Config Files

General information about the config files that Regolith uses.

Component	Default Config	User Config	Notes
i3-gaps	`/etc/regolith/i3/config`	`~/.config/regolith/i3/config`	In Regolith versions prior to 1.2 this file was in another directory.
Xresources	`/etc/regolith/styles/root`	`~/.Xresources-regolith` (Global override) `~/.config/regolith/Xresources` (Override) `~/.config/regolith/Xresources.d` (User files)	`~/.Xresources` is also loaded but intended for properties that may also be required in other desktop sessions.
Rofi	`/etc/regolith/styles/cahuella/rofi.rasi`	Defined in the `theme` style file.	This can also be overridden directly in the i3 file if preferred.
Bar Workspace Labels	`/etc/regolith/styles/i3-wm`	User defined
Bar status indicators	`/etc/regolith/i3xrocks/config`	User defined (i3 config)
Picom (Compton) Compositor	`/etc/regolith/compton/config`

Load Sequence

Upon session start, Regolith loads configuration files in the following order:

/usr/bin/i3-gnome-flashback executes after successful login
Load Xresource file ~/.Xresources if it exists.
Load Xresource file ~/.Xresources-regolith if it exists.
Merge any values from file ~/.config/regolith/Xresources if it exists.
If first time session has loaded, initialize system.
Compare current Xresource db against last saved hash, if different, reload GNOME settings from Xresources.
Execute i3 with first config file found from following list: ~/.config/regolith/i3/confg, /etc/regolith/i3/config, /etc/i3/config.
i3 executes the UI components Rofi, i3xrocks, unclutter, regolith-compositor, Rofication, and regolith-ftue.

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