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xscreensaver-text(1)


NAME

   xscreensaver-text  -  prints  some  text  to  stdout, for use by screen
   savers.

SYNOPSIS

   xscreensaver-text [--verbose] [--columns  N]  [--text  STRING]  [--file
   PATH] [--program CMD] [--url URL]

DESCRIPTION

   The  xscreensaver-text  script  prints out some text for use by various
   screensavers, according to the options set in the ~/.xscreensaver file.
   This may dump the contents of a file, run a program, or load a URL.

OPTIONS

   xscreensaver-text accepts the following options:

   --columns N or --cols N
           Where to wrap lines; default 72 columns.

   --verbose or -v
           Print diagnostics to stderr.  Multiple -v switches increase the
           amount of output.

   Command line options may be  used  to  override  the  settings  in  the
   ~/.xscreensaver file:

   --string STRING
           Print  the  given string.  It may contain % escape sequences as
           per strftime(2).

   --file PATH
           Print the contents of the given file.  If --cols is  specified,
           re-wrap the lines; otherwise, print them as-is.

   --program CMD
           Run  the  given  program  and  print  its output.  If --cols is
           specified, re-wrap the output.

   --url HTTP-URL
           Download and print the contents of the HTTP  document.   If  it
           contains  HTML,  RSS,  or  Atom, it will be converted to plain-
           text.

           Note: this re-downloads the document every time it is run!   It
           might  be  considered  abusive  for  you to point this at a web
           server that you do not control!

ENVIRONMENT

   HTTP_PROXY or http_proxy
       to get the default HTTP proxy host and port.

BUGS

   The RSS and Atom output is always ISO-8859-1, regardless of locale.

   URLs should be cached, use "If-Modified-Since", and obey "Expires".

SEE ALSO

   xscreensaver-demo(1),   xscreensaver(1),    fortune(1),    phosphor(1),
   apple2(1), starwars(1), fontglide(1), dadadodo(1), webcollage(1),
   http://www.livejournal.com/stats/latest-rss.bml,
   https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:NewPages&feed=rss,
   driftnet(1), EtherPEG, EtherPeek

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright    2005 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
   distribute, and sell  this  software  and  its  documentation  for  any
   purpose  is  hereby  granted  without  fee,  provided  that  the  above
   copyright notice appear in all copies  and  that  both  that  copyright
   notice  and  this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
   No representations are made about the suitability of this software  for
   any  purpose.   It  is  provided  "as  is"  without  express or implied
   warranty.

AUTHOR

   Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 20-Mar-2005.



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