I3BAR(1) i3 Manual I3BAR(1)

NAME

i3bar - xcb-based status- and workspace-bar

SYNOPSIS

i3bar [-b bar_id] [-s sock_path] [-t] [-h] [-v] [-V]

WARNING

i3bar will automatically be invoked by i3 for every bar configuration
block.

Starting it manually is usually not what you want to do.

You have been warned!

OPTIONS

-s, --socket sock_path
Overwrites the path to the i3 IPC socket.

-b, --bar_id bar_id
Specifies the bar ID for which to get the configuration from i3.
By default, i3bar will use the first bar block as configured in
i3.

-t, --transparency
Enable transparency (RGBA colors)

-h, --help
Display a short help-message and exit

-v, --version
Display version number and exit.

-V
Be verbose.

DESCRIPTION

i3bar 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.

i3bar supports using a JSON protocol for setting the status line, see
https://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html

Since i3 4.23, i3bar supports another JSON protocol for setting
workspace buttons. See
https://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-workspace-protocol.html.

ENVIRONMENT

I3SOCK
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.

EXAMPLES

Nothing to see here, move along. As stated above, you should not run
i3bar manually.

Instead, see the i3 documentation, especially the User's Guide.

SEE ALSO

i3status(1), j4status(1) or conky(1) for programs generating a
statusline.

dzen2(1) or xmobar(1) for similar programs to i3bar.

AUTHORS

Axel Wagner and contributors

i3 4.24 11/06/2024 I3BAR(1)