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  cd ~/.config
  cd ~/.config
  git clone git@github.com:vivien/i3blocks-contrib.git i3blocks
  git clone git@github.com:vivien/i3blocks-contrib.git i3blocks
  cd i3blocks && cp config.example config
 
Set up and stow your i3blocks config file:
  cd ~/development/config/ubuntu
cp case/.config/i3blocks/config #newmachine#/.config/i3blocks/
git add #newmachine#/.config/i3blocks/config
setup_stow.sh


Then update the status_command in your i3 config:
Then update the status_command in your i3 config:
    status_command SCRIPT_DIR=~/.config/i3blocks /usr/local/bin/i3blocks
status_command SCRIPT_DIR=~/.config/i3blocks /usr/local/bin/i3blocks


=== Config ===
=== Config ===
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  .config/i3blocks/config
  .config/i3blocks/config


With i3blocks-contrib stupid layout, your commands need to look like this:
With the newer config of separated scripts in i3blocks-contrib, your commands need to look like this, eg:
  [volume]
  [volume]
  command=$SCRIPT_DIR/volume/volume
  command=volume/volume
 
I like a space after the label.  To do that, add ONLY a space after the unicode symbol, eg:
label=♪[__one_space__]

Latest revision as of 16:33, 7 April 2020

Installation

Get it from github:

cd ~/apps
git clone git@github.com:vivien/i3blocks.git
cd i3blocks
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
make install
cd ~/.config
git clone git@github.com:vivien/i3blocks-contrib.git i3blocks

Set up and stow your i3blocks config file:

cd ~/development/config/ubuntu
cp case/.config/i3blocks/config #newmachine#/.config/i3blocks/
git add #newmachine#/.config/i3blocks/config
setup_stow.sh

Then update the status_command in your i3 config:

status_command SCRIPT_DIR=~/.config/i3blocks /usr/local/bin/i3blocks

Config

There are tons of dotfiles out there. Edit mine here:

.config/i3blocks/config

With the newer config of separated scripts in i3blocks-contrib, your commands need to look like this, eg:

[volume]
command=volume/volume

I like a space after the label. To do that, add ONLY a space after the unicode symbol, eg:

label=♪[__one_space__]