Re: [dwm] piped input to dwm

From: <lordkrandel_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:44:51 +0200

Robert Manea wrote:
> You can get rid of the nasty EOF problem without using a loop, that
> continously replaces your input, like this:
>
> mkfifo pipe
> tail -f pipe | dwm
>
> And from an xterm or some other source:
>
> echo foobar > pipe

Looks like your method introduces some variable lag ( < 1 sec)
between the echo command and the visualization on the statusbar.
I need the change to be almost immediate.

Wyrmskull
Received on Fri Oct 12 2007 - 18:46:09 UTC

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