i3status(1)
===========
Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3@stapelberg.de>
-v2, October 2009
+v2.1, April 2010
== NAME
i3status is a small program (less than 1000 SLOC) for generating a status bar
for dzen2, xmobar or similar programs. It is designed to be very efficient by
-issuing a very small number of systemcalls, as one generally wants to update
+issuing a very small number of system calls, as one generally wants to update
such a status line every second. This ensures that even under high load, your
status bar is updated correctly. Also, it saves a bit of energy by not hogging
your CPU as much as spawning the corresponding amount of shell commands would.
.Sample configuration
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general {
+ output_format = "dzen2"
colors = true
- interval = 5
+ interval = 5
}
order = "ipv6"
}
ethernet eth0 {
- # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
+ # if you use %speed, i3status requires the cap_net_admin capability
format = "E: %ip (%speed)"
}
battery 0 {
- format = "%status %remaining"
+ format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
}
run_watch DHCP {
+interval+ is the time in seconds which i3status will sleep until printing
the next status line.
+Using +output_format+ you can chose which format strings i3status should
+use in its output. Currently available are:
+
+dzen2::
+Dzen is a general purpose messaging, notification and menuing program for X11.
+It was designed to be scriptable in any language and integrate well with window
+managers like dwm, wmii and xmonad though it will work with any windowmanger
+xmobar::
+xmobar is a minimalistic, text based, status bar. It was designed to work
+with the xmonad Window Manager.
+none::
+Does not use any color codes. Separates values by the pipe symbol.
+
=== IPv6
This module gets the IPv6 address used for outgoing connections (that is, the
best available public IPv6 address on your computer).
-*Example format*: +%ip+
+*Example format_up*: +%ip+
+
+*Example format_down* +no IPv6+
=== Disk
=== Ethernet
Gets the IP address and (if possible) the link speed of the given ethernet
-interface. Getting the link speed requires root privileges.
+interface. Getting the link speed requires the cap_net_admin capability. Set
+it using +setcap cap_net_admin=ep $(which i3status)+.
*Example order*: +ethernet eth0+
*Example format*: +%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S+
+=== DDate
+
+Outputs the current discordian date in user-specified format. See +ddate(1)+ for
+details on the format string.
+*Note*: Neither *%.* nor *%X* are implemented yet.
+
+*Example order*: +ddate+
+
+*Example format*: +%{%a, %b %d%}, %Y%N - %H+
+
== Using i3status with dzen2
After installing dzen2, you can directly use it with i3status: