R Graphics on the terminal with Kitty

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base set up:

options(device = function(...) bitmap(file = "|kitty +kitten icat --stdin yes", ...))

with options (eg. anti-aliasing)

options(device = function(...) bitmap(file = "|kitty +kitten icat --stdin yes", taa = 2, gaa = 2, ...))

test with

ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt)) + geom_point();
dev.off()

Question: is there a way to avoid dev.off()?