SPLASHY_UPDATE
SPLASHY_UPDATE
NAMESYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
COMMANDS
RETURN CODES
FILES
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
NAME
Splashy − a user−mode, POSIX and LSB compliant, boot splashing system for UNIX.
SYNOPSIS
splashy_update "<text>"
DESCRIPTION
Splashy displays an image and a progress bar at boot time. splashy_update is used to send commands to the running Splashy daemon. See " COMMANDS " below to know which commands Splashy understands.
OPTIONS
|
text |
Sends text to Splashy socket. |
COMMANDS
chroot <string>
<string> is a valid path to which Splashy will be chroot’d.
chvt <number>
Switch to vt <number>.
|
clear |
Clears the text box area. | ||
|
CLEAR |
Same as "clrprint". For compatibility with usplash. | ||
|
exit |
Exits Splashy server. |
getstring <string>
Makes splashy prompt for a string. The first argument will be the prompt displayed.
getpass <string>
Same as getstring except that the characters typed will no be shown, like in a password box.
progress <number>
Updates the progress bar to <number>%, where N is a number between 0 and 100.
PROGRESS <number>
Same as "progress". For compatibility with usplash.
print <string>
Print <string> in the text box.
scroll <string>
Print <string> in the text box and scroll down.
|
repaint |
Redraw the background image. |
TEXT <string>
Same as "print". For compatibility with usplash.
SCROLL <string>
Same as "scroll".
timeout <number>
Sets the amount of seconds splashy waits for new commands. If that time is exceeded, it exits.
|
QUIT |
Same as "exit". For compatibility with usplash. |
RETURN CODES
1 cannot
open the socket
2 cannot write to socket
3 invalid args
255 /etc/splashy does not exist
FILES
/etc/splashy/config.xml
Main configuration. defines how splashy should be setup.
SEE ALSO
splashy(1), splashy_config(1), splashy−config.xml(5), splashy−theme.xml(5)
AUTHORS
Andrew Williams <mistik1@geeksinthehood.net>
Luis Mondesi <lemsx1@gmail.com>
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