---
name: "bbdate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bbdate"
version: "0.2.4-4.3"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bbdate"
---

# bbdate(1)

display the current date in a Blackbox style window

## NAME

bbdate - display the current date in a Blackbox style window

## SYNOPSIS

**bbdate** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

bbdate displays the date in a decorated window, simulating the look of the Blackbox toolbar (Blackbox is a Window Manager for X11). To copy this look, a great deal of the code was taken from Blackbox.

## USAGE

By default **bbdate** reads the Blackbox style-file as defined in *~/.blackboxrc* and copies as much of the style as possible. The result is an application which looks a lot like the toolbar.

The *position* is given as +x+y or -x-y (or combination) where -x-y is the (x,y) distance of the right bottom of screen to the right bottom of **bbdate**.

So position -0-0 puts the application in the lower right conner of the screen.

## OPTIONS

A summary of the options supported by **bbdate** is included below.

- **-bb\[config\]**

  Use alternate Blackbox configuration file.

- **-c\[onfig\]** *filename*

  Use alternate configuration file.

- **-def\[ault\]**

  Fall back on default configuration.

- **-display** *display name*

  X server to connect to.

- **-h\[elp\]**

  Show summary of options and exit.

- **-p\[osition\]** *position*

  Set position of window.

- **-s\[hape\]**

  Don't display groundplate.

- **-v\[ersion\]**

  Display version number and exit.

- **-w\[ithdrawn\]**

  Places bbdate in the slit.

## FILES

### Under Blackbox

```
/etc/bbtools/bbdate.conf the global configuration file.
~/.bbtools/bbdate.conf a local configuration file.
/etc/bbtools/bbdate.style the global style file.
~/.bbtools/bbdate.style a local style file.
```

### Under other Window managers

```
~/.bbtoolsrc specify options for other window managers. If you want
to define your personal configuration file edit ~/.bbtoolsrc:
bbdate.configFile: <your config file>
/etc/bbtools/bbdate.nobb the global configuration file.
~/.bbtools/bbdate.nobb a local configuration file.
```

## VERSION

0\.2.4

## BUGS

**bbdate** doesn't stay on top

## SEE ALSO

**[bbdate.conf(5)](/bbdate.conf/5.md)**

## AUTHOR

John Kennis \<j.m.b.m.kennis@ele.tue.nl\> - bbdate\
 Jan Schaumann \<jschauma@netmeister.org\> - this man page\
 Chris Gibson \<chris@linuxops.net\> - minor man page revisions for Debian