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Write the pending updates to a file for status bars

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Each run saves the pending repo, AUR and kernel updates to
$XDG_STATE_HOME/update-notify/pending, independent of the threshold,
so a status bar can show them and drop the ones installed since.
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Daniele Fucini
2026-10-14 23:05:25 +02:00
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@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ Kernel versions are compared without `pkgrel`, so a stock packaging-only update
The content of the last notification is stored in `$XDG_STATE_HOME/update-notify` (default `~/.local/state/update-notify`). Delete it to get the current notification again.
## Status bars
Each run also writes the pending updates to `$XDG_STATE_HOME/update-notify/pending`, whether or not the threshold is reached, for status bars such as xmobar to read:
```
threshold 30
repo <pkg> <newver>
aur <pkg> <newver>
kernel <custom-pkg> <stock-ver>
```
The file reflects the last run. To keep a bar current after an upgrade, drop entries whose installed version (`pacman -Q`) is no longer older than `newver`, or, for `kernel` lines, whose custom build has caught up with `stock-ver` (ignoring `pkgrel`). This only reads local data, so it's cheap to run often.
## License
GPL-3.0-or-later. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).