wob.ini(5)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is the wob.ini(5) page from the File Formats Manual — literally the whole vibe of your wob config file, and we’re gonna go through it together. 💅

wob.ini — wob configuration file, periodt. 🫶

You can run wob -vv to find the default values. no cap. ✨

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✨ SECTION: default ✨

These are the default-section settings, and yes we’re listing every single one because details are the moment. 🫶

• timeout — Timeout after which wob hides itself, in milliseconds.
• max — This value will be represented as fully filled bar.
• width — Width of wob, in pixels.
• height — Height of wob, in pixels.
• border_offset — Border offset, in pixels.
• border_size — Border size, in pixels.
• bar_padding — Bar padding, in pixels.
• anchor — Anchor point, combination of top, left, right, bottom, center.

Example: bottom right

• margin — Anchor margin, in pixels. Either as a single value or 4 values (top right bottom left).
• border_color — Border color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• background_color — Background color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• bar_color — Bar color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• overflow_mode — Overflow mode, one of wrap and nowrap.
  • wrap: wrap value so max + 20 will be displayed as 20
  • nowrap: values > max will be displayed as just max
• overflow_bar_color — Overflow bar color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• overflow_background_color — Overflow background color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• overflow_border_color — Overflow border color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• orientation — Orientation of the bar, one of horizontal and vertical.

width and height is kept as is, you most likely want to set height greater than width in vertical mode.

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🦋 SECTION: output.* 🦋

Replace * with user friendly name of your choosing. 🎀

• match — Substring to match the output.

Example: DP-1, Dell U2722DE

• width — Width of wob, in pixels.
• height — Height of wob, in pixels.
• border_offset — Border offset, in pixels.
• border_size — Border size, in pixels.
• bar_padding — Bar padding, in pixels.
• anchor — Anchor point, combination of top, left, right, bottom, center.

Example: bottom right

• margin — Anchor margin, in pixels. Either as a single value or 4 values (top right bottom left).

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🎀 SECTION: style.* 🎀

• border_color — Border color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• background_color — Background color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• bar_color — Bar color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• overflow_bar_color — Overflow bar color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• overflow_background_color — Overflow background color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.
• overflow_border_color — Overflow border color, in RRGGBB[AA] format.

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🔥 EXAMPLE 🔥

Here’s the iconic example config, copied exactly so you can screenshot it and slay:

timeout = 1000
max = 100
bar_color = FFFFFF

[output.left]
name = DP-1

[output.ips]
match = DELL U2722DE
width = 200
height = 30

[style.muted]
background_color = 032cfc

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👀 See also 👀

• wob(1)

bye bestie! 💖 this was the wob.ini(5) page from the File Formats Manual, dated 2025-05-21 — go make your config cute. 🫶✨