---
name: "xfbd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfce"
version: "3.8.16-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xfbd"
---

# xfbd(1)

Backdrop manager for "The Cholesterol Free Desktop Environment"

## NAME

xfbd - Backdrop manager for "The Cholesterol Free Desktop Environment"

## SYNOPSYS

**xfbd** \[--display\] \[-i\]

**--display** *host:dpy* specifies the server to connect to.

- **-i**

  Starts up xfbd with its graphical user interface.

## DESCRIPTION

xfbd is a very simple backdrop manager for XFce, The Cholesterol Free Desktop  Environment. xfbd can be started from xfwm configuration scripts and it silently applies user  selected backdrop on root window.

For the moment, xfbd only manages Xpm (X Pixmap) files.

If xfbd is started with the option  *-i* the graphical user interface of xfbd is displayed.

## FILES

*~/.xfbdrc* contains the path to the user selected backdrop.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE

By default, xfbd looks for its data in the directory specified at compile time. This directory can be overridden with the environment variable XFCE\_DATA.

## SEE ALSO

xfce, xftree, xfwm, xfpager, xfsound, xfmouse, xfbd, xfclock

## AUTHOR

Olivier Fourdan (fourdan@xfce.org)