[GH-ISSUE #770] `ironbar bar <name> hide` doesn't hide all bars by the same name #5866

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opened 2026-05-23 01:53:36 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 2 comments

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2026-05-23 01:53:36 +01:00

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Originally created by @zeroeightysix on GitHub (Nov 10, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/770

Originally assigned to: @zeroeightysix on GitHub.

Hi, glad to see this project has evolved so well :)
I'm finally trying to move from swaybar, but:

With a simple config on a multimonitor setup:

name = "bar"
start = []
center = []
end = []

invoking the cli to hide the bar that is on multiple monitors:

ironbar bar bar hide

only hides a bar on a single monitor, instead of all.

Originally created by @zeroeightysix on GitHub (Nov 10, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/770 Originally assigned to: @zeroeightysix on GitHub. Hi, glad to see this project has evolved so well :) I'm finally trying to move from swaybar, but: With a simple config on a multimonitor setup: ```toml name = "bar" start = [] center = [] end = [] ``` invoking the cli to hide the bar that is on multiple monitors: `ironbar bar bar hide` only hides a bar on a single monitor, instead of all.

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2026-05-23 01:53:36 +01:00

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@zeroeightysix commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2024):

I guess this comes from the fact that ironbar assumes the names are unique, while (and rather trivially) allowing you to set the same name for multiple bars.

@zeroeightysix commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2024): I guess this comes from the fact that ironbar assumes the names are unique, while (and rather trivially) allowing you to set the same name for multiple bars.

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2026-05-23 01:53:36 +01:00

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2024):

Hey, yes the name is intended to be unique per bar, so the IPC server will only ever operate on the first match.

I see the issue here. I think the solution is just to make it operate on all matches instead, which is an easy enough change in theory.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2024): Hey, yes the name is intended to be unique per bar, so the IPC server will only ever operate on the first match. I see the issue here. I think the solution is just to make it operate on all matches instead, which is an easy enough change in theory.