polybar-msg Command Examples
Control
polybar
using inter-process-messaging (IPC). Note: IPC is disabled by default and can be enabled by settingenable-ipc = true
in the Polybar config. More information: https://polybar.rtfd.io/en/stable/user/ipc.html.
- Quit the bar:
polybar-msg cmd quit
- Restart the bar in-place:
polybar-msg cmd restart
- Hide the bar (does nothing if the bar is already hidden):
polybar-msg cmd hide
- Show the bar again (does nothing if the bar is not hidden):
polybar-msg cmd show
- Toggle between hidden/visible:
polybar-msg cmd toggle
- Execute a module action (the data string is optional):
polybar-msg action "#{{module_name}}.{{action_name}}.{{data_string}}"
- Only send messages to a specific Polybar instance (all instances by default):
polybar-msg -p {{pid}} {{cmd|action}} {{payload}}