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eww — Implement your own custom widgets in any window manager. More information: <https://elkowar.github.i

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How to use the eww command: Implement your own custom widgets in any window manager. More information: <https://elkowar.github.io/eww/>.

eww — Implement your own custom widgets in any window manager. More information: <https://elkowar.github.io/eww/>.

Start the daemon:

eww daemon

Open a widget:

eww {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/source_code_directory}} open {{window_name}}

Close a widget:

eww {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/source_code_directory}} close {{window_name}}

Reload the configuration:

eww reload

Kill the daemon:

eww kill

Print and watch logs:

eww logs

Start the daemon

eww daemon

Open a widget

eww {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/source_code_directory}} open {{window_name}}

Close a widget

eww {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/source_code_directory}} close {{window_name}}

Reload the configuration

eww reload

Kill the daemon

eww kill

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