You can run multiple instances of the application given that they have different session names.
Each application instance should have unique name.
To start new instance with test1 name, run:
copyq --session=test1
This instance uses configuration, tabs and items unique to given session name.
You can still start default session (with empty session name) with just:
copyq
In the same manner you can manipulate the session. E.g. to add an item
to first tab in test1 session, run:
copyq --session=test1 add "Some text"
Default session has empty name but it can be overridden by setting
COPYQ_SESSION_NAME environment variable.
You need to use same session name for clients launched outside the application.
$ copyq -s test2 tab ERROR: Cannot connect to server! Start CopyQ server first. $ copyq -s test1 tab &clipboard
Current configuration path can be overridden with COPYQ_SETTINGS_PATH
environment variable.
$ copyq info config /home/user/.config/copyq/copyq.conf $ COPYQ_SETTINGS_PATH=$HOME/copyq-settings copyq info config /home/user/copyq-settings/copyq/copyq.conf
You need to use same configuration path (and session name) for clients launched outside the application.
$ copyq tab ERROR: Cannot connect to server! Start CopyQ server first. $ COPYQ_SETTINGS_PATH=$HOME/copyq-settings copyq tab &clipboard
Icon for each session is bit different. The color is generated from session
name and can be changed using COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR environment variable.
COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR="yellow" copyq COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR="#f90" copyq
On Linux, changing icon color won't work if current icon theme contains icon
named "copyq-normal" or doesn't contain "copyq-mask".
Use COPYQ_DEFAULT_ICON environment variable to avoid using the application
icon from icon theme.
COPYQ_DEFAULT_ICON=1 copyq