Provided by: waybar_0.9.0-1_amd64
NAME
waybar - configuration file
DESCRIPTION
The configuration uses the JSON file format and is named config. Valid locations for this file are: • $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/config • ~/.config/waybar/config • ~/waybar/config • /etc/xdg/waybar/config A good starting point is the default configuration found at https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/blob/master/resources/config. Also a minimal example configuration can be found on the at the bottom of this man page.
BAR CONFIGURATION
layer typeof: string default: bottom Decide if the bar is displayed in front of the windows or behind them. output typeof: string|array Specifies on which screen this bar will be displayed. position typeof: string default: top Bar position, can be top, bottom, left, right. height typeof: integer Height to be used by the bar if possible. Leave blank for a dynamic value. width typeof: integer Width to be used by the bar if possible. Leave blank for a dynamic value. modules-left typeof: array Modules that will be displayed on the left. modules-center typeof: array Modules that will be displayed in the center. modules-right typeof: array Modules that will be displayed on the right. margin typeof: string Margins value using the CSS format without units. margin-<top|left|bottom|right> typeof: integer Margins value without units. name typeof: string Optional name added as a CSS class, for styling multiple waybars.
MODULE FORMAT
You can use PangoMarkupFormat (See https://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html#PangoMarkupFormat). e.g. "format": "<span style="italic">{}</span>"
MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF A MODULE
If you want to have a second instance of a module, you can suffix it by a '#' and a custom name. For example if you want a second battery module, you can add "battery#bat2" to your modules. To configure the newly added module, you then also add a module configuration with the same name. This could then look something like this (this is an incomplete example): "modules-right": ["battery", "battery#bat2"], "battery": { "bat": "BAT1" }, "battery#bat2": { "bat": "BAT2" }
MINIMAL CONFIGURATION
A minimal config file could look like this: { "layer": "top", "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"], "modules-center": ["sway/window"], "modules-right": ["battery", "clock"], "sway/window": { "max-length": 50 }, "battery": { "format": "{capacity}% {icon}", "format-icons": ["", "", "", "", ""] }, "clock": { "format-alt": "{:%a, %d. %b %H:%M}" } }
MULTI OUTPUT CONFIGURATION
Limit a configuration to some outputs { "layer": "top", "output": "eDP-1", "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"], ... } { "layer": "top", "output": ["eDP-1", "VGA"], "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"], ... } Configuration of multiple outputs Don't specify an output to create multiple bars on the same screen. [{ "layer": "top", "output": "eDP-1", "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"], ... }, { "layer": "top", "output": "VGA", "modules-right": ["clock"], ... }] Rotating modules When positioning Waybar on the left or right side of the screen, sometimes it's useful to be able to rotate the contents of a module so the text runs vertically. This can be done using the "rotate" property of the module. Example: { "clock": { "rotate": 90 } } Valid options for the "rotate" property are: 0, 90, 180 and 270.
SUPPORTED MODULES
• waybar-backlight(5) • waybar-battery(5) • waybar-clock(5) • waybar-cpu(5) • waybar-custom(5) • waybar-idle-inhibitor(5) • waybar-memory(5) • waybar-mdp(5) • waybar-network(5) • waybar-pulseaudio(5) • waybar-sway-mode(5) • waybar-sway-window(5) • waybar-sway-workspaces(5) • waybar-temperature(5) • waybar-tray(5) 2019-12-31 waybar(5)