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The load module displays the current CPU load.
Addressed by load
| Option | Typeof | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| interval | integer | 10 | The interval in which the information gets polled. |
| format | string | {load1} | The format, how information should be displayed. |
| rotate | integer | Positive value to rotate the text label (in 90 degree increments). | |
| states | object | A number of load states which get activated on certain thresholds, based on `load1`. See waybar-states(5). | |
| max-length | integer | The maximum length in character the module should display. | |
| min-length | integer | The minimum length in characters the module should accept. | |
| align | float | The alignment of the label within the module, where 0 is left-aligned and 1 is right-aligned. If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text. | |
| justify | string | The alignment of the text within the module's label, allowing options 'left', 'right', or 'center' to define the positioning. | |
| on-click | string | Command to execute when clicked on the module. | |
| on-click-middle | string | Command to execute when middle-clicked on the module using mousewheel. | |
| on-click-right | string | Command to execute when you right-click on the module. | |
| on-update | string | Command to execute when the module is updated. | |
| on-scroll-up | string | Command to execute when scrolling up on the module. | |
| on-scroll-down | string | Command to execute when scrolling down on the module. | |
| smooth-scrolling-threshold | double | Threshold to be used when scrolling. | |
| tooltip | bool | true | Option to disable tooltip on hover. |
| tooltip-format | string | Load 1: {load1}\nLoad 5: {load5}\nLoad 15: {load15} | The format of the tooltip shown on hover. Supports the same replacements as format. |
| menu | string | Action that popups the menu. | |
| menu-file | string | Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type GtkMenu with id menu | |
| menu-actions | array | The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu. | |
| expand | bool | false | Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically. |
{}: Equivalent to `{load1}`
{load1}: Current CPU load average over the last minute
{load5}: Current CPU load average over the last 5 minutes
{load15}: Current CPU load average over the last 15 minutes
"load": {
"interval": 10,
"format": "load: {load1}",
"max-length": 10
}
"load": {
"interval": 1,
"format": "load: {load1} {load5} {load15}"
}
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