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.\"    Manual: i3 Manual
.\"    Source: i3 4.16.1
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.SH "NAME"
i3bar \- xcb\-based status\- and workspace\-bar
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBi3bar\fR [\fB\-s\fR \fIsock_path\fR] [\fB\-b\fR \fIbar_id\fR] [\fB\-v\fR] [\fB\-h\fR]
.SH "WARNING"
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i3bar will automatically be invoked by i3 for every \fIbar\fR configuration block\&.
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Starting it manually is usually not what you want to do\&.
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You have been warned!
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-s, \-\-socket\fR \fIsock_path\fR
.RS 4
Overwrites the path to the i3 IPC socket\&.
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\fB\-b, \-\-bar_id\fR \fIbar_id\fR
.RS 4
Specifies the bar ID for which to get the configuration from i3\&.
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\fB\-v, \-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Display version number and exit\&.
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\fB\-h, \-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Display a short help\-message and exit
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBi3bar\fR displays a bar at the bottom (or top) of your monitor(s) containing workspace switching buttons and a statusline generated by i3status(1) or similar\&. It is automatically invoked (and configured through) i3\&.
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i3bar supports colors via a JSON protocol starting from v4\&.2, see \m[blue]\fBhttps://i3wm\&.org/docs/i3bar\-protocol\&.html\fR\m[]
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.SS "I3SOCK"
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Used as a fallback for the i3 IPC socket path if neither the commandline contains an argument nor the I3_SOCKET_PATH property is set on the X11 root window\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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Nothing to see here, move along\&. As stated above, you should not run i3bar manually\&.
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Instead, see the i3 documentation, especially the User\(cqs Guide\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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i3status(1), j4status(1) or conky(1) for programs generating a statusline\&.
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dzen2(1) or xmobar(1) for similar programs to i3bar\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Axel Wagner and contributors