# Markers in rc4 not working (but version 2 works)

**URL:** <https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/markers-in-rc4-not-working-but-version-2-works/991>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** cli\
**Created:** [May 21, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/markers-in-rc4-not-working-but-version-2-works/991 "2025-05-21T15:00:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![tacman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.asciinema.org/tacman/32/615_2.png) [@tacman](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/tacman)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/markers-in-rc4-not-working-but-version-2-works/991/1 "2025-05-21T15:00:20Z")

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My hotkey to save markers doesn’t seem to be working in rc4.

```auto
 cat ~/.config/asciinema/config
[api]

; url = https://asciinema.example.com

[record]

; Define hotkey for adding a marker, default: none
add_marker_key = C-x

[play]

; Playback speed (can be fractional), default: 1
speed = 2

; Limit replayed terminal inactivity to max n seconds, default: off
idle_time_limit = 1

; Define hotkey for pausing/resuming playback,
; default: space
pause_key = p

```

But hitting control-c in my session doesn’t record any markers.

Related question: are marker times absolute in the tuple, or can they be an 0.0 interval and just have them where the timeline currently is?

(Since I’m limited by posts and solved my original problem, I’ve repurposed this post).

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**Author:** ![tacman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.asciinema.org/tacman/32/615_2.png) [@tacman](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/tacman)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/markers-in-rc4-not-working-but-version-2-works/991/2 "2025-05-21T16:10:45Z")

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The problem is that the config file isn’t being read. Perhaps it’s a different file for v3. I’ve submitted a bug report on github.

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**Author:** ![tacman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.asciinema.org/tacman/32/615_2.png) [@tacman](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/tacman)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/markers-in-rc4-not-working-but-version-2-works/991/3 "2025-05-25T15:24:28Z")

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Config is now a .toml file. Not sure if there’s a way to “close” this discussion.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/asciinema/original/1X/6f3161844cb045ea9769742f3209092edd1b20af.png) [@system](https://discourse.asciinema.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.asciinema.org/t/markers-in-rc4-not-working-but-version-2-works/991/4 "2025-05-28T15:25:20Z")

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