+.It Ic bar_format
+Set the bar_format string and overrides
+.Ic clock_format
+and all of the
+.Ic enabled
+options.
+The format is passed through
+.Xr strftime 3
+before being used.
+It may contain the following character sequences:
+.Bl -column "Character sequence" "Replaced with" -offset indent
+.It Sy "Character sequence" Ta Sy "Replaced with"
+.It Li "+<" Ta "Pad with a space"
+.It Li "+A" Ta "Output of the external script"
+.It Li "+C" Ta "Window class (from WM_CLASS)"
+.It Li "+D" Ta "Workspace name"
+.It Li "+F" Ta "Floating indicator"
+.It Li "+I" Ta "Workspace index"
+.It Li "+M" Ta "Number of iconic (minimized) windows in workspace"
+.It Li "+N" Ta "Screen number"
+.It Li "+P" Ta "Window class and instance separated by a colon"
+.It Li "+S" Ta "Stacking algorithm"
+.It Li "+T" Ta "Window instance (from WM_CLASS)"
+.It Li "+U" Ta "Urgency hint"
+.It Li "+V" Ta "Program version"
+.It Li "+W" Ta "Window name (from _NET_WM_NAME/WM_NAME)"
+.It Li "++" Ta "A literal" Ql +
+.El
+.Pp
+All character sequences may limit its output to a specific length, for
+example +64A. Any characters that don't match the specification are copied
+as-is.