ipctool VS dwm-ipc

Compare ipctool vs dwm-ipc and see what are their differences.

ipctool

Simple tool (and library) for checking IP camera hardware (by OpenIPC)

dwm-ipc

A DWM patch that allows IPC communication through a UNIX socket (by mihirlad55)
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ipctool dwm-ipc
1 5
163 79
1.8% -
7.5 0.0
about 2 months ago about 3 years ago
C C
MIT License MIT License
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ipctool

Posts with mentions or reviews of ipctool. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-30.

dwm-ipc

Posts with mentions or reviews of dwm-ipc. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-24.
  • eww bar with dwm
    2 projects | /r/suckless | 24 Aug 2022
    I've never used eww, but I've seen some of the configurations (not in dwm) which use shell commands like wmctrl to change workspaces and such. I believe you could accomplish most of the things you need with dwm-ipc, which has a command-line utility called dwm-msg.
  • dwm-ipc: patch does not apply
    2 projects | /r/suckless | 13 Oct 2021
    I'm trying to apply this patch https://github.com/mihirlad55/dwm-ipc for installing https://github.com/mihirlad55/polybar-dwm-module. However patching fails
  • multiple status segments with barmodules patch
    3 projects | /r/suckless | 27 Aug 2021
    I've applied the barmodules patch with the hope of controlling multiple status segments via IPC.
  • DWM Remove Keyboard and Mouse Support Patch!
    1 project | /r/suckless | 24 Mar 2021
    mihirlad55 on github did some work on that. Among others, he made an ipc patch for dwm: https://github.com/mihirlad55/dwm-ipc
  • [dwm] It's a chicken
    6 projects | /r/unixporn | 28 Dec 2020
    If you want to use an external bar with dwm, you should take a look at dwm-ipc. That patch lets you receive tag information which you can pipe into lemonbar.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ipctool and dwm-ipc you can also consider the following projects:

firmware - This repository contains pre-compiled binaries of the current Raspberry Pi kernel and modules, userspace libraries, and bootloader/GPU firmware.

polybar-dwm-module - A dwm module for polybar

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