1I3BAR(1)                           i3 Manual                          I3BAR(1)
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NAME

6       i3bar - xcb-based status- and workspace-bar
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SYNOPSIS

9       i3bar [-b bar_id] [-s sock_path] [-t] [-h] [-v] [-V]
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WARNING

12       i3bar will automatically be invoked by i3 for every bar configuration
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15       Starting it manually is usually not what you want to do.
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17       You have been warned!
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OPTIONS

20       -s, --socket sock_path
21           Overwrites the path to the i3 IPC socket.
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23       -b, --bar_id bar_id
24           Specifies the bar ID for which to get the configuration from i3. By
25           default, i3bar will use the first bar block as configured in i3.
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27       -t, --transparency
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30       -h, --help
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DESCRIPTION

40       i3bar displays a bar at the bottom (or top) of your monitor(s)
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42       i3status(1) or similar. It is automatically invoked (and configured
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45       i3bar supports colors via a JSON protocol starting from v4.2, see
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ENVIRONMENT

49   I3SOCK
50       Used as a fallback for the i3 IPC socket path if neither the
51       commandline contains an argument nor the I3_SOCKET_PATH property is set
52       on the X11 root window.
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EXAMPLES

55       Nothing to see here, move along. As stated above, you should not run
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58       Instead, see the i3 documentation, especially the User’s Guide.
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SEE ALSO

61       i3status(1), j4status(1) or conky(1) for programs generating a
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64       dzen2(1) or xmobar(1) for similar programs to i3bar.
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AUTHORS

67       Axel Wagner and contributors
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71i3 4.21.1                         10/28/2022                          I3BAR(1)
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