[wiki] [sites] [dwm][setstatus] clarify how its meant to be used || aleks
commit 60c58f08a1cb0e0f195572ca2133defbf4bd2a7d
Author: aleks <aleks.stier_AT_icloud.com>
Date: Tue May 31 17:53:25 2022 +0200
[dwm][setstatus] clarify how its meant to be used
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/setstatus/index.md b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/setstatus/index.md
index 8cf245ad..c3522a30 100644
--- a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/setstatus/index.md
+++ b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/setstatus/index.md
_AT_@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ To change the status to `foo bar` execute:
dwm -s "foo bar"
+You can set the status with this command even if dwm is already running as your
+wm. It will start a new process, set the status and exit. The parameter `-s` is
+not meant to be used at startup when you launch dwm as your wm.
+
Piping into `dwm -s` is currently not supported but you can set the
status to the output of any command by doing something like:
_AT_@ -23,4 +27,4 @@ Download
Author
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-* Aleksandrs Stier (6.2)
+* Aleksandrs Stier - <aleks.stier_AT_icloud.com> (6.2)
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