-# slstatus
+slstatus
+========
-A suckless status monitor for DWM written in pure C without any system() calls.
+**slstatus** is a suckless and lightweight status monitor for window managers which use WM_NAME as statusbar (e.g. DWM). It is written in pure C without any system() calls and only reads from files most of the time. It is meant as a better alternative to Bash scripts (inefficient) and Conky (bloated for this use).
-# Information
+The following information is included:
- wifi percentage
- battery percentage
- cpu temperature
- ram usage in percent
- alsa volume level in percent
+- disk usage
- date
- time
-# Screenshot
+Multiple entries (battery, wifi signal, ...) are supported and everything can be reordered and customized via a C header file (similar to DWM).
-# Installation
+## Usage
-Just run ```sudo make install```!
+### Installation
-# Configuration
+Before you continue, please be sure that a C compiler, `make` and `alsa-lib` are installed. Then compile the program once using `sudo make install`. After that you may change config.h to your needs and recompile it after any change!
-Just edit config.h and recompile!
+### Starting
-# Contributors
+Put the following code in your ~/.xinitrc (or similar):
-See CONTRIBUTORS.md file.
+```
+while true; do
+ slstatus
+done &
+```
+
+The loop is needed that the program runs after suspend to ram.
+
+## Contributing
+
+In [TODO.md](TODO.md) there is a list of things that have to be done.
+
+People who contributed are listed in [CONTRIBUTORS.md](CONTRIBUTORS.md).
+
+For detailed information about coding style and restrictions see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
+## License
+
+See [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md).