---
name: "wpaperd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wpaperd"
version: "1.3.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wpaperd"
---

# wpaperd(1)

A wallpaper manager for Wayland compositors

## NAME

wpaperd - A wallpaper manager for Wayland compositors

## SYNOPSIS

**wpaperd** \[**-c**\|**--config**\] \[**-d**\|**--daemon**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\] \[**--notify**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

A wallpaper manager for Wayland compositors

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--config** *\<CONFIG\>*

  Path to the configuration (XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/wpaperd/config.toml by default)

- **-d**, **--daemon**

  Detach from the current terminal and run in the background

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Increase the verbosity of wpaperd

- **--notify** *\<NOTIFY\>*

  Readiness fd used by wpaperd to signal that it has started correctly

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## VERSION

v1.3.0

## AUTHORS

Danilo Spinella \<danilo.spinella@suse.com\>