diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index 2fd8f0154..32a5a70f9 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/faq.rst
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ These issues all have the same root cause: the kitty terminfo files not being
 available. The most common way this happens is SSHing into a computer that does
 not have the kitty terminfo files. The simplest fix for that is running::
 
-    kitty +kitten ssh myserver
+    kitten ssh myserver
 
 It will automatically copy over the terminfo files and also magically enable
 :doc:`shell integration </shell-integration>` on the remote machine.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ This :doc:`ssh kitten <kittens/ssh>` takes all the same command line arguments
 as :program:`ssh`, you can alias it to something small in your shell's rc files
 to avoid having to type it each time::
 
-    alias s="kitty +kitten ssh"
+    alias s="kitten ssh"
 
 If this does not work, see :ref:`manual_terminfo_copy` for alternative ways to
 get the kitty terminfo files onto a remote computer.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ I cannot use the key combination X in program Y?
 
 First, run::
 
-    kitty +kitten show_key -m kitty
+    kitten show_key -m kitty
 
 Press the key combination X. If the kitten reports the key press
 that means kitty is correctly sending the key press to terminal programs.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ How do I change the colors in a running kitty instance?
 The easiest way to do it is to use the :doc:`themes kitten </kittens/themes>`,
 to choose a new color theme. Simply run::
 
-    kitty +kitten themes
+    kitten themes
 
 And choose your theme from the list.
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ For example::
 This maps :kbd:`alt+s` to :kbd:`ctrl+s`. To figure out what bytes to use for
 the :sc:`send_text <send_text>` you can use the ``show_key`` kitten. Run::
 
-    kitty +kitten show_key
+    kitten show_key
 
 Then press the key you want to emulate. Note that this kitten will only show
 keys that actually reach the terminal program, in particular, keys mapped to
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ actions in kitty will not be shown. To check those first map them to
 :ac:`no_op`. You can also start a kitty instance without any shortcuts to
 interfere::
 
-    kitty -o clear_all_shortcuts=yes kitty +kitten show_key
+    kitty -o clear_all_shortcuts=yes kitten show_key
 
 
 How do I open a new window or tab with the same working directory as the current window?
diff --git a/docs/graphics-protocol.rst b/docs/graphics-protocol.rst
index 487d85312..a7ffefaff 100644
--- a/docs/graphics-protocol.rst
+++ b/docs/graphics-protocol.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For some discussion regarding the design choices, see :iss:`33`.
 
 To see a quick demo, inside a |kitty| terminal run::
 
-    kitty +kitten icat path/to/some/image.png
+    kitten icat path/to/some/image.png
 
 You can also see a screenshot with more sophisticated features such as
 alpha-blending and text over graphics.
diff --git a/docs/integrations.rst b/docs/integrations.rst
index 9f53d2cd2..cb024aa5c 100644
--- a/docs/integrations.rst
+++ b/docs/integrations.rst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ kitty with the following bash snippet:
         set terminal pngcairo enhanced font 'Fira Sans,10'
         set autoscale
         set samples 1000
-        set output '|kitty +kitten icat --stdin yes'
+        set output '|kitten icat --stdin yes'
         set object 1 rectangle from screen 0,0 to screen 1,1 fillcolor rgb"#fdf6e3" behind
         plot $@
         set output '/dev/null'
diff --git a/docs/intro_vid.rst b/docs/intro_vid.rst
index 82c6771e4..07e6e06df 100644
--- a/docs/intro_vid.rst
+++ b/docs/intro_vid.rst
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ Timestamps for the above video:
 14:15
     Interactive Kitty Shell: :kbd:`Ctrl+Shift+Esc`
 14:36
-    Broadcast text: ``launch --allow-remote-control kitty +kitten broadcast``
+    Broadcast text: ``launch --allow-remote-control kitten broadcast``
 15:18
     Kitty Remote Control Protocol
 15:52
     Interactive Kitty Shell: Help
 16:34
-    Choose theme interactively: ``kitty +kitten themes -h``
+    Choose theme interactively: ``kitten themes -h``
 17:23
-    Choose theme by name: ``kitty +kitten themes [options] [theme_name]``
+    Choose theme by name: ``kitten themes [options] [theme_name]``
 
 .. raw:: html
 
diff --git a/docs/keyboard-protocol.rst b/docs/keyboard-protocol.rst
index 7fab24381..3ecd59772 100644
--- a/docs/keyboard-protocol.rst
+++ b/docs/keyboard-protocol.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ issues in that proposal, listed at the :ref:`bottom of this document
 
 You can see this protocol with all enhancements in action by running::
 
-    kitty +kitten show_key -m kitty
+    kitten show_key -m kitty
 
 inside the kitty terminal to report key events.
 
diff --git a/docs/kittens/clipboard.rst b/docs/kittens/clipboard.rst
index 3ff8c0a64..5ac48c533 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/clipboard.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/clipboard.rst
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ clipboard
 The ``clipboard`` kitten can be used to read or write to the system clipboard
 from the shell. It even works over SSH. Using it is as simple as::
 
-    echo hooray | kitty +kitten clipboard
+    echo hooray | kitten clipboard
 
 All text received on :file:`STDIN` is copied to the clipboard.
 
 To get text from the clipboard::
 
-    kitty +kitten clipboard --get-clipboard
+    kitten clipboard --get-clipboard
 
 The text will be written to :file:`STDOUT`. Note that by default kitty asks for
 permission when a program attempts to read the clipboard. This can be
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ more than just plain text from the system clipboard. You can transfer arbitrary
 data types. Best illustrated with some examples::
 
     # Copy an image to the clipboard:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard picture.png
+    kitten clipboard picture.png
 
     # Copy an image and some text to the clipboard:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard picture.jpg text.txt
+    kitten clipboard picture.jpg text.txt
 
     # Copy text from STDIN and an image to the clipboard:
-    echo hello | kitty +kitten clipboard picture.png /dev/stdin
+    echo hello | kitten clipboard picture.png /dev/stdin
 
     # Copy any raster image available on the clipboard to a PNG file:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard -g picture.png
+    kitten clipboard -g picture.png
 
     # Copy an image to a file and text to STDOUT:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard -g picture.png /dev/stdout
+    kitten clipboard -g picture.png /dev/stdout
 
     # List the formats available on the system clipboard
-    kitty +kitten clipboard -g -m . /dev/stdout
+    kitten clipboard -g -m . /dev/stdout
 
 Normally, the kitten guesses MIME types based on the file names. To control the
 MIME types precisely, use the :option:`--mime <kitty +kitten clipboard --mime>` option.
diff --git a/docs/kittens/diff.rst b/docs/kittens/diff.rst
index 3cadaf1e0..960aa924f 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/diff.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/diff.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Usage
 
 In the kitty terminal, run::
 
-    kitty +kitten diff file1 file2
+    kitten diff file1 file2
 
 to see the diff between :file:`file1` and :file:`file2`.
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ example:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-    alias d="kitty +kitten diff"
+    alias d="kitten diff"
 
 Now all you need to do to diff two files is::
 
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ Add the following to :file:`~/.gitconfig`:
         prompt = false
         trustExitCode = true
     [difftool "kitty"]
-        cmd = kitty +kitten diff $LOCAL $REMOTE
+        cmd = kitten diff $LOCAL $REMOTE
     [difftool "kitty.gui"]
-        cmd = kitty kitty +kitten diff $LOCAL $REMOTE
+        cmd = kitten diff $LOCAL $REMOTE
 
 Now to use kitty-diff to view git diffs, you can simply do::
 
diff --git a/docs/kittens/hyperlinked_grep.rst b/docs/kittens/hyperlinked_grep.rst
index 685debdd7..b3e6286d7 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/hyperlinked_grep.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/hyperlinked_grep.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ following contents:
 
 Now, run a search with::
 
-    kitty +kitten hyperlinked_grep something
+    kitten hyperlinked_grep something
 
 Hold down the :kbd:`Ctrl+Shift` keys and click on any of the result lines, to
 open the file in :program:`vim` at the matching line. If you use some editor
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ accordingly.
 Finally, add an alias to your shell's rc files to invoke the kitten as
 :command:`hg`::
 
-    alias hg="kitty +kitten hyperlinked_grep"
+    alias hg="kitten hyperlinked_grep"
 
 
 You can now run searches with::
diff --git a/docs/kittens/icat.rst b/docs/kittens/icat.rst
index 8391c8742..6b474d230 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/icat.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/icat.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ icat
 The ``icat`` kitten can be used to display arbitrary images in the |kitty|
 terminal. Using it is as simple as::
 
-    kitty +kitten icat image.jpeg
+    kitten icat image.jpeg
     kitten icat image.jpeg
 
 It supports all image types supported by `ImageMagick
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ It supports all image types supported by `ImageMagick
 
 You might want to create an alias in your shell's configuration files::
 
-   alias icat="kitty +kitten icat"
+   alias icat="kitten icat"
 
 Then you can simply use ``icat image.png`` to view images.
 
diff --git a/docs/kittens/ssh.rst b/docs/kittens/ssh.rst
index e969de1ff..6aed956cf 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/ssh.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/ssh.rst
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ To try it out, simply run:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-    kitty +kitten ssh some-hostname-to-connect-to
+    kitten ssh some-hostname-to-connect-to
 
 You should end up at a shell prompt on the remote host, with shell integration
 enabled. If you like it you can add an alias to it in your shell's rc files:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-    alias s="kitty +kitten ssh"
+    alias s="kitten ssh"
 
 So now you can just type ``s hostname`` to connect.
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Additionally, you can pass config options on the command line:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   kitty +kitten ssh --kitten interpreter=python servername
+   kitten ssh --kitten interpreter=python servername
 
 The :code:`--kitten` argument can be specified multiple times, with directives
 from :file:`ssh.conf`. These override the final options used for the matched host, as if they
diff --git a/docs/kittens/themes.rst b/docs/kittens/themes.rst
index ab0883884..f4cb57a4b 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/themes.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/themes.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The themes kitten allows you to easily change color themes, from a collection of
 over three hundred pre-built themes available at `kitty-themes
 <https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty-themes>`_. To use it, simply run::
 
-    kitty +kitten themes
+    kitten themes
 
 
 .. image:: ../screenshots/themes.png
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Changing the theme non-interactively
 You can specify the theme name as an argument when invoking the kitten to have
 it change to that theme instantly. For example::
 
-    kitty +kitten themes --reload-in=all Dimmed Monokai
+    kitten themes --reload-in=all Dimmed Monokai
 
 Will change the theme to ``Dimmed Monokai`` in all running kitty instances. See
 below for more details on non-interactive operation.
diff --git a/docs/open_actions.rst b/docs/open_actions.rst
index 9891a64e2..551d7172c 100644
--- a/docs/open_actions.rst
+++ b/docs/open_actions.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ clicked. Let us illustrate with some examples, first. Create the file
     # Open any image in the full kitty window by clicking on it
     protocol file
     mime image/*
-    action launch --type=overlay kitty +kitten icat --hold ${FILE_PATH}
+    action launch --type=overlay kitten icat --hold ${FILE_PATH}
 
 Now, run ``ls --hyperlink=auto`` in kitty and click on the filename of an
 image, holding down :kbd:`ctrl+shift`. It will be opened over the current
diff --git a/docs/shell-integration.rst b/docs/shell-integration.rst
index 1e4c2cc47..06edac11d 100644
--- a/docs/shell-integration.rst
+++ b/docs/shell-integration.rst
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ Shell integration over SSH
 The easiest way to have shell integration work when SSHing into remote systems
 is to use the :doc:`ssh kitten <kittens/ssh>`. Simply run::
 
-    kitty +kitten ssh hostname
+    kitten ssh hostname
 
 And, by magic, you will be logged into the remote system with fully functional
 shell integration. Alternately, you can :ref:`setup shell integration manually
diff --git a/kittens/clipboard/main.py b/kittens/clipboard/main.py
index 08b16d776..61340512c 100644
--- a/kittens/clipboard/main.py
+++ b/kittens/clipboard/main.py
@@ -60,22 +60,22 @@ the clipboard. Some examples:
 .. code:: sh
 
     # Copy an image to the clipboard:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard picture.png
+    kitten clipboard picture.png
 
     # Copy an image and some text to the clipboard:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard picture.jpg text.txt
+    kitten clipboard picture.jpg text.txt
 
     # Copy text from STDIN and an image to the clipboard:
-    echo hello | kitty +kitten clipboard picture.png /dev/stdin
+    echo hello | kitten clipboard picture.png /dev/stdin
 
     # Copy any raster image available on the clipboard to a PNG file:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard -g picture.png
+    kitten clipboard -g picture.png
 
     # Copy an image to a file and text to STDOUT:
-    kitty +kitten clipboard -g picture.png /dev/stdout
+    kitten clipboard -g picture.png /dev/stdout
 
     # List the formats available on the system clipboard
-    kitty +kitten clipboard -g -m . /dev/stdout
+    kitten clipboard -g -m . /dev/stdout
 '''
 
 usage = '[files to copy to/from]'
diff --git a/kittens/hints/main.py b/kittens/hints/main.py
index 0ffeda3d3..cfb678fa3 100644
--- a/kittens/hints/main.py
+++ b/kittens/hints/main.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ window, :code:`window` a new kitty window, :code:`tab` a new tab,
 :code:`os_window` a new OS window and :code:`background` run in the background.
 The actual action is whatever arguments are provided to the kitten, for
 example:
-:code:`kitty +kitten hints --type=linenum --linenum-action=tab vim +{line} {path}`
+:code:`kitten hints --type=linenum --linenum-action=tab vim +{line} {path}`
 will open the matched path at the matched line number in vim in
 a new kitty tab. Note that in order to use :option:`--program` to copy or paste
 the provided arguments, you need to use the special value :code:`self`.
diff --git a/kittens/icat/main.py b/kittens/icat/main.py
index 984d9c6af..487a0109d 100644
--- a/kittens/icat/main.py
+++ b/kittens/icat/main.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ detecting image display support.
 --print-window-size
 type=bool-set
 Print out the window size as <:italic:`width`>x<:italic:`height`> (in pixels) and quit. This is a
-convenience method to query the window size if using :code:`kitty +kitten icat`
+convenience method to query the window size if using :code:`kitten icat`
 from a scripting language that cannot make termios calls.
 
 
diff --git a/kitty/open_actions.py b/kitty/open_actions.py
index 4ba833a46..9b1a1d567 100644
--- a/kitty/open_actions.py
+++ b/kitty/open_actions.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ action launch --type=os-window $EDITOR $FILE_PATH
 # Open image files with icat
 protocol file
 mime image/*
-action launch --type=os-window kitty +kitten icat --hold $FILE_PATH
+action launch --type=os-window kitten icat --hold $FILE_PATH
 
 # Open ssh URLs with ssh command
 protocol ssh
diff --git a/kitty/options/definition.py b/kitty/options/definition.py
index 64dd26af5..75749d2c2 100644
--- a/kitty/options/definition.py
+++ b/kitty/options/definition.py
@@ -4111,7 +4111,7 @@ This will send "Special text" when you press the :kbd:`Ctrl+Alt+A` key
 combination. The text to be sent decodes :link:`ANSI C escapes <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/ANSI_002dC-Quoting.html>`
 so you can use escapes like :code:`\\\\e` to send control codes or :code:`\\\\u21fb` to send
 Unicode characters (or you can just input the Unicode characters directly as
-UTF-8 text). You can use ``kitty +kitten show_key`` to get the key escape
+UTF-8 text). You can use ``kitten show_key`` to get the key escape
 codes you want to emulate.
 
 The first argument to :code:`send_text` is the keyboard modes in which to