---
name: "wallp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wallp"
version: "0.64-7"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wallp"
---

# wallp(1)

program to change the background wallpaper randomly

## NAME

wallp - program to change the background wallpaper randomly

## SYNOPSIS

**wallp** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **wallp** program. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**wallp** is a program that changes your background wallpaper in X randomly, every amount of time that you specify.

## OPTIONS

- **-help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-preview**

  Preview only, the images will be displayed in the preview window only.

- **-quit \<filename\>**

  Display this image in the root window and exit.

- **-style \<aspect \| scale \| tile \| center\>**

  Select one of the styles:

-

  **scale** the images are stretched to fit the root window.

-

  **aspect** images are stretched but aspect ratio is kept.

-

  **center** image is displayed in the center of the root window, its original size is kept.

-

  **tile** the image is tiled in the root window.

- **-start**

  Start the program in "Running" mode.

- **-random**

  Display a random image from a previously created list.

- **-wharf**

  Start wallp in dockable/swallowable mode.\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Roberto Suarez Soto \<turgon@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).