---
name: "dfbg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdirectfb-bin"
version: "1.7.7-11"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dfbg"
---

# dfbg(1)

DirectFB background configuration tool

## NAME

dfbg - DirectFB background configuration tool

## SYNOPSIS

**dfbg** \[*options*\] \<*filename*\>\|\<color\>

## DESCRIPTION

**dfbg** is a small utility to configure the background of the DirectFB desktop. It loads the specified image and sets it as background image.

**dfbg** requires DirectFB with the multi-application core enabled.

## OPTIONS

- **-c, --color**

  Set color fill mode using \<color\> in AARRGGBB format (hexadecimal). The alpha component can be omitted in most configurations.

- **-t, --tile**

  Set tiled mode instead of scaling the image to fit the screen size.

- **-v, --version**

  Output version information.

- **-h, --help**

  Print brief help and exit.

## EXAMPLES

Set background color to DirectFB's default color

	dfbg -c ff107ce8

Set image stretched to fit the screen

	dfbg bg.png

Set image tiled

	dfbg -t bg.png

## OTHER INFO

The canonical place to find informations about DirectFB is at http://www.directfb.org/.