The following commands may only be used in the configuration file.
id <bar_id>
Sets the ID of the bar.
swaybar_command <command>
Executes custom bar command. Default is
swaybar.
The following commands may be used either in the configuration
file or at runtime.
bindcode [--release] <event-code> <command>
Executes command when the mouse button has been
pressed (or if released is given, when the button has been released).
The buttons can be given as an event code, which can be obtaining from
libinput debug-events. To disable the default behavior for a button,
use the command nop.
bindsym [--release] button[1-9]|<event-name>
<command>
Executes command when the mouse button has been
pressed (or if released is given, when the button has been released).
The buttons can be given as a x11 button number or an event name, which can be
obtained from libinput debug-events. To disable the default
behavior for a button, use the command nop.
binding_mode_indicator yes|no
Enable or disable binding mode indicator. Default is
yes.
font <font>
Specifies the font to be used in the bar. font
should be specified as a pango font description. For more information on pango
font descriptions, see
https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/type_func.FontDescription.from_string.html#description
gaps <all> | <horizontal> <vertical> |
<top> <right> <bottom> <left>
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 <height>
Sets the height of the bar. Default height (0) will match
the font size.
hidden_state hide|show [<bar-id>]
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.
For compatibility with i3, bar hidden_state hide|show
[<bar-id>] is supported along with the sway only bar
<bar-id> hidden_state hide|show syntax. When using the i3 syntax,
if bar-id is omitted, the hidden_state will be changed for all bars.
Attempting to use bar <bar-id1> hidden_state hide|show
<bar-id2> will result in an error due to conflicting bar ids.
mode dock|hide|invisible|overlay [<bar-id>]
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. In
overlay mode, it is permanently visible on top of other windows. (In
overlay mode the bar is transparent to input events.) Default is
dock.
For compatibility with i3, bar mode <mode>
[<bar-id>] syntax is supported along with the sway only bar
<bar-id> mode <mode> syntax. When using the i3 syntax, if
bar-id is omitted, the mode will be changed for all bars. Attempting
to use bar <bar-id1> mode <mode> <bar-id2> will
result in an error due to conflicting bar ids.
modifier <Modifier>|none
Specifies the modifier key that shows a hidden bar.
Default is Mod4.
output <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. * can be given at any point to reset it back to all
outputs.
pango_markup enabled|disabled
Enables or disables pango markup for status lines. This
has no effect on status lines using the i3bar JSON protocol.
position top|bottom
Sets position of the bar. Default is bottom.
separator_symbol <symbol>
Specifies the separator symbol to separate blocks on the
bar.
status_command <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 swaybar's JSON status line protocol.
See
swaybar-protocol(7) for more information on the protocol
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 -
status_edge_padding <padding>
Sets the padding that is used when the status line is at
the right edge of the bar. This value will be multiplied by the output scale.
The default is 3.
status_padding <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.
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.
unbindcode [--release] <event-code>
Removes the binding with the given
<event-code>.
unbindsym [--release] button[1-9]|<event-name>
Removes the binding with the given <button> or
<event-name>.
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.
workspace_min_width <px> [px]
Specifies the minimum width for the workspace buttons on
the bar. Default is
0.
This setting also applies to the current binding mode
indicator.
tray_bindcode <event-code>
ContextMenu|Activate|SecondaryActivate|ScrollDown|ScrollLeft|ScrollRight|ScrollUp|nop
Executes the action when the mouse button has been
pressed. The buttons can be given as an event code, which can be obtained from
libinput debug-events. To disable the default behavior for a button,
use the command nop.
tray_bindsym button[1-9]|<event-name>
ContextMenu|Activate|SecondaryActivate|ScrollDown|ScrollLeft|ScrollRight|ScrollUp|nop
Executes the action when the mouse button has been
pressed. The buttons can be given as a x11 button number or an event name,
which can be obtained from libinput debug-events. Use the command
nop to disable the default action (Activate for button1, ContextMenu
for button2 and SecondaryActivate for button3).
tray_padding <px> [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|<output>|*
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.
* can be given at any point to reset it to display on all
outputs.
icon_theme <name>
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 are defined within a colors { } block inside a bar { }
block. Colors must be defined in hex: #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA.
background <color>
Background color of the bar.
statusline <color>
Text color to be used for the statusline.
separator <color>
Text color to be used for the separator.
focused_background <color>
Background color of the bar on the currently focused
monitor output. If not used, the color will be taken from
background.
focused_statusline <color>
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 <color>
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>
<text>
Border, background and text color for a workspace button
when the workspace has focus.
active_workspace <border> <background>
<text>
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>
<text>
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>
<text>
Border, background and text color for a workspace button
when the workspace contains a window with the urgency hint set.
binding_mode <border> <background>
<text>
Border, background and text color for the binding mode
indicator. If not used, the colors will be taken from
urgent_workspace.
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