---
name: "lirc-setup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lirc"
version: "1:0.10.2-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lirc-setup"
---

# lirc-setup(1)

Interactive lirc setup tool

## NAME

**lirc-setup** - Interactive lirc setup tool

## SYNOPSIS

**lirc-setup** \[*output directory*\]

## DESCRIPTION

A simple GUI tool which creates a lirc configuration after some user dialogs which defines driver, device, modprobe actions, etc. The results are written as separate files in the output directory which defaults to lirc-setup.conf.d

## FILES

- **configs**

  The lirc hardware database. By default the file is searched for in ., .., /usr/share/lirc and the dir where lirc-setup lives. configs is a directory with a separate file for each meny entry. See the configs/README.

- **lirc-setup.conf.d**

  The output directory. On normal exits this contains at least a lircd.conf and lirc\_options.conf file. Optional files lirc-modprobe.conf and lircmd.conf

Several other support files are downloaded from the lirc website as part of the configuration process.

## SEE ALSO

- **http://sf.net/p/lirc-remotes**

  The lirc remote configurations database, a separate project. lirc-setup fetches all remote configurations from this point.