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<% content_for(:title, 'Configuration file') %>
# Configuration file
asciinema uses a config file to keep API token and user settings. In most cases
the location of this file is `$HOME/.config/asciinema/config`.
*NOTE! When you first run `asciinema`, local API token is generated (UUID) and
saved in the file (unless the file already exists).*
The auto-generated, minimal config file looks like this:
[api]
token = <your-api-token-here>
There are several options you can set in this file. Here's a config with all
available options set:
[api]
token = <your-api-token-here>
url = https://asciinema.example.com
[record]
command = /bin/bash -l
maxwait = 2
yes = true
quiet = true
[play]
maxwait = 1
The options in `[api]` section are related to API location and authentication.
To tell asciinema recorder to use your own asciinema site instance rather than
the default one (asciinema.org), you can set `url` option. API URL can also be
passed via `ASCIINEMA_API_URL` environment variable.
The options in `[record]` and `[play]` sections have the same meaning as the
options you pass to `asciinema rec`/`asciinema play` command (see [Usage](<%= docs_path(:usage) %>)). If you happen to
often use either `-c`, `-w` or `-y` with these commands then consider saving it
as a default in the config file.
## Configuration file locations
In fact, the following locations are checked for the presence of the config
file (in the given order):
* `$ASCIINEMA_CONFIG_HOME/config` - if you have set `$ASCIINEMA_CONFIG_HOME`
* `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/asciinema/config` - on Linux, `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` usually points to `$HOME/.config/`
* `$HOME/.config/asciinema/config` - in most cases it's here
* `$HOME/.asciinema/config` - created by asciinema versions prior to 1.1
The first found is used.