---
name: "osdsh"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "osdsh"
version: "0.7.0-11+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/osdsh"
---

# osdsh(1)

Overlays your screen with various system informations

## NAME

osdsh - Overlays your screen with various system informations

## SYNOPSIS

**osdsh** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**osdsh** is a a little program that overlays system information using the XOSD library. OSDsh was originally based on osdd but got some features added, like:\
\
   \* It is able to display a clock.\
   \* Shows the volume levels of the soundcard whenever they change.\
   \* Tells you if you are on- or off-line, and the time you were connected.\
   \* Shows the battery status and\
   \* shows any message you want it to.\
\
 **osdsh** forks to the background when started and should be started in the user's session scripts (like ~/.xsession)

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

- **-m mixer**

  Set mixer device. (Default: /dev/mixer)

- **-f font**

  Set font (Default: -\*-lucidatypewriter-bold-\*-\*-\*-\*-240-\*-\*-\*-\*-\*-\*)

- **-c color**

  Set color (Default: green)

- **-d int**

  Set OSD delay (Default: 5)

- **-o int**

  Set shadow offset (Default: 1)

- **-p \<0\|1\>**

  Position of the osd: 0 for top, 1 for bottom. (Default: 1 (bottom))

- **-a \<0\|1\|2\>**

  align of the osd: left, center or right

- **-n number**

  set the nice number so osdsh won't eat your cpu

## SEE ALSO

[**osdctl**(1)](/osdctl/1.md), [**osdshconfig**(1)](/osdshconfig/1.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Joachim Breitner \<nomeata@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).