tbar.1

.TH TBAR 1 "May 21, 2010" "Linux" "tbar manual"

.SH NAME
tBar \- a small taskbar written in TCL/TK

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tbar
.RB [ \--config
.IR FILE
.RB ]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBtBar\fP is a small taskbar application designed for leightweight window
managers. It provides basic system monitoring facilities such as:
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* CPU widget: temperature, frequency, cache, load, frequency scaling information, supports multiple devices
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* Memory / Swap widget: in use / free
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* Ethernet widget: supports multiple devices
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* Calendar / Clock widget with ICalendar support
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* Customizable audio player widget
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* Notification widget, reacting on boolean expressions
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* Text widget, capable of displaying arbitrary strings
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* Battery widget, may warn the user if battery is running low or is fully charged
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* i3 desktop switcher widget
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* Simple widget API
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* Weather widget, using the inofficial google weather API
.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-\-config\fR \fIFILE\fR
specifies a config file to use instead of the global / user configuration file
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\fB\-\-console\fR
opens the developer console if an instance of tBar is running
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\fB\-\-ipc\fR \fICOMMAND\fR
runs the provided IPC command, for a list of all supported IPC commands please try ::geekosphere::tbar::ipc#listIPC 

.SH FILES AND DIRECTORIES
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.I /etc/tbar/config.tcl
global configuration file
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.I ~/.tbar/config.tcl
user specific config file
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.I ~/.tbar/widget
user specific widget directory, place widgets here in order to make them loadable by tBar
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.I ~/.tbar/lib
user specific library directory, place libraries along with a pkgIndex.tcl file here in order to make them loadable by tBar
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.I ~/.tbar/cache
the default cache directory
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.I ~/.tbar/bugreport
user specific crashfiles
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.I ~/.tbar/icaldata
sqlite database storing user specific calendar data
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.I ~/.tbar/log
tBar logfile

.SH BUGS
Send bug reports to <siyb@geekosphere.org>

.SH SEE ALSO
The project's website can be found at http://siyb.mount.at/tbar/

.SH AUTHOR
tBar and its documentation was written by Patrick Sturm <siyb@geekosphere.org>