fbsetbg(1) - Linux man page

Name

fbsetbg - set a background/wallpaper

Synopsis

fbsetbg [-fctaFCTA wallpaper] [-uU wallpapersetter] [-bB fbsetrootoptions ...] [-rR path] [-l]

Description

fbsetbg is a wrapper that tries to find a suitable background-setting app and then tries to set the wallpaper using that app. You don't have to configure fbsetbg. It just uses the first app it can find.

Furthermore it supports remembering the last set wallpaper so you don't have to edit the style or init-file to change the wallpaper.

It aims to provide clear error messages in a window that make debugging problems easy.

Options

       -f file

Set fullscreen wallpaper.

-c file
Set centered wallpaper.

-t file
Set tiled wallpaper.

-a file
Set maximized wallpaper, preserving aspect (if your bgsetter doesn't support this option fbsetbg falls back to -f ).

-u wallpapersetter
Use specified wallpapersetter, use no argument to forget.

-b fbsetrootoptions
Forward the options to fbsetroot.

-r directory
Set random wallpaper from a directory.

-F, -C, -T, -A, -U, -B, -R
Same as the uncapsed option but without remembering.

-l' Set previous wallpaper. Or, if the random feature was last used, set another random wallpaper from the same directory.

-i' Display usefull information about best wallpapersetter found.

-p' Display some usefull tips.

-h' Display a help message.

Files

~/.fluxbox/lastwallpaper

In this file the wallpaper you set will be stored, for the -l option.

Environment Variables

wpsetters Wallpapersetters to use.

DISPLAY The display you want to set the wallpaper on.

Examples

To use feh as wallpapersetter and set wallpapper.jpg from the current directory as wallpaper.

$ wpsetters=feh fbsetbg wallpaper.jpg

Recall the last set wallpaper on display :0.0 with the stored options.

$ DISPLAY=:0.0 fbsetbg -l

Bugs

fbsetbg is not foolproof.

Author

The author of fbsetbg is Han Boetes <han@fluxbox.org>

BSD May 4, 2004 BSD

Referenced By

fluxstyle(1)