NAME
root-tail - print text directly to X11 root window
SYNOPSIS
root-tail [-g|-geometry GEOMETRY] [-fn|-font FONTSPEC] [-color color] [-reload SEC COMMAND] [-reverse] [-shade] [-f|-fork] [-noinitial] [-frame] [-i|-interval SECONDS] [-V] file1[,color[,desc]] [file2[,color[,desc]]]
DESCRIPTION
Displays a given file anywhere on your X11 root window with a transparent background. It was made because I'm very lazy and this was easier than making a new rxvt pixmap each time I changed my background to simulate that transparent effect. A null desc (example: "/var/log/messages,red,") will prevent the printing of a description and the []'s.
General Options
- -color COLOR
-
Use color $color as default.
- -font | -fn FONTSPEC
-
Use font FONTSPEC this can be either fixed withn fonts like -fn fixed or any font using -fn '-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' with the appropriate fields filled out (see xfontsel)
- -f | -fork
-
Forks to the background and gives the pid of itself (useful if rt is being called from a script or frontend)
- -reload SEC COMMAND
-
Run command & run command after $sec seconds.
- -shade
-
Add shading to font. -reverse Print new lines at the top.
- -noinitial
-
Don't display the end of the file(s) initially.
- -i | -interval SECONDS
-
Use the specified sleeping interval between checks instead of the default 3 seconds. Fractional values are o.k.
- -V
-
Print version information.
- -frame
-
Surround the selected area with a frame. This is just a debugging tool and doesn't always work properly. Use it to find the perfect geometry.
EXAMPLE
root-tail -g 80x25+100+50 \
/var/log/messages,green /var/log/secure,red,'ALERT'
root-tail -shade -f -g 144x53+6+0 \
-fn -*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-m-*-* \
/var/log/kernel,red /var/log/daemon.log,green \
/var/log/mail.log,yellow
AUTHOR
root-tail was modified by Marc Lehmann <[email protected]>, who couldn't reach the original author (Mike Baker).
Current maintainer is Marco d'Itri <[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © ???? Mike Baker.
Copyright © 2000 Marc Lehmann.
Copyright © 2001 Marco d'Itri.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.