---
name: "wbar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wbar"
version: "2.3.4-13+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wbar"
---

# wbar(1)

a light and fast launch bar

## NAME

wbar - a light and fast launch bar

## SYNOPSIS

**wbar** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **wbar** command.

**wbar** is a quick launch bar. It's fast, light and cool eye-candy.

The config file format is described in [**wbar-config**(1)](/wbar-config/1.md).

## OPTIONS

A summary of the options is included below.

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--version**

  Show version of program.

- **--config \<file\>**

  Config file path (ie: $HOME/.wbar).

- **--above-desk**

  Run above a desktop app (ie: xfdesktop).

- **--taskbar**

  Enable taskbar.

- **--noreload**

  Right click does not force reload anymore.

- **--offset \<value\>**

  Offset bar (eg: 20).

- **--isize \<value\>**

  Set icon size (eg: 32).

- **--idist \<value\>**

  Set icon dist (eg: 1).

- **--zoomf \<value\>**

  Set zoom factor (eg: 1.8 or 2.5).

- **--jumpf \<value\>**

  Set jump factor (eg: 1.0 or 0.0).

- **--pos \<value\>**

  Set position. Choose from top, bottom, left, right, center, \<bot\|top\>-\<right\|left\>.

- **--grow**

  Inverting icons growth.

- **--dblclk \<value in ms\>**

  Set time in ms for double click (0: single click).

- **--bpress**

  Icon gets pressed.

- **--vbar**

  Show vertical bar.

- **--balfa \<value\>**

  Set bar alfa (0-100).

- **--rsize \<value\>**

  Reflection size in percents (0-100).

- **--falfa \<value\>**

  Set unfocused bar alfa (0-100).

- **--filter \<value\>**

  Set color filter (0: none, 1: hovered, 2: others, 3: all).

- **--fc \<value\>**

  Set filter color (default green 0xff00c800).

- **--nanim \<value\>**

  Set number of animated icons: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ...

- **--nofont**

  If set disables font rendering.

## SEE ALSO

[**wbar-config**(1)](/wbar-config/1.md)

## AUTHORS

wbar was written by:

- \- Rodolfo Granata \<warlock.cc@gmail.com\>

  \- Yadickson Soto \<yadickson@gmail.com\>

This manual page was written for the Debian project (and may be used by others) by:

- \- Krzysztof Burghardt \<krzysztof@burghardt.pl\>

  \- Yadickson Soto \<yadickson@gmail.com\>