polybar-msg Command Examples

Control polybar using inter-process-messaging (IPC). Note: IPC is disabled by default and can be enabled by setting enable-ipc = true in the Polybar config. More information: https://polybar.rtfd.io/en/stable/user/ipc.html.

polybar-msg cmd quit

polybar-msg cmd restart

polybar-msg cmd hide

polybar-msg cmd show

polybar-msg cmd toggle

polybar-msg action "#{{module_name}}.{{action_name}}.{{data_string}}"

polybar-msg -p {{pid}} {{cmd|action}} {{payload}}