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# i3status
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## Description
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i3status is a small program (about 1500 SLOC) for generating a status bar for
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i3bar, dzen2, xmobar or similar programs. It is designed to be very efficient by
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issuing a very small number of system calls, as one generally wants to update
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such a status line every second. This ensures that even under high load, your
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status bar is updated correctly. Also, it saves a bit of energy by not hogging
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your CPU as much as spawning the corresponding amount of shell commands would.
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## Development
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i3status has the following dependencies:
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* libconfuse-dev
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* libyajl-dev
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* libasound2-dev
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* libiw-dev
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* libcap2-bin (for getting network status without root permissions)
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* asciidoc (only for the documentation)
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* libpulse-dev (for getting the current volume using PulseAudio)
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On debian-based systems, the following line will install all requirements:
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```bash
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apt-get install libconfuse-dev libyajl-dev libasound2-dev libiw-dev asciidoc libcap2-bin libpulse-dev
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```
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## Upstream
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i3status is developed at https://github.com/i3/i3status
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## Complilation
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Compiling is done with the usual make-line
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```bash
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make && sudo make install
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```
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