betterdiscordctl

A manager for BetterDiscord on Linux.

Installation

Packages

• Arch: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/betterdiscordctl-git
• Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~chronobserver/+archive/ubuntu/betterdiscordctl
• Fedora: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/observeroftime/betterdiscordctl
• NixOS: https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&query=betterdiscordctl&show=betterdiscordctl

Manual

Requires git which you can install from your distro's package manager.

You can then install as follows (# means that a command needs root, which you can get by prefixing it with sudo):

$ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bb010g/betterdiscordctl/master/betterdiscordctl
$ chmod +x betterdiscordctl
# mv betterdiscordctl /usr/local/bin

You can then keep betterdiscordctl up to date with one command:

# betterdiscordctl upgrade

Options

• -V / --version

  Displays the current version.

• -h / --help

  Displays usage information.

• -v / --verbose

  Increases the verbosity level, for progressively more debugging information.

• -s / --scan (default /opt:/usr/share:/usr/lib64)

  Changes the directories scanned for Discord installations. These are scanned in the order provided. Note that these do not end in /discord—if your Discord installation is at /opt/discord, then /opt should be scanned.

• -f / --flavors (default :canary:ptb)

  When scanning, looks for installations with the given suffixes (case insensitive, both hyphenated and unhyphenated). Stable is '', as it has no suffix. Note that no spaces follow colons. Your Discord flavor probably doesn't have a space in it, so don't use any in here.

• -d / --discord (requires --modules)

  Skip scanning and use the Discord installation directory specified. This does probably end in /discord.

• -m / --modules

  Disregards scanning results and uses the specified modules directory (found inside Discord's user-specific storage directory).

• -r / --bd-repo (default https://github.com/rauenzi/BetterDiscordApp)

  When installing BetterDiscord, use the specified Git repository. Does not affect updates. Defaults to Zerebos's BandagedBD fork.

• --bd-repo-branch (default injector)

  When downloading from --bd-repo, use this branch.

• -b / --betterdiscord

  Instead of maintaining a local clone of BetterDiscord, use the specified directory.

• -c / --copy-bd

  Instead of using a symbolic link, copy the BetterDiscord directory into Discord's modules.

• --snap

  Automatically detect the default Snap directories for Discord. The -c flag is set due to Snaps apps being confined. A given option argument will be used as the snap command to call.

• --flatpak

  Automatically detect the default Flatpak directories for Discord. The -c flag is set due to Flatpak apps being sandboxed. A given option argument will be used as the flatpak command to call.

• --nix

  Automatically detect the default Nix store directories for Discord.

• --upgrade-url (default https://git.io/bdctl)

  Use the specified URL for upgrading betterdiscordctl.

Commands

status (default)

Displays information about your current BetterDiscord setup.

install

Installs BetterDiscord, managing what's necessary by default.

reinstall

Reinstalls BetterDiscord, removing the old files.

update

Updates BetterDiscord, updating your local repository if present (origin branch). Also cleans up any old patch methods, if found.

(Advanced users should avoid using this if locally modifying their linked repositories, and should instead manually fetch and update.)

uninstall

Uninstalls BetterDiscord, removing the managed repository if used.

upgrade

Updates betterdiscordctl to the latest version available on GitHub.

Examples

• betterdiscordctl

  Works like betterdiscordctl status.

• betterdiscordctl status -s /usr/share

  Shows the status of the default Discord installation in /usr/share, instead of /opt.

• betterdiscordctl install -f ptb

  Installs BetterDiscord to the PTB flavor, instead of the default.

• betterdiscordctl reinstall -f canary

  Reinstalls BetterDiscord to Discord Canary.

• betterdiscordctl update --flatpak

  Updates BetterDiscord for a Discord installed via Flatpak.

• betterdiscordctl uninstall --snap

  Uninstalls BetterDiscord for a Discord installed via Snap.

Files

• $XDG_DATA_HOME/betterdiscordctl (fallback ~/.local/share/betterdiscordctl)

  betterdiscordctl's machine-specific data directory.

• $XDG_DATA_HOME/betterdiscordctl/bd_map

  A mapping of current Discord installations to BetterDiscord clones.

• $XDG_DATA_HOME/betterdiscordctl/bd

  A directory of BetterDiscord clones, indexed by bd_map.

• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/BetterDiscord (fallback ~/.config/BetterDiscord)

  betterdiscord's normal data & configuration.

  • With --snap, this will fall back to $SNAP_USER_DATA/.config.

  • With --flatpak, this will fall back to ~/.var/app/com.discordapp.Discord/config/BetterDiscord.