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 [-s sock_path] [-b bar_id] [-v] [-h]
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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.
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27           Display version number and exit.
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DESCRIPTION

33       i3bar displays a bar at the bottom (or top) of your monitor(s)
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35       i3status(1) or similar. It is automatically invoked (and configured
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38       i3bar supports colors via a JSON protocol starting from v4.2, see
39       https://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html
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ENVIRONMENT

42   I3SOCK
43       Used as a fallback for the i3 IPC socket path if neither the
44       commandline contains an argument nor the I3_SOCKET_PATH property is set
45       on the X11 root window.
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EXAMPLES

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

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

60       Axel Wagner and contributors
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64i3 4.19.2                         02/27/2021                          I3BAR(1)
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