xplr/docs/en/src/post-install.md

# Post Install

Once [installed][1], use the following steps to setup and run xplr.

## Create the customizable config file

```bash
mkdir -p ~/.config/xplr

version="$(xplr --version | awk '{print $2}')"

echo "version = '${version:?}'" > ~/.config/xplr/init.lua
```

Then
**[copy from here][2]**
and remove / comment out what you don't want to customize.

## Run

```
xplr
```

[1]: install.md
[2]: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/blob/main/src/init.lua
[3]: upgrade-guide.md
Minor fixes and format docs 3 years ago			`# Post Install`
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Use footer links Tool used: https://github.com/sayanarijit/md-footer 3 years ago			`Once [installed][1], use the following steps to setup and run xplr.`
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Minor fixes and format docs 3 years ago			`## Create the customizable config file`
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			```bash
			`mkdir -p ~/.config/xplr`

Implement -M, --print-msg-in To help with creating safe arguments for --on-load. e.g. ``` xplr --on-load $(xplr -M 'ChangeDirectory: %q' "${HOME:?}") ``` 2 years ago			`version="$(xplr --version \| awk '{print $2}')"`
Publish xplr book with intensive documentation Closes: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/issues/263 3 years ago
Implement -M, --print-msg-in To help with creating safe arguments for --on-load. e.g. ``` xplr --on-load $(xplr -M 'ChangeDirectory: %q' "${HOME:?}") ``` 2 years ago			`echo "version = '${version:?}'" > ~/.config/xplr/init.lua`
Publish xplr book with intensive documentation Closes: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/issues/263 3 years ago			```

			`Then`
Use footer links Tool used: https://github.com/sayanarijit/md-footer 3 years ago			`[copy from here][2]`
Publish xplr book with intensive documentation Closes: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/issues/263 3 years ago			`and remove / comment out what you don't want to customize.`

Minor fixes and format docs 3 years ago			`## Run`
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			```
			`xplr`
			```
Use footer links Tool used: https://github.com/sayanarijit/md-footer 3 years ago
Minor fixes and format docs 3 years ago			`[1]: install.md`
			`[2]: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/blob/main/src/init.lua`
			`[3]: upgrade-guide.md`