---
name: "splashy_config"
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_config"
---

# splashy\_config(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\_config** \[-h, --help\] \[-s, --set-theme THEME\] \[-i, --install-theme THEME.tar.gz\] \[-r, --remove-theme THEME\]\[--info\] \[-c, --create-theme  \[args...\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

Splashy displays an image and a progress bar at boot time. splashy\_config is used to change Splashy configuration options.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Print helps and exits

- **-s, --set-theme** THEME

  Changes current theme to THEME

- **-i, --install-theme** THEME.tar.gz

  Adds THEME to Splashy theme directory

- **-r, --remove-theme** THEME

  Removes THEME from theme directory

- **--info**

  Prints all relevant information from the main Splashy config file

- **-c, --create-theme \[args...\]**

  Create a theme in an interactive mode if no arguments, else see the extra arguments section below

### Extra arguments

- **--name** NAME

  Set the NAME of the new Splashy theme

- **--version** VERSION

  Set the VERSION of the new Splashy theme

- **--description** DESC

  Set the DESC of the new Splashy theme

- **--urls** URLs

  Set the related URLs for this theme

- **--author** AUTHOR

  Set the AUTHOR(s) of the new Splashy theme

- **--boot-image** PATH

  Upload the boot image located at the specified PATH

- **--shutdown-image** PATH

  Upload the shutdown image located at the specified PATH

- **--error-image** PATH

  Upload the error image located at the specified PATH

- **--resume-image** PATH

  Upload the resume image located at the specified PATH

- **--suspend-image** PATH

  Upload the suspend image located at the specified PATH

- **--background-width** WIDTH

  Set the WIDTH of the background

- **--background-height** HEIGHT

  Set the HEIGHT of the background

- **--progressbar-x** X-POSITION

  Set the X-POSITION of the progress bar (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--progressbar-y** Y-POSITION

  Set the Y-POSITION of the progress bar (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--progressbar-width** WIDTH

  Set the WIDTH of the progress bar      (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--progressbar-height** HEIGHT

  Set the HEIGHT of the progress bar     (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--progressbar-red** RED

  Set the RED channel of the progress bar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-green** GREEN

  Set the GREEN channel of the progress bar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-blue** BLUE

  Set the BLUE channel of the progress bar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-alpha** ALPHA

  Set the ALPHA channel of the progress bar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-border-show** yes\|no

  Set a border around the progressbar

- **--progressbar-border-red** RED

  Set the RED channel of the border around the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-border-green** GREEN

  Set the GREEN channel of the border around the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-border-blue** BLUE

  Set the BLUE channel of the border around the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-border-alpha** ALPHA

  Set the ALPHA channel of the border around the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-background-red** RED

  Set the RED channel of the background of the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-background-green** GREEN

  Set the GREEN channel of the background of the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-background-blue** BLUE

  Set the BLUE channel of the background of the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--progressbar-background-alpha** ALPHA

  Set the ALPHA channel of the background of the progressbar (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-show** yes\|no

  Set a text box

- **--textbox-x** X-POS

  Set the X-POS of the text box (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--textbox-y** Y-POS

  Set the Y-POS of the text box (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--textbox-width** WIDTH

  Set the WIDTH of the text box (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--textbox-height** HEIGHT

  Set the HEIGHT of the text area (percentage if the background height and width are not set, else pixel units)

- **--textbox-red** RED

  Set the RED channel of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-green** GREEN

  Set the GREEN channel of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-blue** BLUE

  Set the BLUE channel of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-alpha** ALPHA

  Set the ALPHA channel of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-border-show** yes\|no

  Set a border around the text area

- **--textbox-border-red** RED

  Set the RED channel of the border of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-border-green** GREEN

  Set the GREEN channel of the border of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-border-blue** BLUE

  Set the BLUE channel of the border of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--textbox-border-alpha** ALPHA

  Set the ALPHA channel of the border of the text area (0-\>255)

- **--text-font-file** FILE

  Upload the FONT file

- **--text-font-height** HEIGHT

  Set the HEIGHT of the text area font

- **--text-font-red** RED

  Set the RED channel of the text area font (0-\>255)

- **--text-font-green** GREEN

  Set the GREEN channel of the text area font (0-\>255)

- **--text-font-blue** BLUE

  Set the BLUE channel of the text area font (0-\>255)

- **--text-font-alpha** ALPHA

  Set the ALPHA channel of the text area font (0-\>255)

- **--autoverbose** yes\|no

  Set if Splashy turn into verbose mode when an error appears at boot

- **--progressbar-visibility-boot** yes\|no

  Set if Splashy shows a progress bar on boot

- **--progressbar-visibility-shutdown** yes\|no

  Set if Splashy shows a progress bar on shutdown

- **--progressbar-visibility-resume** yes\|no

  Set if Splashy shows a progress bar on resume

- **--progressbar-visibility-suspend** yes\|no

  Set if Splashy shows a progress bar on suspend

- **--progressbar-direction-boot** forward\|backward

  Set if the progress bar goes forward or backward on boot

- **--progressbar-direction-shutdown** forward\|backward

  Set if the progress bar goes forward or backward on shutdown

- **--progressbar-direction-resume** forward\|backward

  Set if the progress bar goes forward or backward on resume

- **--progressbar-direction-suspend** forward\|backward

  Set if the progress bar goes forward or backward on suspend

- **--fadein** yes\|no

  Set if Splashy appears smoothly

- **--fadeout** yes\|no

  Set if Splashy disappears smoothly

## EXAMPLES

`"/usr/bin/splashy_config --info"`

Shows all the themes currently installed.

## FILES

- */etc/splashy/config.xml*

  Main configuration. defines how splashy should be setup.

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

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

## SEE ALSO

[**splashy**(1)](/splashy/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

Vincent Amouret \<vincent.amouret@gmail.com\> Luis Mondesi \<lemsx1@gmail.com\>