3 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/Xmobar.hs b/src/Xmobar.hs
index cd58ab1..2707a66 100644
--- a/src/Xmobar.hs
+++ b/src/Xmobar.hs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 module Xmobar (xmobar
               , xmobarMain
               , defaultConfig
+              , configFromArgs
               , Runnable (..)
               , Exec (..)
               , Command (..)
@@ -65,5 +66,5 @@ import Xmobar.Plugins.PipeReader
 import Xmobar.Plugins.StdinReader
 import Xmobar.Plugins.XMonadLog
 
-import Xmobar.App.Main(xmobar, xmobarMain)
+import Xmobar.App.Main(xmobar, xmobarMain, configFromArgs)
 import Xmobar.App.Config(defaultConfig)
diff --git a/src/Xmobar/App/Main.hs b/src/Xmobar/App/Main.hs
index 3240df9..6eda49a 100644
--- a/src/Xmobar/App/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Xmobar/App/Main.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-module Xmobar.App.Main (xmobar, xmobarMain) where
+module Xmobar.App.Main (xmobar, xmobarMain, configFromArgs) where
 
 import Control.Concurrent.Async (Async, cancel)
 import Control.Exception (bracket)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import Xmobar.Run.Template
 import Xmobar.X11.Types
 import Xmobar.X11.Text
 import Xmobar.X11.Window
-import Xmobar.App.Opts
+import Xmobar.App.Opts (recompileFlag, verboseFlag, getOpts, doOpts)
 import Xmobar.App.EventLoop (startLoop, startCommand)
 import Xmobar.App.Compile (recompile, trace)
 import Xmobar.App.Config
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ xmobar conf = withDeferSignals $ do
         ts = textOffsets conf ++ replicate (length fl) (-1)
     startLoop (XConf d r w (fs:fl) (to:ts) ic conf) sig vars
 
+configFromArgs :: Config -> IO Config
+configFromArgs cfg = getArgs >>= getOpts >>= doOpts cfg . fst
+
 cleanupThreads :: [[([Async ()], a)]] -> IO ()
 cleanupThreads vars =
   for_ (concat vars) $ \(asyncs, _) ->
diff --git a/src/Xmobar/App/Opts.hs b/src/Xmobar/App/Opts.hs
index 07428d2..46a3ab6 100644
--- a/src/Xmobar/App/Opts.hs
+++ b/src/Xmobar/App/Opts.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 --
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-module Xmobar.App.Opts where
+module Xmobar.App.Opts (recompileFlag, verboseFlag, getOpts, doOpts) where
 
 import Control.Monad (when)
 import System.Console.GetOpt