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# polybar

> A fast and easy-to-use status bar.
> More information: <https://github.com/polybar/polybar/wiki>.

- Start Polybar (the bar name is optional if only one bar is defined in the config):

`polybar {{bar_name}}`

- Start Polybar with the specified config:

`polybar --config={{path/to/config.ini}} {{bar_name}}`

- Start Polybar and reload the bar when the configuration file is modified:

`polybar --reload {{bar_name}}`
