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pekwm_bg(1)

pekwm_bg1

A simple background setting application k

Usage

pekwm_bg [--display] texture

Overview

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:

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

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Solid #eeeeee, solid color.

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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.

From pekwm 0.4.4-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.