lemonbar
TLDR
Start bar reading from stdin
$ lemonbar
Set bar geometry$ lemonbar -g [1920x30+0+0]
Set background and foreground$ lemonbar -B "[#1d1f21]" -F "[#c5c8c6]"
Set font$ lemonbar -f "[monospace:size=10]"
Bottom bar with underline$ lemonbar -b -u [2]
Pipe script to bar$ [./status.sh] | lemonbar
SYNOPSIS
lemonbar [options]
DESCRIPTION
lemonbar (formerly bar) is a lightweight bar based on XCB. It reads text from stdin and displays it as a status bar, supporting colors, alignment, and clickable areas.
The bar uses a simple markup format for formatting: %{F#color} for foreground, %{B#color} for background, %{A:command:} for clickable areas.
PARAMETERS
-g geometry
Bar geometry (WxH+X+Y).-b
Dock bar at bottom.-f font
Font specification.-B color
Background color.-F color
Foreground color.-u pixels
Underline width.-n name
WM_NAME property.-d
Force docking.
MARKUP FORMAT
$ %{l}left %{c}center %{r}right
%{F#ff0000}red text%{F-}
%{A:command:}clickable%{A}
%{F#ff0000}red text%{F-}
%{A:command:}clickable%{A}
CAVEATS
X11 only. Requires scripting for dynamic content. No built-in system monitoring. Markup errors can cause display issues.
HISTORY
lemonbar was created as bar by LemonBoy around 2012, renamed to lemonbar to avoid confusion with other projects.
