NAME
Splashy - a user-mode, POSIX and LSB compliant, boot splashing system for UNIX.
SYNOPSIS
splashy_update "<text>"
DESCRIPTION
Splashy displays an image and a progress bar at boot time. splashy_update is used to send commands to the running Splashy daemon. See "COMMANDS" below to know which commands Splashy understands.
OPTIONS
- text
-
Sends text to Splashy socket.
COMMANDS
- chroot <string>
-
<string> is a valid path to which Splashy will be chroot'd.
- chvt <number>
-
Switch to vt <number>.
- clear
-
Clears the text box area.
- CLEAR
-
Same as "clrprint". For compatibility with usplash.
- exit
-
Exits Splashy server.
- getstring <string>
-
Makes splashy prompt for a string. The first argument will be the prompt displayed.
- getpass <string>
-
Same as getstring except that the characters typed will no be shown, like in a password box.
- progress <number>
-
Updates the progress bar to <number>%, where N is a number between 0 and 100.
- PROGRESS <number>
-
Same as "progress". For compatibility with usplash.
- print <string>
-
Print <string> in the text box.
- scroll <string>
-
Print <string> in the text box and scroll down.
- repaint
-
Redraw the background image.
- TEXT <string>
-
Same as "print". For compatibility with usplash.
- SCROLL <string>
-
Same as "scroll".
- timeout <number>
-
Sets the amount of seconds splashy waits for new commands. If that time is exceeded, it exits.
- QUIT
-
Same as "exit". For compatibility with usplash.
RETURN CODES
- 1 cannot open the socket
- 2 cannot write to socket
- 3 invalid args
- 255 /etc/splashy does not exist
FILES
- /etc/splashy/config.xml
-
Main configuration. defines how splashy should be setup.
SEE ALSO
splashy(1), splashy_config(1), splashy-config.xml(5), splashy-theme.xml(5)
AUTHORS
Andrew Williams <[email protected]>
Luis Mondesi <[email protected]>