slstatus.1

.Dd 2023-04-23
.Dt SLSTATUS 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm slstatus
.Nd suckless status
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl s
.Op Fl 1
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a small tool for providing system status information to other programs
over the EWMH
.Em WM_NAME
property of the root window (used by
.Xr dwm 1 ) or standard input/output. It is designed to be as efficient as possible by
only issuing the minimum of system calls required.
.P
By default,
.Nm
outputs to WM_NAME.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl v
Print version information to stderr, then exit.
.It Fl s
Write to stdout instead of WM_NAME.
.It Fl 1
Write once to stdout and quit.
.El
.Sh CUSTOMIZATION
.Nm
can be customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
.Sh SIGNALS
.Nm
responds to the following signals:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width TERM -compact
.It USR1
Triggers an instant redraw.
.El
.Sh AUTHORS
See the LICENSE file for the authors.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr dwm 1