A DankMaterialShell bar widget that runs commands at configurable intervals and displays their output.
Run any shell command and show the result in your bar with a Material Design icon.
# Clone into your DMS plugins directory
git clone https://github.com/corcoran/dms-interval-command ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/IntervalCommand
# Reload
dms ipc call plugins reload intervalCommandPluginOr symlink during development:
ln -sf ~/path/to/dms-interval-command ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/IntervalCommand
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Command | Shell command to run | (empty — shows "Configure me") |
| Icon | Material Design icon name | info |
| Refresh Interval | Seconds between runs (1–300) | 10 |
| Click Command | Command to run when widget is clicked | (empty) |
| Popout Enabled | Show click command output in a popout panel | false |
| Popout Refresh Interval | Seconds between popout refreshes (1–300) | 5 |
| Popout Width | Width of the popout panel in pixels (200–1920) | 600 |
| Popout Max Height | Maximum height of the popout panel in pixels (100–1080) | 450 |
Bar display shows the first line of command output, truncated to 30 characters. Popout settings are hidden until Popout Enabled is checked. ANSI escape codes are automatically stripped from popout output.
Uptime (using the included helper script):
- Command:
~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/IntervalCommand/uptime-compact.sh - Icon:
schedule
Memory usage:
- Command:
free -h | awk '/Mem:/{print $3}' - Icon:
memory
Hostname:
- Command:
hostname - Icon:
computer - Refresh Interval:
300
Uptime records popout:
- Command:
~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/IntervalCommand/uptime-compact.sh - Icon:
schedule - Click Command:
uprecords -s - Popout Enabled: checked
- Popout Refresh Interval:
60
Included helper script that shows uptime in a compact, readable format with smart precision — only displays the most relevant time units.
$ ./uptime-compact.sh
3d 7h
$ ./uptime-compact.sh --minutes
3d 7h 46m
$ ./uptime-compact.sh --seconds
3d 7h 46m 41s
$ ./uptime-compact.sh --help
Usage: uptime-compact.sh [OPTIONS]
Display system uptime in a compact, readable format.
Shows the two most relevant time units by default.
Options:
--minutes Always include minutes
--seconds Always include minutes and seconds
--help, -h Show this help message
The display adapts to the uptime duration:
| Uptime | Output |
|---|---|
| 2 months | 2mo 1w 3d 6h |
| 2 weeks | 2w 1d 14h |
| 3 days | 3d 7h |
| 5 hours | 5h 23m |
| 12 minutes | 12m 45s |
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