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@@ -1,36 +1,45 @@ -DESCRIPTION -=========== -i3status is a small program (about 1500 SLOC) for generating a status bar for + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Description │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + +i3status is a small program (about 1500 SLOC) for generating a status bar for i3bar, dzen2, xmobar or similar programs. It is designed to be very efficient by -issuing a very small number of system calls, as one generally wants to update -such a status line every second. This ensures that even under high load, your -status bar is updated correctly. Also, it saves a bit of energy by not hogging +issuing a very small number of system calls, as one generally wants to update +such a status line every second. This ensures that even under high load, your +status bar is updated correctly. Also, it saves a bit of energy by not hogging your CPU as much as spawning the corresponding amount of shell commands would. -DEVELOPMENT -=========== + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Development │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + i3status has the following dependencies: -- libconfuse-dev -- libyajl-dev -- libasound2-dev -- libiw-dev -- asciidoc (only for the documentation) + • libconfuse-dev + • libyajl-dev + • libasound2-dev + • libiw-dev + • libcap2-bin (for getting network status without root permissions) + • asciidoc (only for the documentation) On debian-based systems, the following line will install all requirements: -apt-get install libconfuse-dev libyajl-dev libasound2-dev libiw-dev asciidoc +apt-get install libconfuse-dev libyajl-dev libasound2-dev libiw-dev asciidoc libcap2-bin + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Upstream │ + └────────────────────────────┘ -GIT-REPOSITORY --------------- -The Code is developed at +i3status is developed at http://code.i3wm.org/i3status - -You may clone the git-repository from - git://code.i3wm.org/i3status -Talk to Michael Stapelberg for pull-requests at +You may clone the git-repository using + git clone git://code.i3wm.org/i3status + +Talk to Michael Stapelberg for pull-requests at michael+i3status@stapelberg.de - -COMPILING ---------- + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Compilation │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + Compiling is done with the usual make-line make && sudo make install |