ibus
TLDR
Start IBus daemon
$ ibus-daemon -drx
List available engines$ ibus list-engine
Restart daemon$ ibus restart
Open preferences$ ibus-setup
Read current engine$ ibus read-config
SYNOPSIS
ibus command [options]
DESCRIPTION
IBus (Intelligent Input Bus) is an input method framework for Linux. It enables typing in languages requiring complex input like CJK.
The framework manages input method engines and provides a unified interface. It supports many languages and input systems.
IBus handles multilingual text input.
PARAMETERS
COMMAND
IBus command.list-engine
List input engines.restart
Restart daemon.read-config
Show configuration.write-config
Write configuration.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Desktop integration needed. Engine selection required. X11/Wayland support varies.
HISTORY
IBus was created by Peng Huang as the next-generation input framework for Linux, replacing SCIM.
SEE ALSO
ibus-daemon(1), ibus-setup(1), fcitx(1)
