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diff --git a/man/i3status.man b/man/i3status.man index 4bc7d0a..70ba71a 100644 --- a/man/i3status.man +++ b/man/i3status.man @@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ memory { disk "/" { format = "%free" } + +read_file uptime { + path = "/proc/uptime" +} + ------------------------------------------------------------- === General @@ -611,6 +616,25 @@ volume master { } ------------------------------------------------------------- +=== File Contents + +Outputs the contents of the specified file. You can use this to check contents +of files on your system, for example /proc/uptime. By default the function only +reads the first 254 characters of the file, if you want to override this set +the Max_characters option. It will never read beyond the first 4095 characters. +If the file is not found "no file" will be printed, if the file can't be read +"error read" will be printed. + +*Example order*: read_file UPTIME + +*Example format*: "%title: %content" + +*Example format_bad*: "%title - %errno: %error" + +*Example path*: "/proc/uptime" + +*Example Max_characters*: 255 + == Universal module options When using the i3bar output format, there are a few additional options that |