diff --git a/.i3/status.d/50-defs b/.i3/status.d/50-defs
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+wireless wlan0 {
+        format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip"
+        format_down = "W: down"
+}
+
+ethernet eth0 {
+        # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
+        format_up = "E: %ip"
+        format_down = "E: down"
+}
+
+battery 0 {
+        format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
+        integer_battery_capacity = true
+}
+
+volume master {
+        format = "♪ %volume"
+        format_muted = "♪̶ %volume"
+        device = "default"
+        mixer = "Master"
+        mixer_idx = 0
+}
+run_watch DHCP {
+        pidfile = "/var/run/dhclient*.pid"
+}
+
+run_watch VPN {
+        pidfile = "/var/run/vpnc/pid"
+}
+
+tztime local {
+        format = "%m-%d %H:%M"
+}
+
+load {
+        format = "%1min"
+}
+
+disk "/" {
+        format = "%avail"
+}