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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:04:03 +0000How to redraw status line after a shortcut or any shortcut?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/For example I bind +- keys for alsa volume. I want see current voulume after a shortcut was pressed. Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:22:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/Answer by Adaephon for For example I bind +- keys for alsa volume. I want see current voulume after a shortcut was pressed. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?answer=4792#post-id-4792You can send the signal `SIGUSR1` to `i3status` to force an update. To do this add `; killall -SIGUSR1 i3stats` to the commands you use for volume control and make sure that the whole command (what is actually run, not the *i3* configuration parts) is in quotes, else the `;` will be interpreted by *i3*. So something like this should work bindsym SomeKey exec --no-startup-id "change-volume +5 ; killall -SIGUSR1 i3status"Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:24:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?answer=4792#post-id-4792Answer by cee for For example I bind +- keys for alsa volume. I want see current voulume after a shortcut was pressed. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?answer=4793#post-id-4793I defined a variable $update in my config file that can be appended to any command that you would like to update the statusbar. set $update && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status For volume up, down and mute I have following commands: bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- -5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- +5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioMute exec $psst pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle $update where $psst is another variable that just disables any startup notification. set $psst --no-startup-id You can find my whole [config file on github](https://github.com/andreatta/config/tree/master/i3) for reference. Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:25:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?answer=4793#post-id-4793Comment by cee for I defined a variable $update in my config file that can be appended to any command that you would like to update the statusbar. <pre><code>set $update && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status </code></pre> For volume up, down and mute I have following commands: <pre><code>bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- -5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- +5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioMute exec $psst pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle $update </code></pre> where $psst is another variable that just disables any startup notification. <pre><code>set $psst --no-startup-id </code></pre> You can find my whole <a href="https://github.com/andreatta/config/tree/master/i3">config file on github</a> for reference. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4795#comment-4795Took me also a while and a good amount of "google-luck" to find it :-)Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:38:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4795#comment-4795Comment by Adaephon for I defined a variable $update in my config file that can be appended to any command that you would like to update the statusbar. <pre><code>set $update && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status </code></pre> For volume up, down and mute I have following commands: <pre><code>bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- -5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- +5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioMute exec $psst pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle $update </code></pre> where $psst is another variable that just disables any startup notification. <pre><code>set $psst --no-startup-id </code></pre> You can find my whole <a href="https://github.com/andreatta/config/tree/master/i3">config file on github</a> for reference. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4794#comment-4794`@DEFAULT_SINK@`! I've been looking for ages for a non-stupid way to tell pactl to use the *default sink*. Thank you! Which documentation did I overlook? (Just so that I can feel even more stupid...)Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:34:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4794#comment-4794Comment by Adaephon for I defined a variable $update in my config file that can be appended to any command that you would like to update the statusbar. <pre><code>set $update && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status </code></pre> For volume up, down and mute I have following commands: <pre><code>bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- -5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- +5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioMute exec $psst pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle $update </code></pre> where $psst is another variable that just disables any startup notification. <pre><code>set $psst --no-startup-id </code></pre> You can find my whole <a href="https://github.com/andreatta/config/tree/master/i3">config file on github</a> for reference. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4797#comment-4797...! Ok, now I really *do* feel stupid. But then again, that one sentence really should be part of the manpage.Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:04:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4797#comment-4797Comment by cee for I defined a variable $update in my config file that can be appended to any command that you would like to update the statusbar. <pre><code>set $update && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status </code></pre> For volume up, down and mute I have following commands: <pre><code>bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- -5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec $psst pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -- +5% && pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0 $update bindsym XF86AudioMute exec $psst pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle $update </code></pre> where $psst is another variable that just disables any startup notification. <pre><code>set $psst --no-startup-id </code></pre> You can find my whole <a href="https://github.com/andreatta/config/tree/master/i3">config file on github</a> for reference. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4796#comment-4796Now I remember the source: `pactl --help`. But funnily `man pactl` does *NOT* reveal this secret.Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:41:12 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4791/how-to-redraw-status-line-after-a-shortcut-or-any-shortcut/?comment=4796#comment-4796