slstatus.1 - slstatus - status monitor
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1 .Dd 2023-04-23
2 .Dt SLSTATUS 1
3 .Os
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm slstatus
6 .Nd suckless status
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Fl s
10 .Op Fl 1
11 .Sh DESCRIPTION
12 .Nm
13 is a small tool for providing system status information to other programs
14 over the EWMH
15 .Em WM_NAME
16 property of the root window (used by
17 .Xr dwm 1 ) or standard input/output. It is designed to be as efficient as possible by
18 only issuing the minimum of system calls required.
19 .P
20 By default,
21 .Nm
22 outputs to WM_NAME.
23 .Sh OPTIONS
24 .Bl -tag -width Ds
25 .It Fl v
26 Print version information to stderr, then exit.
27 .It Fl s
28 Write to stdout instead of WM_NAME.
29 .It Fl 1
30 Write once to stdout and quit.
31 .El
32 .Sh CUSTOMIZATION
33 .Nm
34 can be customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
35 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
36 .Sh SIGNALS
37 .Nm
38 responds to the following signals:
39 .Pp
40 .Bl -tag -width TERM -compact
41 .It USR1
42 Triggers an instant redraw.
43 .El
44 .Sh AUTHORS
45 See the LICENSE file for the authors.
46 .Sh SEE ALSO
47 .Xr dwm 1