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swaybar-commander

A status command for the Sway window manager’s built-in swaybar that allows sections of the bar to update independently. Each section updates at a regular frequency, and additional updates can be requested on-demand via a helper command and/or a background script. The sections are configured in a simple TOML file and communicate with the bar using the swaybar-protocol.

Here are a few of my configured sections that illustrate swaybar-commander’s capabilities:


Source code and documentation are available in the Git repository.

Contributions are welcome! You can send questions, bug reports, patches, etc. by email to ~jcc/public-inbox@lists.sr.ht.

[This page was last updated on November 16, 2022]