---
name: "lircrc"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "lirc"
version: "1:0.10.2-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lircrc"
---

# lircrc(5)

application-specific remotes signals configuration

## NAME

**lircrc** - application-specific remotes signals configuration

## DESCRIPTION

**lircrc** is the last LIRC configuration point in the flow of events from the kernel to the application. It provides a way to translate the application-agnostic events which *lircd* makes available on */var/run/lirc/lircd* to application-specific strings. The translation is invoked by LIRC-aware applications by using the the *lirc\_code2char()* routine in the *lirc\_client* library.

The lircrc event mapping is not only mapping from a remote event to an application string. It also supports a variety of functionality such as repeat suppression, modes, long keypresses and button sequences.

The default location for lircrc is *~/.config/lircrc* with a global fallback in */etc/lirc/lircrc*. Many applications which uses the lircrc translations have private locations for the file.

The programmatic interface to the **lircrc** functionality is described in the Client API manual, see below

The file format is described in the configuration manual, see below.

## SEE ALSO

- **http://lirc.org/html/configure.html#lircrc\_format**

  Description of the lircrc file format.

- **http://lirc.org/html/lirc\_client.html**

  Client API, the programmatic interface to the lircrc files.