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184 lines
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waybar(5)
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# NAME
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waybar - configuration file
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# DESCRIPTION
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The configuration uses the JSON file format and is named `config`.
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Valid directories for this file are:
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- `~/.config/waybar/`
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- `~/waybar/`
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- `/etc/xdg/waybar/`
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A good starting point is the default config found at https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/blob/master/resources/config.
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Also a minimal example config can be found on the at the bottom of this man page.
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All valid options for the modules are listed on the modules page: https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/Modules.
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## Bar Config
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[- option
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:- typeof
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:- default
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:- description
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|- `layer`
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:- string
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:- `bottom`
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:- Decide if the bar is displayed in front of the windows or behind them.
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|- `output`
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:- string|array
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:-
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:- Specifies on which screen this bar will be displayed.
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|- `position`
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:- string
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:- `top`
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:- Bar position, can be `top`,`bottom`,`left`,`right`.
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|- `height`
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:- integer
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:-
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:- Height to be used by the bar if possible, leave blank for a dynamic value.
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|- `width`
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:- integer
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:-
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:- Width to be used by the bar if possible, leave blank for a dynamic value.
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|- `modules-left`
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:- array
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:- Modules that will be displayed on the left.
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|- `modules-center`
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:- array
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:-
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:- Modules that will be displayed in the center.
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|- `modules-right`
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:- array
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:-
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:- Modules that will be displayed on the right.
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|- `margin`
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:- string
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:-
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:- Margins value using the css format without units.
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|- `margin-<top\|left\|bottom\|right>`
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:- integer
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:-
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:- Margins value without units.
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|- `name`
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:- string
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:- Optional name added as a CSS class, for styling multiple waybars.
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## Module format
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You can use PangoMarkupFormat (See https://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html#PangoMarkupFormat).
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e.g.
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```
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"format": "<span style=\"italic\">{}</span>"
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```
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## Multiple instances of a module
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If you want to have a second instance of a module, you can suffix it by a '#' and a custom name.
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For example if you want a second battery module, you can add `"battery#bat2"` to your modules.
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To configure the newly added module, you then also add a module configuration with the same name.
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This could then look something like this *(this is an incomplete example)*:
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```
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"modules-right": ["battery", "battery#bat2"],
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"battery": {
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"bat": "BAT1"
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},
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"battery#bat2": {
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"bat": "BAT2"
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}
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```
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## Minimal config
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A minimal `config` file could look like this:
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```
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{
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"layer": "top",
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"modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
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"modules-center": ["sway/window"],
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"modules-right": ["battery", "clock"],
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"sway/window": {
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"max-length": 50
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},
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"battery": {
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"format": "{capacity}% {icon}",
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"format-icons": ["", "", "", "", ""]
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},
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"clock": {
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"format-alt": "{:%a, %d. %b %H:%M}"
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}
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}
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```
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## Multi output config
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*Limit a configuration to some outputs*
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```
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{
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"layer": "top",
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"output": "eDP-1",
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"modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
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...
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}
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```
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```
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{
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"layer": "top",
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"output": ["eDP-1", "VGA"],
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"modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
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...
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}
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```
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*Configuration of multiple outputs*
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Don't specify an output to create multiple bars on the same screen
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```
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[{
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"layer": "top",
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"output": "eDP-1",
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"modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
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...
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}, {
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"layer": "top",
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"output": "VGA",
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"modules-right": ["clock"],
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...
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}]
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```
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*Rotating modules*
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When positioning Waybar on the left or right side of the screen, sometimes it's useful to be able to rotate the contents of a module so the text runs vertically. This can be done using the "rotate" property of the module. Example:
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{
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"clock": {
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"rotate": 90
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}
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}
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```
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Valid options for the "rotate" property are: 0, 90, 180 and 270.
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