From: Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:22:02 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: docs/userguide: document the output bar option
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docs/userguide: document the output bar option
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diff --git a/docs/userguide b/docs/userguide
index 3c0c6856..135c6bae 100644
--- a/docs/userguide
+++ b/docs/userguide
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ exec_always command
 
 *Examples*:
 --------------------------------
-exec i3status | i3bar -d
+exec chromium
 exec_always ~/my_script.sh
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@@ -844,6 +844,36 @@ position <top|bottom>
 position top
 ---------------------
 
+=== Output(s)
+
+You can restrict i3bar to one or more outputs (monitors). The default is to
+handle all outputs. Restricting the outputs is useful for using different
+options for different outputs by using multiple 'bar' blocks.
+
+*Syntax*:
+---------------
+output <output>
+---------------
+
+*Example*:
+-------------------------------
+# big monitor: everything
+bar {
+	output HDMI2
+	status_command i3status
+}
+
+# laptop monitor: bright colors and i3status with less modules.
+bar {
+	output LVDS1
+	status_command i3status --config ~/.i3status-small.conf
+	colors {
+		background #000000
+		statusline #ffffff
+	}
+}
+-------------------------------
+
 === Tray output
 
 i3bar by default provides a system tray area where programs such as