diff --git a/man/.gitignore b/man/.gitignore
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+*.gz
+*.ps
+*.pdf
+
+.*.swp
+*~
+
diff --git a/man/Makefile b/man/Makefile
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+.PHONY: all pdf release update-versions clean
+
+# Constant declarations
+PROGRAM_NAME = lemonbuddy
+VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+
+# Sources
+MAN_SOURCES = $(wildcard *.1 *.5)
+GZ_FILES = $(addsuffix .gz,$(MAN_SOURCES))
+PS_FILES = $(addsuffix .ps,$(MAN_SOURCES))
+PDF_TARGET = $(PROGRAM_NAME).pdf
+
+# Targets
+all: $(GZ_FILES) $(PDF_TARGET)
+pdf: $(PDF_TARGET)
+release: clean update-versions all
+
+# Program targets
+update-versions:
+	@sed -i '1 s/"$(PROGRAM_NAME) [^"]*?"/"$(PROGRAM_NAME) VERSION"/' $(MAN_SOURCES)
+
+# Documentation targets
+%.1.gz: %.1
+	@echo '[GZ] $(notdir $@)'
+	@gzip -c $< > $@
+
+%.5.gz: %.5
+	@echo '[GZ] $(notdir $@)'
+	@gzip -c $< > $@
+
+%.1.ps: %.1
+	@echo '[PS] $(notdir $@)'
+	@groff -Tps -mandoc $< > $@
+
+%.5.ps: %.5
+	@echo '[PS] $(notdir $@)'
+	@groff -Tps -mandoc $< > $@
+
+$(PDF_TARGET): $(PS_FILES)
+	@echo '[PDF] $(notdir $@)'
+	@gs -q -sPAPERSIZE=letter -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite \
+		-sOutputFile=$@ $^
+
+clean:
+	@echo '[CLEAN]'
+	@rm -f $(GZ_FILES) $(PS_FILES) $(PDF_TARGET)
+
diff --git a/man/lemonbuddy.1 b/man/lemonbuddy.1
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+.TH LEMONBUDDY 1 2016-06-22 "lemonbuddy 1.2.1" "lemonbuddy Manual"
+.SH NAME
+\fBlemonbuddy\fR \- A fast and easy-to-use tool for Lemonbar.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.P
+lemonbuddy [\fIBAR\-NAME\fR] [\fB\-c\fR \fICONFIG\-FILE\fR] [\fB\-p\fR \fIPIPE\fR] [\fB\-l\fR \fILOG\-LEVEL\fR] [\fB\-d\fR \fIPARAM\fR] [\fB\-x\fR] [\fB\-w\fR]
+.P
+lemonbuddy [\fB\-h\fR | \fB\-\-help\fR]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBLemonbuddy\fR aims to help users build beautiful and highly customizable status bars without messing with named pipes, MacGyver-like scripting or non-blocking loops lobotomizing your CPU.
+.P
+Please not that the project is still in early development, so please report any anomalies by creating an issue on GitHub (\fIhttps://github.com/jaagr/lemonbuddy\fR).
+.P
+Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+Show help and program options.
+.TP
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-config\fR=\fICONFIG\-FILE\fR
+Specify the path to the configuration file. By default, configuration files are read from \fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/lemonbuddy\fR. When the \fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\fR variable is absent, then \fI~/.config/lemonbuddy\fR directory is used instead.
+.TP
+\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-pipe\fR=\fIPIPE\fR
+Specify an alternate input pipe. This pipe is used by \fBlemonbuddy\fR to communicate with \fBlemonbar\fR. For more information on named pipes, see \fBmkfifo\fR(1).
+.TP
+\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-log\fR=\fILEVEL\fR
+Set how verbose \fBlemonbuddy\fR's logging is. \fILEVEL\fR must be one of: `warning', `info', `debug', or `trace'.
+.TP
+\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-dump\fR=\fIPARAM\fR
+Show the value of the specified parameter \fIPARAM\fR in the section \fIBAR\-NAME\fR inside the configuration file.
+.TP
+\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-print\-exec\fR
+Print the generated command line string used to start the \fBlemonbar\fR process.
+.TP
+\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-print\-wmname\fR
+Print the generated \fIWM_NAME\fR.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.TP
+\fBlemonbar\fR(1), \fBlemonbuddy_terminate\fR(1), \fBlemonbuddy_wrapper\fR(1), \fBlemonbar_config\fR(5)
diff --git a/man/lemonbuddy_config.5 b/man/lemonbuddy_config.5
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+++ b/man/lemonbuddy_config.5
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+.TH LEMONBUDDY_CONFIG 5 2016-06-22 "lemonbuddy 1.2.1" "lemonbuddy Manual"
+.SH NAME
+.\" This man page will need lots of updating as documentation about lemonbuddy
+.\" configuration improves.
+\fBlemonbuddy_config\fR \- Configuration for a \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1) bar.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.BR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/lemonbuddy/config
+.P
+.BR ~/.config/lemonbuddy/config
+.SH SYNTAX
+The configuration syntax is based on the \fIini\fR file format.
+.\" TODO better explain this section
+.LP
+.in +4
+.nf
+[section/name]
+str = My string
+str = "  My string" ; Quote the value
+bool = true
+bool = on
+int = 10
+float = 10.0
+
+; Values for a defined bar can be referenced using:
+key = ${bar/top.foreground}
+
+; Values for the current bar can be referenced using:
+key = ${BAR.foreground}
+
+; Other values can be referenced using:
+key = ${section.key}
+.\"
+.\";format[-NAME] = "<TAGS...>"
+.\";format[-NAME]-spacing = N (unit: whitespaces)
+.\";format[-NAME]-padding = N (unit: whitespaces)
+.\";format[-NAME]-margin = N  (unit: whitespaces)
+.\";format[-NAME]-offset = N  (unit: pixels)
+.\";format[-NAME]-foreground = #aarrggbb
+.\";format[-NAME]-background = #aarrggbb
+.\";format[-NAME]-underline = #aarrggbb
+.\";format[-NAME]-overline = #aarrggbb
+.\";
+.\";label-NAME[-(foreground|background|(under|over)line|font|padding)] = ?
+.\";icon-NAME[-(foreground|background|(under|over)line|font|padding)] = ?
+.\";ramp-NAME-[0-9]+[-(foreground|background|(under|over)line|font|padding)] = ?
+.\";animation-NAME-[0-9]+[-(foreground|background|(under|over)line|font|padding)] = ?
+.\";
+.\";bar-NAME-width = N (unit: characters)
+.\";bar-NAME-format = (tokens: %fill% %indicator% %empty%)
+.\";bar-NAME-foreground-[0-9]+ = #aarrggbb
+.\";bar-NAME-indicator[-(foreground|background|(under|over)line|font|padding)] =
+.\";bar-NAME-fill[-(foreground|background|(under|over)line|font|padding)] =
+.\";bar-NAME-empty[-(foreground|background|(under|over)line|font|padding)] =
+.fi
+.SH APPLICATION SETTINGS
+These settings should exist in the `settings' section within the configuration file.
+.TP
+\fBthrottle_limit\fR and \fBthrottle_ms\fR
+Limit the amount of events sent to \fBlemonbar\fR(1) within a set timeframe. Allow at most \fIthrottle_limit\fR updates within \fIthrottle_ms\fR milliseconds.
+.SH BAR SETTINGS
+These settings should exist in `bar/\fIBAR\-NAME\fR' section.
+.TP
+.BR monitor
+Which display to have \fBlemonbar\fR(1) exist on. You can get a list of available outputs by using the command `xrandr -q | grep " connected" | cut -d ' ' -f1'.
+.TP
+\fBwidth\fR, \fBheight\fR
+How large the bar should be. You can specify the values as a percentage of the screen, for example `85%', or omit the `%' and give the dimension(s) in pixels.
+.TP
+\fBoffset_x\fR, \fBoffset_y\fR
+The window offset value in pixels.
+.TP
+.BR bottom
+If this boolean is set to `true', then \fBlemonbar\fR(1) will be instructed to render itself on the bottom of the screen.
+.TP
+.BR dock
+If this boolean is set to `true', then require \fBlemonbar\fR(1) to dock itself.
+.TP
+.BR spacing
+This integer values is used as a multiplier when adding spaces between elements.
+.TP
+.BR lineheight
+How high underlines and overlines should be.
+.TP
+\fBbackground\fR, \fBforeground\fR, \fBlinecolor\fR
+Specify the colors used by \fBlemobar\fR(1).
+.TP
+\fBpadding_left\fR, \fBpadding_right\fR
+Specify the number of spaces to add at the start or end of the entire bar.
+.TP
+\fBmodule_margin_left\fR, \fBmodule_margin_right\fR
+Specify the number of spaces to add before or after each module.
+.TP
+.BR font\-\fIid\fR
+Here you can specify which fonts you wish to use. You need to set \fIid\fR to be a positive integer. The font should be specified in the following format: `\fIFONT\-NAME\fR:size=\fIFONT\-SIZE\fR;\fIOFFSET\fR'. For example, you could set `font\-0' to be `NotoSans-Regular:size=8;0'.
+.TP
+.BR clickareas
+This value is used by \fBlemonbar\fR(1) to specify the number of clickable areas available.
+.TP
+.BR wm_name
+The value to set \fIWM_NAME\fR to when running. This defaults to `lemonbuddy\-\fIBAR\fR_\fIMONITOR\fR'.
+.TP
+.BR locale
+Which locale to use.
+.TP
+\fBmodules-left\fR, \fBmodules-center\fR, \fBmodules-right\fR
+Define which modules to use in the bar.
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.\" TODO add examples
+There are no examples yet.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.TP
+\fBlemonbar\fB(1), \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1)
diff --git a/man/lemonbuddy_terminate.1 b/man/lemonbuddy_terminate.1
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+.TH LEMONBUDDY_TERMINATE 1 2016-06-22 "lemonbuddy 1.2.1" "lemonbuddy Manual"
+.SH NAME
+\fBlemonbuddy_terminate\fR \- Terminate a previous \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1) bar.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.P
+lemonbuddy_terminate [noconfirm]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBlemonbuddy_terminate\fR is a shell script that sends \fISIGKILL\fR to any currently running instances of \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1) or \fBlemonbar\fR(1).
+.TP
+.BR noconfirm
+If this argument is passed, then the script will not prompt the user before killing.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.TP
+\fBlemonbar\fR(1), \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1), \fBlemonbuddy_wrapper\fR(1)
diff --git a/man/lemonbuddy_wrapper.1 b/man/lemonbuddy_wrapper.1
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+.TH LEMONBUDDY_WRAPPER 1 2016-06-22 "lemonbuddy 1.2.1" "lemonbuddy Manual"
+.SH NAME
+\fBlemonbuddy_wrapper\fR \- Start a \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1) process and connect it to a \fBlemonbar\fR(1) process.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.P
+lemonbuddy_wrapper \fIBAR\-NAME\fR
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBlemonbuddy_wrapper\fR is a shell script that starts \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1) and \fBlemonbar\fR(1) and connects them using a temporary pipe.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.TP
+.BR LEMONBUDDY_EXECUTABLE
+Specify an alternate executable to use. The default value is \fIlemonbuddy\fR.
+.TP
+.BR XDG_CACHE_HOME
+The cache directory used by the script. If this variable is not set, then \fI~/.cache\fR is used.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.TP
+\fBlemonbar\fR(1), \fBlemonbuddy\fR(1), \fBlemonbuddy_terminate\fR(1)