Тонкая настройка xmobar

mkfifo /tmp/pipe &

touch ~/.local/bin/{XMUpdate,XMYaourt}

#!/bin/sh
UPD=`checkupdates | wc -l`
if [ $UPD -gt 0 ]; then echo '<fc=#cccccc>Update:</fc> <fc=#ff6500>'$UPD' pkg</fc>' > /tmp/pipe
else echo > /tmp/pipe
fi
exit 0

#!/bin/sh
urxvtc -name update -e yaourt -Syua &&
while `pgrep yaourt >/dev/null`
do
    sleep 1
done
echo > /tmp/pipe
exit 0

chmod +x ~/.local/bin/{XMUpdate,XMYaourt}

, Run Com        "XMUpdate" [] "" 36000
, Run PipeReader "/tmp/pipe" "Update"

<action=`XMYaourt` button=1>%Update%%XMUpdate%</action>

#!/bin/sh

MIXER="default"
[ -n "$(lsmod | grep pulse)" ] && MIXER="pulse"
[ -n "$(lsmod | grep jack)" ] && MIXER="jackplug"
MIXER="${2:-$MIXER}"

SCONTROL="${BLOCK_INSTANCE:-$(amixer -D $MIXER scontrols |
                  sed -n "s/Simple mixer control '\([A-Za-z ]*\)',0/\1/p" |
                  head -n1
                )}"

STEP="${1:-5%}"

capability() { # Return "Capture" if the device is a capture device
  amixer -D $MIXER get $SCONTROL |
    sed -n "s/  Capabilities:.*cvolume.*/Capture/p"
}

volume() {
  amixer -D $MIXER get $SCONTROL $(capability)
}

format() {
  perl_filter='if (/.*\[(\d+%)\] (\[(-?\d+.\d+dB)\] )?\[(on|off)\]/)'
  perl_filter+='{CORE::say $4 eq "off" ? "MUTE" : "'
  # If dB was selected, print that instead
  perl_filter+=$([[ $STEP = *dB ]] && echo '$3' || echo '$1')
  perl_filter+='"; exit}'
  perl -ne "$perl_filter"
}

VOL=`volume | format`
echo '<fc=#cccccc>Vol:</fc> '$VOL

Run Com        "XMVol" [] "" 10

<action=`/usr/bin/pulseaudio-ctl up` button=5><action=`/usr/bin/pulseaudio-ctl down` button=4><action=`/usr/bin/pulseaudio-ctl mute` button=1><action=`XMncmpcpp` button=2><action=`mpc toggle` button=3>%XMVol%</action></action></action></action></action>

#!/bin/sh
if (pidof ncmpcpp >/dev/null); then kill $(pidof ncmpcpp)
else urxvtc -name ncmpcpp -e /usr/bin/ncmpcpp
fi
exit 0

Haron_Prime
В дальнейшем я планирую добавить ещё несколько примеров использования различных действий в xmobar

Run Cpu        ["-S","True","-t","<fc=#cccccc>CPU:</fc> <total>","-L","25","-H","75","--normal","#ffff00","--high","#ff6500"] 10

#!/bin/sh
temp1=`sensors | grep temp2 | tr -s \  | cut -d \  -f 2 | cut -c 2-3`
temp2=`sensors | grep temp2 | tr -s \  | cut -d \  -f 2`
if [ $temp1 -gt 54 ]; then echo '<fc=#ff6500>'$temp2'</fc>'
elif [ $temp1 -gt 44 ]; then echo '<fc=#ffff00>'$temp2'</fc>'
else echo $temp2
fi
exit 0

Run Com        "TCPU" [] "" 10

<action=`XMTop-cpu` button=1><action=`XMHtop` button=3>%cpu% %TCPU%</action></action>

#!/bin/sh
if (pidof dunst >/dev/null); then kill $(pidof dunst)
else ps -eo pid,ppid,cmd,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%cpu | head | xargs -0 notify-send -t 0
fi
exit 0

#!/bin/sh
if (pidof htop >/dev/null); then kill $(pidof htop)
else urxvtc -name htop -e /usr/bin/htop
fi
exit 0

#!/bin/sh
temp1=`sensors | grep Board | tr -s \  | cut -d \  -f 3 | cut -c 2-3`
temp2=`sensors | grep Board | tr -s \  | cut -d \  -f 3`
if [ $temp1 -gt 59 ]; then echo '<fc=#cccccc>MB:</fc> <fc=#ff6500>'$temp2'</fc>'
elif [ $temp1 -gt 44 ]; then echo '<fc=#cccccc>MB:</fc> <fc=#ffff00>'$temp2'</fc>'
else echo '<fc=#cccccc>MB:</fc> '$temp2
fi
exit 0

#!/bin/sh
temp1=`sensors | grep temp1 | tail -1 | tr -s \  | cut -d \  -f 2 | cut -c 2-3`
temp2=`sensors | grep temp1 | tail -1 | tr -s \  | cut -d \  -f 2`
if [ $temp1 -gt 64 ]; then echo '<fc=#cccccc>GPU:</fc> <fc=#ff6500>'$temp2'</fc>'
elif [ $temp1 -gt 49 ]; then echo '<fc=#cccccc>GPU:</fc> <fc=#ffff00>'$temp2'</fc>'
else echo '<fc=#cccccc>GPU:</fc> '$temp2
fi
exit 0

, Run Com        "TMB" [] "" 10
, Run Com        "TGPU" [] "" 10

<action=`XMSensors` button=13>%TMB%  %TGPU%</action>

#!/bin/sh
if (pidof dunst >/dev/null); then kill $(pidof dunst)
else sensors | xargs -0 notify-send -t 0
fi
exit 0

#!/bin/sh
DATA=`date "+%d.%m.%Y"`
DAY=`date "+%A"`
TIME=`date "+%H:%M:%S"`
if [[ $DAY = "Суббота" ]]; then echo '<fc=#ffab00>'$DAY'</fc>' $DATA  '<fc=#cccccc>'$TIME'</fc>'
elif [[ $DAY = "Воскресенье" ]]; then echo '<fc=#ff6500>'$DAY'</fc>' $DATA  '<fc=#cccccc>'$TIME'</fc>'
else echo $DAY $DATA  '<fc=#cccccc>'$TIME'</fc>'
fi
exit 0

Run Com        "XMTime" [] "" 10

<action=`XMCal` button=1><action=`XMXClock` button=3>%XMTime%</action></action>

#!/bin/sh
if (pidof dunst >/dev/null); then kill $(pidof dunst)
else cal -y | xargs -0 notify-send -t 0
fi
exit 0

#!/bin/sh
if (pidof xclock >/dev/null); then kill $(pidof xclock)
else xclock
fi
exit 0