i3 helper configuration of status bar

i3status.conf

# i3status configuration file.
# see "man i3status" for documentation.

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general {
        colors = true
        interval = 5
}

#order += "run_watch VPN"
#order += "cpu_usage"
#order += "cpu_temperature 0"
#order += "battery 0"
order += "ethernet eth0"
order += "volume master"
order += "tztime local"


#cpu_temperature 0 {
#     format = " T: %degrees °C "
#     path = "/sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp1_input"
#}

#battery 0 {
#        format = " %status %percentage %remaining "
#}

#run_watch VPN {
#        pidfile = "/var/run/vpnc/pid"
#}

tztime local {
        format = " %Y-%m-%d %H:%M "
}

ethernet eth0 {
	# if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
#	format_up =  " Ω: %ip  "
#	format_down = " ∅ eth0  "
 
	# termsyn font
	format_up =  " E: %ip "
	format_down = " Ð eth0 "
}

volume master {
        format = "♪: %volume"
        format_muted = "♪: muted (%volume)"
        device = "default"
        mixer = "Master"
        mixer_idx = 0
}

#cpu_usage {
#        format = " %usage "
#}