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manpage: Quality improvements - slstatus - status monitor |
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commit ee586cfea9c328932255512077882fa8194b50c2 |
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parent c919def84fd4f52f501548e5f7705b9d56dd1459 |
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Author: drkhsh <[email protected]> |
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Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:43:14 +0200 |
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manpage: Quality improvements |
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Adds signals section to the manpage and generally improves contents and |
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diff --git a/slstatus.1 b/slstatus.1 |
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-.Dd 2020-06-23 |
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+.Dd 2023-04-23 |
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.Dt SLSTATUS 1 |
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.Os |
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.Sh NAME |
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.Nm slstatus |
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-.Nd suckless status monitor |
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+.Nd suckless status |
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.Sh SYNOPSIS |
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.Nm |
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.Op Fl s |
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.Op Fl 1 |
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.Sh DESCRIPTION |
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.Nm |
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-is a suckless status monitor for window managers that use WM_NAME (e.g. dwm) or |
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-stdin to fill the status bar. |
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+is a small tool for providing system status information to other programs |
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+over the EWMH |
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+.Em WM_NAME |
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+property of the root window (used by |
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+.Xr dwm 1 ) or standard input/output. It is designed to be as efficient as pos… |
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+only issuing the minimum of system calls required. |
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+.P |
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By default, |
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.Nm |
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outputs to WM_NAME. |
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@@ -26,3 +31,15 @@ Write once to stdout and quit. |
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.Nm |
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can be customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source |
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code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. |
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+.Sh SIGNALS |
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+.Nm |
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+responds to the following signals: |
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+.Pp |
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+.Bl -tag -width TERM -compact |
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+.It USR1 |
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+Triggers an instant redraw. |
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+.El |
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+.Sh AUTHORS |
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+See the LICENSE file for the authors. |
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+.Sh SEE ALSO |
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+.Xr dwm 1 |
