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Expand Up @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ In your i3 configuration file, define {progname} as the link:https://i3wm.org/do
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bar {
status_command i3blocks
# status_command SCRIPT_DIR=/path/to/clonned/dir i3blocks
}
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cp config.example config
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IMPORTANT: Do change your status_command with `SCRIPT_DIR=/path/to/clonned/dir` prefix to i3blocks. See example config and note https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks-contrib/wiki/FAQ#blocklets-refer-to-script_dir-what-does-that-mean-how-can-i-use-it[SCRIPT_DIR env variable].

For the picky, you can start a configuration file in one of the following preferred paths:

* `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3blocks/config` (or `~/.config/i3blocks/config`);
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