---
name: "pekwm_bg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pekwm"
version: "0.4.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pekwm_bg"
---

# pekwm\_bg(1)

a simple background setting application k

## NAME

pekwm\_bg - a simple background setting application k

## SYNOPSIS

pekwm\_bg \[--display\] texture

## DESCRIPTION

pekwm\_bg is a simple background setting application bundled together with pekwm and is typically run whenever a theme has a background texture specified.

pekwm\_bg repeats the texture on each head, making images appear once for every available head.

pekwm\_bg accepts textures in the same format as pekwm themes where the most common ones for backgrounds are:

- •

  **Image** background.png#scaled, background.png scaled to screen size.

- •

  **Solid** #eeeeee, solid color.

- •

  **LinesHorz** 33% #afadbf #9f9daf #afadbf, 3 horizontal lines.

## OPTIONS

**--daemon**, run as daemon.

**--display** *DISPLAY* Connect to DISPLAY instead of DISPLAY set in environment.

**--help** Show help information.

**--load-dir** DIR Load images from specified directory.

**--stop** Stop running pekwm\_bg daemon.