sway-bar(5) # NAME sway-bar - bar configuration file and commands # DESCRIPTION Sway allows configuring swaybar in the sway configuration file. # COMMANDS *status\_command* Executes the bar _status command_ with _sh -c_. Each line of text printed to stdout from this command will be displayed in the status area of the bar. You may also use the i3bar JSON protocol: https://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html If running this command via IPC, you can disable a running status command by setting the command to a single dash: _swaybar bar bar-0 status\_command -_ *pango\_markup* enabled|disabled Enables or disables pango markup for status lines. This has no effect on status lines using the i3bar JSON protocol. *id* Sets the ID of the bar. *position* top|bottom Sets position of the bar. Default is _bottom_. *output* Restrict the bar to a certain output, can be specified multiple times. If the output command is omitted, the bar will be displayed on all outputs. *swaybar\_command* Executes custom bar command. Default is _swaybar_. *font* Specifies the font to be used in the bar. *separator\_symbol* Specifies the separator symbol to separate blocks on the bar. *wrap\_scroll* yes|no Enables or disables wrapping when scrolling through workspaces with the scroll wheel. Default is _no_. *workspace\_buttons* yes|no Enables or disables workspace buttons on the bar. Default is _yes_. *strip\_workspace\_name* yes|no If set to _yes_, then workspace names will be omitted from the workspace button and only the custom number will be shown. Default is _no_. *strip\_workspace\_numbers* yes|no If set to _yes_, then workspace numbers will be omitted from the workspace button and only the custom name will be shown. Default is _no_. *binding\_mode\_indicator* yes|no Enable or disable binding mode indicator. Default is _yes_. *gaps* | | Sets the gaps from the edge of the screen for the bar. Gaps can either be set all at once, per direction, or per side. Note that only sides that touch an edge of the screen can have gaps. For the side that does not touch an edge of the screen, per-side outer gaps for workspaces may be of use. *height* Sets the height of the bar. Default height will match the font size. *bindsym* [--release] button Executes _command_ when mouse button _n_ has been pressed (or if _released_ is given, when mouse button _n_ has been released). To disable the default behavior for a button, use the command _nop_. *mode* dock|hide|invisible Specifies the visibility of the bar. In _dock_ mode, it is permanently visible at one edge of the screen. In _hide_ mode, it is hidden unless the modifier key is pressed, though this behaviour depends on the hidden state. In _invisible_ mode, it is permanently hidden. Default is _dock_. *hidden\_state* hide|show Specifies the behaviour of the bar when it is in _hide_ mode. When the hidden state is _hide_, then it is normally hidden, and only unhidden by pressing the modifier key or in case of urgency hints. When the hidden state is _show_, then it is permanently visible, drawn on top of the currently visible workspace. Default is _hide_. *modifier* |none Specifies the modifier key that shows a hidden bar. Default is _Mod4_. *status\_padding* Sets the vertical padding that is used for the status line. The default is _1_. If _padding_ is _0_, blocks will be able to take up the full height of the bar. This value will be multiplied by the output scale. ## TRAY Swaybar provides a system tray where third-party applications may place icons. The following commands configure the tray. The _button_ argument in all cases is a platform-specific button code. On Linux you can find a list of these at linux/input-event-codes.h. *tray\_bindsym* button ContextMenu|Activate|SecondaryActivate|ScrollDown|ScrollLeft|ScrollRight|ScrollUp|nop Binds mouse button _n_ (1 to 9) to the specified action. Use the command _nop_ to disable the default action (Activate for button 1, ContextMenu for button 2 and SecondaryActivate for button 3). *tray\_padding* [px] Sets the pixel padding of the system tray. This padding will surround the tray on all sides and between each item. The default value for _px_ is 2. *tray\_output* none| Restrict the tray to a certain output, can be specified multiple times. If omitted, the tray will be displayed on all outputs. Unlike i3bar, swaybar can show icons on any number of bars and outputs without races. *icon\_theme* Sets the icon theme that sway will look for item icons in. This option has no default value, because sway will always default to the fallback theme, hicolor. ## COLORS Colors are defined within a _colors { }_ block inside a _bar { }_ block. Colors must be defined in hex: _#RRGGBB_ or _#RRGGBBAA_. *background* Background color of the bar. *statusline* Text color to be used for the statusline. *separator* Text color to be used for the separator. *focused\_background* Background color of the bar on the currently focused monitor output. If not used, the color will be taken from _background_. *focused\_statusline* Text color to be used for the statusline on the currently focused monitor output. If not used, the color will be taken from _statusline_. *focused\_separator* Text color to be used for the separator on the currently focused monitor output. If not used, the color will be taken from _separator_. *focused\_workspace* Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace has focus. *active\_workspace* Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace is active (visible) on some output, but the focus is on another one. You can only tell this apart from the focused workspace when you are using multiple monitors. *inactive\_workspace* Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace does not have focus and is not active (visible) on any output. This will be the case for most workspaces. *urgent\_workspace* Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace contains a window with the urgency hint set. *binding\_mode* Border, background and text color for the binding mode indicator. If not used, the colors will be taken from _urgent\_workspace_. # SEE ALSO *sway*(5)