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> In version 0.5.1, espanso introduced the `edit` subcommand which makes editing configuration files much easier. Take a look at [Quick Editing](/docs/configuration/#quick-editing) if you are interested.
### Customizing the Toggle Key
### Understanding Packages
Custom matches are amazing, but sometimes it can be tedious to define Matches for every **common operation**,
and even more when you want to **share them with other people**.
espanso offers an easy way to **share and reuse matches** with other people, **packages**. In fact, they are so important that espanso includes a **build-in package manager** and a **store**, the [espanso hub](https://hub.espanso.org/).
If you are lucky enough, someone might have already written a **package** to include the matches you need!
Otherwise, you can create a package and publish it on the hub, for more information check out the [Packages](/docs/packages/) documentation.
### Installing a Package
Let's say you want to **add some emojis** to espanso, such that when you type `:ok` it gets expanded to 👍.
A solution would be to install the [Basic Emojis](https://hub.espanso.org/packages/basic-emojis/) package from the
[espanso hub](https://hub.espanso.org/) store. Open a terminal and type:
```bash
espanso install basic-emojis
```
At this point, as we did with custom matches, we need to **restart espanso**. We can do so with the command:
```bash
espanso restart
```
If you now type `:ook` into any text field, you should see 👍👍👍👍 appear!
### Useful shortcuts
Let's conclude this introduction with the most important shortcut espanso offers, the **toggle shortcut**:
There are times when you may want to **disable espanso to avoid an unwanted expansion**. This can be
easily accomplished by quickly **double pressing the `ALT` key** ( Option on MacOS ). You should then see a notification showing "Espanso disabled".
At this point, espanso will be disabled and will not expand any match.
To **re-enable** it, double press the `ALT` key again.
#### Customizing the Toggle Key
By default, espanso can be temporarily disabled & enabled by pressing the Alt key twice, resulting in a notification saying "espanso disabled." Pressing Alt twice again will enable it, and you'll receive a notification saying "espanso enabled." This does not turn off espanso, it simply disables it until you enable it again.
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After the changes are made, if you used `espanso edit` it will automatically restart. If not, issue a `espanso restart` and you'll be ready to go!
### Understanding Packages
Custom matches are amazing, but sometimes it can be tedious to define Matches for every **common operation**,
and even more when you want to **share them with other people**.
espanso offers an easy way to **share and reuse matches** with other people, **packages**. In fact, they are so important that espanso includes a **build-in package manager** and a **store**, the [espanso hub](https://hub.espanso.org/).
If you are lucky enough, someone might have already written a **package** to include the matches you need!
Otherwise, you can create a package and publish it on the hub, for more information check out the [Packages](/docs/packages/) documentation.
### Installing a Package
Let's say you want to **add some emojis** to espanso, such that when you type `:ok` it gets expanded to 👍.
A solution would be to install the [Basic Emojis](https://hub.espanso.org/packages/basic-emojis/) package from the
[espanso hub](https://hub.espanso.org/) store. Open a terminal and type:
```bash
espanso install basic-emojis
```
At this point, as we did with custom matches, we need to **restart espanso**. We can do so with the command:
```bash
espanso restart
```
If you now type `:ook` into any text field, you should see 👍👍👍👍 appear!
### Useful shortcuts
Let's conclude this introduction with the most important shortcut espanso offers, the **toggle shortcut**:
There are times when you may want to **disable espanso to avoid an unwanted expansion**. This can be
easily accomplished by quickly **double pressing the `ALT` key** ( Option on MacOS ). You should then see a notification showing "Espanso disabled".
At this point, espanso will be disabled and will not expand any match.
To **re-enable** it, double press the `ALT` key again.