---
name: "splashy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "splashy"
version: "0.3.13-3+lenny1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/splashy"
---

# splashy(1)

a user-mode, POSIX and LSB compliant, boot splashing system for UNIX.

## NAME

**Splashy** - a user-mode, POSIX and LSB compliant, boot splashing system for UNIX.

## SYNOPSIS

**splashy** { *boot* \| *shutdown* \| *test* \| *preview* }

**splashy\_chvt** { *TTY\_NUMBER* }

## DESCRIPTION

Splashy displays an image and a progress bar at boot time. When called as splashy\_chvt, it allows the same functionality as the UNIX command chvt.

## OPTIONS

- **boot**

  Does boot sequence. See EXAMPLES.

- **shutdown**

  Does shutdown sequence. See EXAMPLES.

- **test**, **preview**

  Use to test splashy without having to reboot the system. this shows a progressbar continuously moving as well as the current image for the currently selected theme. See EXAMPLES.

## EXAMPLES

`"/sbin/splashy test"`

Used to test splashy. Useful for testing new themes.

`"/sbin/splashy boot"`

Used when booting your system. This is run automatically by a initrc script during boot.

`"/sbin/splashy shutdown"`

Similar in spirit to **boot**, but run during shutdown. This is run automatically by a initrc script during shutdown.

## FILES

- */etc/splashy/config.xml*

  Main configuration. defines how splashy should be setup.

- */etc/splashy/themes/default/config.xml*

  Default theme. defines how the images displayed by splashy should be setup, their location and other theme-related variables.

## NOTES

To use splashy as chvt, make a symbolic link from splashy's location to a new path. i.e.: cd /sbin; ln -s splashy splashy\_chvt

## SEE ALSO

[**splashy\_config**(1)](/splashy_config/1.md), [**splashy\_update**(1)](/splashy_update/1.md), [**splashy-config.xml**(5)](/splashy-config.xml/5.md), [**splashy-theme.xml**(5)](/splashy-theme.xml/5.md)

## AUTHORS

Luis Mondesi \<lemsx1@gmail.com\>