slstatus1
Suckless status
Usage
slstatus [-s]
[-1]
Overview
slstatus is a small tool for providing system status information to other programs over the EWMH WM_NAME property of the root window (used by dwm(1)) or standard input/output. It is designed to be as efficient as possible by only issuing the minimum of system calls required.
By default, slstatus outputs to WM_NAME.
Options
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-v -
Print version information to stderr, then exit.
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-s -
Write to stdout instead of WM_NAME.
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-1 -
Write once to stdout and quit.
Customization
slstatus can be customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
Signals
slstatus responds to the following signals:
- USR1
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Triggers an instant redraw.