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plasma-apply-cursortheme

Apply KDE Plasma cursor themes

TLDR

List available cursor themes
$ plasma-apply-cursortheme --list-themes
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Apply a cursor theme
$ plasma-apply-cursortheme [breeze_cursors]
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Display help
$ plasma-apply-cursortheme --help
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SYNOPSIS

plasma-apply-cursortheme [--list-themes] [themename_]

DESCRIPTION

plasma-apply-cursortheme changes the cursor theme of KDE Plasma desktop from the command line. It provides the same functionality as the System Settings cursor configuration but in a scriptable form.
Cursor themes affect the mouse pointer appearance throughout the desktop and applications. Changes apply immediately without requiring session restart.

PARAMETERS

--list-themes

List all available cursor themes
theme_name
Name of cursor theme to apply
--help
Display help information

CAVEATS

Requires running Plasma session. Some applications may need restart to display new cursor. Theme names are case-sensitive.

HISTORY

plasma-apply-cursortheme is part of KDE Plasma Workspace, providing command-line control over cursor appearance for scripting and automation purposes.

SEE ALSO

> TERMINAL_GEAR

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