From: Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:52:50 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: manpage: add example for using external scripts/programs with i3status
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manpage: add example for using external scripts/programs with i3status
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diff --git a/man/i3status.man b/man/i3status.man
index 0c81f16..0c86ac3 100644
--- a/man/i3status.man
+++ b/man/i3status.man
@@ -281,6 +281,21 @@ is set to +xmobar+.
 i3status | xmobar -o -t "%StdinReader%" -c "[Run StdinReader]"
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+== External scripts/programs with i3status
+
+In i3status, we don’t want to implement process management again. Therefore,
+there is no module to run arbitrary scripts or commands. Instead, you should
+use your shell, for example like this:
+
+*Example for prepending the i3status output*:
+--------------------------------------------------------------
+i3status | while [ 1 ]
+do
+	read line
+	echo "mystuff | $line"
+done | i3bar -d
+--------------------------------------------------------------
+
 == SEE ALSO
 
 +strftime(3)+, +date(1)+, +glob(3)+, +dzen2(1)+, +xmobar(1)+