A very simple status bar script for dwm, written in bash. Each item on the bar is a small standalone module, so adding or removing one is just editing a single line.
| Module | Shows |
|---|---|
media_sx |
current song from any MPRIS player (browsers ignored) |
memory_sx |
memory in use |
battery_sx |
battery level, icon follows charge, bolt while charging |
volume_sx |
volume, or a muted icon |
wifi_sx |
LAN if a cable is connected, otherwise the wifi network |
bt_sx |
bluetooth state and connected device |
clock_sx |
date and time |
mpdstat_sx |
current song from MPD |
package_sx |
number of installed packages |
update_sx |
number of upgradable packages |
temp_sx |
cpu temperature |
uptime_sx |
system uptime |
The default status line uses the first seven. package_sx and update_sx are heavier and increase cpu usage, so they are left out by default. temp_sx reads thermal_zone0, which some laptops do not have.
Requires dwm with the status2d patch, since the modules print color codes.
sudo apt install playerctl wireplumber network-manager bluez rfkill fonts-font-awesome dmenu
Icons come from Font Awesome, so it has to be in the fonts[] array of your dwm config.h.
cd ~/.config
git clone https://github.com/vq6oon/sxstatus.git
cd sxstatus
chmod 755 -R modules/ menus/
make
sudo make install
Then start it from your session file, for example ~/.xsessionrc:
sxstatus &
The sxstatus script itself is installed to /usr/bin, but the modules are read from ~/.config/sxstatus/modules. After editing the sxstatus script, run sudo make install again. Editing a module needs no reinstall, only a restart of sxstatus.
The status line is one xsetroot line in the sxstatus script. Reorder or remove modules there:
xsetroot -name "$(memory_sx) $(battery_sx) $(volume_sx) $(clock_sx)"
To add a module, drop an executable script in modules/ that prints one line, and call it from that line.
menus/wifi_menu and menus/bt_menu are dmenu menus to toggle the radios, pick a wifi network and connect bluetooth devices. The bar itself is not clickable, so bind them to keys in dwm:
static const char *wifimenu[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "$HOME/.config/sxstatus/menus/wifi_menu", NULL };
static const char *btmenu[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "$HOME/.config/sxstatus/menus/bt_menu", NULL };
Modules take their text color from dwm's dwm.normfgcolor X resource, so the status bar matches the dwm bar. With the pywal setup from my dwm repo, it follows the wallpaper. Without it, a fixed fallback color is used.
Based on sxstatus by diws1. Original license is in LICENSE.