From e25c8296ac6bac68283b9da8e074e80d5bba5877 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Salt Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:01:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add short install snippet to README --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 71e584f..1e9bc7e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ Execute `firestarter` in your `.xinitrc`, either by replacing the file or by `exec`ing it after performing your own basic setup. You do not need the rest of the files in the repository, but a `git clone` and a regular `git pull` *is* an effective way of keeping the script up-to-date. +If you just want something to copy and paste into a terminal, try this: + +```bash +cd +git clone https://gitlab.com/rehashedsalt/firestarter .firestarter +[ -f "~/.xinitrc" ] && mv "~/.xinitrc" "~/.xinitrc.bak" +ln -s .firestarter/firestarter .xinitrc +``` + +Lastly, make sure you're not executing a bunch of stuff from your WM's config. Firestarter will handle the startup of bars, Pulse, etc. by itself. + ## Configuration On first run and when invoked with `firestarter -g`, Firestarter will generate a series of configuration files in `~/.config/firestarter`. These files consist of several lines that look somewhat like the following: