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+i3status - status line generator (for dzen2 and xmobar)
+
+i3status is a small program (less than 1000 SLOC) for generating a
+status bar for dzen2, xmobar, or similar programs. It is designed
+to be very efficient by issuing a very small number of system calls,
+as one generally wants to update such a status line every second.
+This ensures that even under high load, your status bar is updated
+correctly. Also, it saves a bit of energy by not hogging your CPU
+as much as spawning the corresponding amount of shell commands would.
+
+This requires confuse and dzen2.