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Command options send instructions to existing instances of dwlb. All commands take at least one argument to specify a bar on which to operate. This may be zxdg_output_v1 name, "all" to affect all outputs, or "selected" for the current output.
### Status Text
The `-status` command is used to write status text. The text may contain in-line commands in the following format: `^cmd(argument)`.
The `-status` and `-title` commands are used to write status text. The text may contain in-line commands in the following format: `^cmd(argument)`.
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## Other Options
Run `dwlb -h` for a full list of options.
## Someblocks
To use someblocks, or any program that outputs to stdout, with dwlb, use this one-liner:
```bash
someblocks -p | while read -r line; do dwlb -status all "$line"; done
```
## Acknowledgements
* [dtao](https://github.com/djpohly/dtao)
* [somebar](https://sr.ht/~raphi/somebar/)