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+# The Sway configuration file in ~/.config/sway/config calls this script.
+# You should see changes to the status bar after saving this script.
+# If not, do "killall swaybar" and $mod+Shift+c to reload the configuration.
+
+# Produces "21 days", for example
+uptime_formatted=$(uptime | cut -d ',' -f1  | cut -d ' ' -f4,5)
+
+# The abbreviated weekday (e.g., "Sat"), followed by the ISO-formatted date
+# like 2018-10-06 and the time (e.g., 14:01)
+#date_formatted=$(date "+%d-%m-%Y %I:%M:%S %p")
+date_formatted=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %p")
+
+# Returns the battery status: "Full", "Discharging", or "Charging".
+battery_status=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status)
+
+# Returns the battery capacity: n%
+battery_capacity="$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity)%"
+# Volume
+vol="$(pamixer --get-volume)"
+
+unread="$(find "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/mail/*/[Ii][Nn][Bb][Oo][Xx]/new/* -type f | wc -l 2>/dev/null)"
+
+echo $uptime vol-"$vol%" \| $date_formatted \| mail-$unread