---
name: "update-lyxrc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lyx-common"
version: "1.3.4-2"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/update-lyxrc"
---

# update-lyxrc(1)

Update LyX default configuration

## NAME

update-lyxrc - Update LyX default configuration

## SYNOPSIS

**update-lyxrc** \[**--system**⎪**--user**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**update-lyxrc** is a tool for updating system or user's LyX configuration file. This is the same as running Edit-\>Reconfigure from LyX's menu.

## OPTIONS

- **--system**

  Update system configuration. This is default for root.

- **--user**

  Update user's configuration. This is default for non-root.

## SEE ALSO

[**lyx**(1)](/lyx/1.md)

## AUTHOR

(c) 2004 Piotr Roszatycki \<dexter@debian.org\>.