polybar-msg

Send IPC messages to running Polybar

TLDR

Send action to module

$ polybar-msg action [module] [action]

Toggle module visibility

$ polybar-msg action [module] toggle

Send hook to IPC module

$ polybar-msg hook [module] [hook_index]

Quit polybar

$ polybar-msg cmd quit

SYNOPSIS

polybar-msg [options] command [args...]

DESCRIPTION

polybar-msg sends IPC messages to running polybar instances. Controls modules, triggers hooks, and manages polybar lifecycle. Used for dynamic bar updates and scripted interactions.

PARAMETERS

action module action

Send action to module.

hook module index

Trigger IPC hook.

cmd command

Send command (quit, restart, hide, show, toggle).

-p pid

Target specific polybar PID.

INSTALL

sudo apt install polybar

sudo dnf install polybar

sudo pacman -S polybar

sudo apk add polybar

sudo zypper install polybar

nix profile install nixpkgs#polybar