---
name: "kdocker"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdocker"
version: "5.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kdocker"
---

# kdocker(1)

## NAME

```
 kdocker - dock any application in the system tray
```

## SYNOPSIS

**kdocker** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

```
 KDocker is a program that will dock any application to the system tray
```

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  ```
   Show author information
  ```

- **-b**

  ```
   Suppress the warning dialog when docking non-normal windows (blind mode)
  ```

- **-d** *secs*

  ```
   Maximum time in seconds to allow for a command to start and open a window
   [default: 5 seconds]
  ```

- **-e** *type*

  ```
   Name matching syntax. Choices are:
    n = normal, substring matching [default]
    r = regex (regular expression)
    u = unix wildcard
    w = wildcard
    x = W3C XML Schema 1.1
  ```

- **-f**

  ```
   Dock window that has focus (active window)
  ```

- **-h**

  ```
   Display this help, then exit
  ```

- **-i** *file*

  ```
   Custom icon path
  ```

- **-I** *file*

  ```
   Custom attention icon path. This icon is set if the title
   of the application window changes while it is iconified.
  ```

- **-j**

  ```
   Case sensitive name (title) matching
  ```

- **-k**

  ```
   Regex minimal matching
  ```

- **-l**

  ```
   Iconify when focus lost
  ```

- **-m**

  ```
   Keep application window showing (don't hide on dock)
  ```

- **-n** *name*

  ```
   Match window based on its title
  ```

- **-o**

  ```
   Iconify when obscured by other windows
  ```

- **-p** *secs*

  ```
   By default, when the title of the application changes,
   a popup is displayed from the system tray for 4 seconds
   Works well with music players
  ```

- **-q**

  ```
   Disable ballooning title changes (quiet)
  ```

- **-r**

  ```
   Remove this application from the pager
  ```

- **-s**

  ```
   Make the window sticky (appears on all desktops)
  ```

- **-t**

  ```
   Remove this application from the taskbar
  ```

- **-v, --version**

  ```
   Show the KDocker version string, then exit
  ```

- **-w** *wid*

  ```
   Window id of the application to dock
   Assumes hex number of the form 0x###...
  ```

- **-x** *pid*

  ```
   Process id of the application to dock
   Assumes decimal number of the form ###...
  ```

## AUTHOR

```
 KDocker was written by Girish Ramakrishnan
 Revised and maintained by John Schember
```

## REPORTING BUGS

Bugs and wishes to the KDocker Home Page \<https://github.com/user-none/KDocker\>