waybar.5.scd.in

waybar(5)

# 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*
- *@sysconfdir@/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 (*top*) of the windows or behind (*bottom*)
	them.

*output* ++
	typeof: string|array ++
	Specifies on which screen this bar will be displayed. Exclamation mark(*!*) can be used to exclude specific output.

*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.

*spacing* ++
	typeof: integer ++
	Size of gaps in between of the different modules.

*name* ++
	typeof: string ++
	Optional name added as a CSS class, for styling multiple waybars.

*mode* ++
	typeof: string ++
	Selects one of the preconfigured display modes. This is an equivalent of the sway-bar(5) *mode* command and supports the same values: *dock*, *hide*, *invisible*, *overlay*. ++
	Note: *hide* and *invisible* modes may be not as useful without Sway IPC.

*exclusive* ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: *true* ++
	Option to request an exclusive zone from the compositor. Disable this to allow drawing application windows underneath or on top of the bar.

*passthrough* ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: *false* ++
	Option to pass any pointer events to the window under the bar.
	Intended to be used with either *top* or *overlay* layers and without exclusive zone.

*gtk-layer-shell* ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: true ++
	Option to disable the use of gtk-layer-shell for popups.
	Only functional if compiled with gtk-layer-shell support.

*ipc* ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	Option to subscribe to the Sway IPC bar configuration and visibility events and control waybar with *swaymsg bar* commands. ++
	Requires *bar_id* value from sway configuration to be either passed with the *-b* commandline argument or specified with the *id* option.

*id* ++
	typeof: string ++
	*bar_id* for the Sway IPC. Use this if you need to override the value passed with the *-b bar_id* commandline argument for the specific bar instance.

*include* ++
	typeof: string|array ++
	Paths to additional configuration files.
	Each file can contain a single object with any of the bar configuration options. In case of duplicate options, the first defined value takes precedence, i.e. including file -> first included file -> etc. Nested includes are permitted, but make sure to avoid circular imports.
	For a multi-bar config, the include directive affects only current bar configuration object.

# 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-bluetooth(5)*
- *waybar-clock(5)*
- *waybar-cpu(5)*
- *waybar-custom(5)*
- *waybar-disk(5)*
- *waybar-idle-inhibitor(5)*
- *waybar-keyboard-state(5)*
- *waybar-memory(5)*
- *waybar-mpd(5)*
- *waybar-network(5)*
- *waybar-pulseaudio(5)*
- *waybar-river-tags(5)*
- *waybar-states(5)*
- *waybar-sway-mode(5)*
- *waybar-sway-window(5)*
- *waybar-sway-workspaces(5)*
- *waybar-wlr-taskbar(5)*
- *waybar-wlr-workspaces(5)*
- *waybar-temperature(5)*
- *waybar-tray(5)*