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Documentation for sigusr1 and sigusr2 config

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Martynas Maciulevičius
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@ -151,6 +151,20 @@ The visual display elements for waybar use a CSS stylesheet, see *waybar-styles(
default: *false* ++
Option to enable reloading the css style if a modification is detected on the style sheet file or any imported css files.
*on_sigusr1* ++
typeof: string ++
default: *toggle* ++
Action that is performed when receiving SIGUSR1 kill signal. ++
Possible values: *show*, *hide*, *toggle*, *reload*, *noop*. ++
Default value: *toggle*.
*on_sigusr2* ++
typeof: string ++
default: *reload* ++
Action that is performed when receiving SIGUSR2 kill signal. ++
Possible values: *show*, *hide*, *toggle*, *reload*, *noop*. ++
Default value: *reload*.
# MODULE FORMAT
You can use PangoMarkupFormat (See https://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html#PangoMarkupFormat).
@ -206,14 +220,35 @@ A minimal *config* file could look like this:
Waybar accepts the following signals:
*SIGUSR1*
Toggles the bar visibility (hides if shown, shows if hidden)
By default toggles the bar visibility (hides if shown, shows if hidden)
*SIGUSR2*
Reloads (resets) the bar
By default reloads (resets) the bar
*SIGINT*
Quits the bar
For example, to toggle the bar programmatically, you can invoke `killall -SIGUSR1 waybar`.
## User signal configuration
Config parameters `on_sigusr1` and `on_sigusr2` change what happens when bars receive
`SIGUSR1` and `SIGUSR2` signals.
This means that commands `killall -SIGUSR1 waybar` and `killall -SIGUSR2 waybar`
can perform user-configured action.
It also means that if an external script has the PID of the bar then it can
perform more complex `show`/`hide`/`reload` logic for each instance of Waybar.
One can find the PID e.g. by doing `pgrep -a waybar` which could then match
by config name or other parameters.
### Kill parameter meanings
*show* Switches state to visible (per bar).
*hide* Switches state to hidden (per bar).
*toggle* Switches state between visible and hidden (per bar).
*reload* Reloads whole waybar.
*noop* Does nothing when the kill signal is received.
# MULTI OUTPUT CONFIGURATION
## Limit a configuration to some outputs