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.\"     Title: fbsetbg
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.\"    Source: fbsetbg.txt 1.1.2
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.TH "FBSETBG" "1" "02/18/2009" "fbsetbg\&.txt 1\&.1\&.2" "Fluxbox Manual"
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.SH "Name"
fbsetbg \- Set a background wallpaper or pattern
.SH "Synopsis"
.sp
\fBfbsetbg\fR [\fB\-uU\fR \fIwallpapersetter\fR] [\fB\-fFcCtTaA\fR] \fIwallpaper\fR
.sp
\fBfbsetbg\fR [\fB\-uU\fR \fIwallpapersetter\fR] \fB\-rR\fR \fIpath\fR
.sp
\fBfbsetbg\fR \fB\-bB\fR \fIfbsetrootoptions\&...\fR
.sp
\fBfbsetbg\fR [\-\fBl\fR|\fBh\fR|\fBi\fR|\fBp\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
\fBfbsetbg(1)\fR 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\&.
.sp
Furthermore it supports remembering the last set wallpaper so you don\'t have to edit the style or init\-file to change the wallpaper\&.
.sp
It aims to provide clear error messages in a window that make debugging problems easy\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-f\fR \fIfile\fR
.RS 4
Set fullscreen wallpaper\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-c\fR \fIfile\fR
.RS 4
Set centered wallpaper\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-t\fR \fIfile\fR
.RS 4
Set tiled wallpaper\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-a\fR \fIfile\fR
.RS 4
Set maximized wallpaper, preserving aspect (if your bgsetter doesn\'t support this option fbsetbg falls back to
\fB\-f\fR)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-u\fR \fIwallpapersetter\fR
.RS 4
Use specified wallpapersetter, use no argument to forget\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-b\fR \fIfbsetrootoptions\fR
.RS 4
Forward the options to fbsetroot\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r\fR \fIdirectory\fR
.RS 4
Set random wallpaper from a directory\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-C\fR, \fB\-T\fR, \fB\-A\fR, \fB\-U\fR, \fB\-B\fR, \fB\-R\fR
.RS 4
Same as the lowercase option but without remembering\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-l\fR
.RS 4
Set previous wallpaper\&. Or, if the random feature was last used, set another random wallpaper from the same directory\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-i\fR
.RS 4
Display usefull information about best wallpapersetter found\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-p\fR
.RS 4
Display some usefull tips\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR
.RS 4
Display a help message\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
\fB~/\&.fluxbox/lastwallpaper\fR
.RS 4
In this file the wallpaper you set will be stored, for the
\fB\-l\fR
option\&.
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.PP
\fBwpsetters\fR
.RS 4
Wallpapersetters to use\&. This can be a space\-delimited list of the applications to try, or just a single name\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBDISPLAY\fR
.RS 4
The display you want to set the wallpaper on\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.sp
To use \fBfeh(1)\fR as wallpapersetter and set \fBwallpapper\&.jpg\fR from the current directory as wallpaper\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.fam C
.ps -1
.nf
.BB lightgray
$ wpsetters=feh fbsetbg wallpaper\&.jpg
.EB lightgray
.fi
.fam
.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
Recall the last set wallpaper on display \fB:0\&.0\fR with the stored options\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.fam C
.ps -1
.nf
.BB lightgray
$ DISPLAY=:0\&.0 fbsetbg \-l
.EB lightgray
.fi
.fam
.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
fluxbox(1), fbsetroot(1)
.SH "ONLINE DOCUMENTATION"
.PP
Much more extensive documentation for \fBfbsetbg(1)\fR is provided on:
.RS 4

\m[blue]\fBhttp://www\&.xs4all\&.nl/~hanb/software/fbsetbg/fbsetbg\&.html\fR\m[]
.RE
.SH "BUGS"
.sp
\fBfbsetbg(1)\fR is not foolproof\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.sp
The author of fbsetbg is Han Boetes <\m[blue]\fBhan@fluxbox\&.org\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2>
.sp
This manpage was updated to asciidoc format by Jim Ramsay <\m[blue]\fBi\&.am@jimramsay\&.com\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2>
.SH "Notes"
.IP " 1." 4
han@fluxbox.org
.RS 4
\%mailto:han@fluxbox.org
.RE
.IP " 2." 4
i.am@jimramsay.com
.RS 4
\%mailto:i.am@jimramsay.com
.RE