i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 26 Mar 2015 08:42:07 +0000status_command error (exit1) when adding an i3status.confhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/5652/status_command-error-exit1-when-adding-an-i3statusconf/I desperately try to set up my own i3status.conf but somehow it always says status_comman process exited unexpectedly (exit 1) as soon as I add an .i3status.conf in my home directory. That happens no matter if the file is empty or if I fill it with information. As soon as I delete the file and restart i3, it properly displays the default bar. I also tried a different path with the -c command but that didn't change anything. Thanks for your help.Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:45:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5652/status_command-error-exit1-when-adding-an-i3statusconf/Comment by Michael for <p>I desperately try to set up my own i3status.conf but somehow it always says status_comman process exited unexpectedly (exit 1) as soon as I add an .i3status.conf in my home directory. That happens no matter if the file is empty or if I fill it with information. As soon as I delete the file and restart i3, it properly displays the default bar. I also tried a different path with the -c command but that didn't change anything.</p> <p>Thanks for your help.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5652/status_command-error-exit1-when-adding-an-i3statusconf/?comment=5665#comment-5665My guess is that you are trying to use a configuration directive that does not exist in the version of i3status that you are using. In any case, the faq is not a good place to debug this sort of problem. Please either file an issue or come to our IRC channel/mailing list.Thu, 26 Mar 2015 08:42:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5652/status_command-error-exit1-when-adding-an-i3statusconf/?comment=5665#comment-5665Comment by Adaephon for <p>I desperately try to set up my own i3status.conf but somehow it always says status_comman process exited unexpectedly (exit 1) as soon as I add an .i3status.conf in my home directory. That happens no matter if the file is empty or if I fill it with information. As soon as I delete the file and restart i3, it properly displays the default bar. I also tried a different path with the -c command but that didn't change anything.</p> <p>Thanks for your help.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5652/status_command-error-exit1-when-adding-an-i3statusconf/?comment=5660#comment-5660Do you get any error messages when running `i3status` (or whatever you have set as `status_command`) from a terminal?Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:37:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5652/status_command-error-exit1-when-adding-an-i3statusconf/?comment=5660#comment-5660