar to view more examples, and right-click to open the web debugging tools.

The initial configuration is mainly intended for development, testing, and exploring features, and is not suitable for daily use. In the next chapter, I will introduce how to create your own configuration from scratch.