---
name: "profanity-notify"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-notify"
---

# profanity-notify(1)

## NAME

/notify

## DESCRIPTION

Configure desktop notifications. To configure presence update messages in the console, chat and chat room windows, see '/help presence'.

## SYNOPSIS

/notify chat on\|off

/notify chat current on\|off

/notify chat text on\|off

/notify room on\|off

/notify room mention on\|off

/notify room mention case\_sensitive\|case\_insensitive

/notify room mention word\_whole\|word\_part

/notify room offline on\|off

/notify room current on\|off

/notify room text on\|off

/notify room trigger add \<text\>

/notify room trigger remove \<text\>

/notify room trigger list

/notify room trigger on\|off

/notify on\|off

/notify mention on\|off

/notify trigger on\|off

/notify reset

/notify remind \<seconds\>

/notify typing on\|off

/notify typing current on\|off

/notify invite on\|off

/notify sub on\|off

## ARGUMENTS

**chat on\|off**

Notifications for regular chat messages.

**chat current on\|off**

Whether to show regular chat message notifications when the window is focused.

**chat text on\|off**

Show message text in regular message notifications.

**room on\|off**

Notifications for all chat room messages.

**room mention on\|off**

Notifications for chat room messages when your nick is mentioned.

**room mention case\_sensitive**

Set room mention notifications as case sensitive.

**room mention case\_insensitive**

Set room mention notifications as case insensitive.

**room mention word\_whole**

Set room mention notifications only on whole word match, i.e. when nickname is not part of a larger word.

**room mention word\_part**

Set room mention notifications on partial word match, i.e. nickname may be part of a larger word.

**room offline on\|off**

Notifications for chat room messages that were sent while you were offline.

**room current on\|off**

Whether to show all chat room messages notifications when the window is focused.

**room text on\|off**

Show message text in chat room message notifications.

**room trigger add \<text\>**

Notify when specified text included in all chat room messages.

**room trigger remove \<text\>**

Remove chat room notification trigger.

**room trigger list**

List all chat room highlight triggers.

**room trigger on\|off**

Enable or disable all chat room notification triggers.

**on\|off**

Override the global message setting for the current chat room.

**mention on\|off**

Override the global 'mention' setting for the current chat room.

**trigger on\|off**

Override the global 'trigger' setting for the current chat room.

**reset**

Reset to global notification settings for the current chat room.

**remind \<seconds\>**

Notification reminder period for unread messages, use 0 to disable.

**typing on\|off**

Notifications when contacts are typing.

**typing current on\|off**

Whether typing notifications are triggered for the current window.

**invite on\|off**

Notifications for chat room invites.

**sub on\|off**

Notifications for subscription requests.

## EXAMPLES

/notify chat on

/notify chat text on

/notify room mention on

/notify room offline on

/notify room trigger add beer

/notify room trigger on

/notify room current off

/notify room text off

/notify remind 60

/notify typing on

/notify invite on