---
name: "bumblebee-status"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bumblebee-status"
version: "2.2.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bumblebee-status"
---

# bumblebee-status(1)

status line generator for the i3 window manager

## NAME

bumblebee-status - status line generator for the i3 window manager

## SYNOPSIS

**bumblebee-status** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**bumblebee-status** is a modular, themeable status line generator for the i3 window manager.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-c**, **--config-file** \<config-file\>

  specify a configuration file to use

- **-m**, **--modules** MODULES \<modules\>

  Specify a space-separated list of modules to load. The order of the list determines their order in the i3bar (from left to right). Use \<module\>:\<alias\> to provide an alias in case you want to load the same module multiple times, but specify different parameters.

- **-p**, **--parameters** PARAMETERS \<parameters\>

  provide configuration parameters in the form of \<module\>.\<key\>=\<value\>

- **-t**, **--theme** \<theme\>

  specify the theme to use for drawing modules

- **-i**, **--iconset** \<iconset\>

  specify the name of an iconset to use (overrides theme default)

- **-a**, **--autohide** AUTOHIDE \<modules\>

  specify a list of modules to hide when not in warning/error state

- **-e**, **--errorhide** ERRORHIDE \<modules\>

  specify a list of modules that are hidden when in state error

- **-d**, **--debug**

  add debug fields to i3 output

- **-f**, **--logfile** \<logfile\>

  destination for the debug log file, if **-d** or **--debug** is specified; defaults to stderr

- **-r**, **--right-to-left**

  draw widgets from right to left, rather than left to right (which is the default)

- **-l**, **--list** \<*modules*,*themes*,*modules-rst*\>

  display a list of available themes or available modules, along with their parameters

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2016-2022 tobi-wan-kenobi.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.