polybar, polybar-msg: add page (#10446)

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# polybar-msg
> Control `polybar` using inter-process-messaging (IPC).
> Note: IPC is disabled by default and can be enabled by setting `enable-ipc = true` in the Polybar config.
> More information: <https://polybar.rtfd.io/en/stable/user/ipc.html>.
- Quit the bar:
`polybar-msg cmd quit`
- Restart the bar in-place:
`polybar-msg cmd restart`
- Hide the bar (does nothing if the bar is already hidden):
`polybar-msg cmd hide`
- Show the bar again (does nothing if the bar is not hidden):
`polybar-msg cmd show`
- Toggle between hidden/visible:
`polybar-msg cmd toggle`
- Execute a module action (the data string is optional):
`polybar-msg action "#{{module_name}}.{{action_name}}.{{data_string}}"`
- Only send messages to a specific Polybar instance (all instances by default):
`polybar-msg -p {{pid}} {{cmd|action}} {{payload}}`

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# polybar
> A fast and easy-to-use status bar.
> More information: <https://github.com/polybar/polybar/wiki>.
- Start Polybar (the bar name is optional if only one bar is defined in the config):
`polybar {{bar_name}}`
- Start Polybar with the specified config:
`polybar --config={{path/to/config.ini}} {{bar_name}}`
- Start Polybar and reload the bar when the config file is modified:
`polybar --reload {{bar_name}}`