---
name: "xvboxled"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vbox"
version: "1.1-1"
release: "Debian 1.3 (Bo)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xvboxled"
---

# xvboxled(1)

anwsering-machine led for the vbox package

## NAME

xvboxled - anwsering-machine led for the vbox package

## SYNOPSIS

**xvboxled** \[ *-option* ... \]

## DESCRIPTION

The *xvboxled* program displays a two digit 7-segment led display on the X desktop. It displays all voice messages recorded by the vbox package. By default, pressing any mouse button in the window forces *xvboxled* to start the programm specified with the **exec** command line (normally vbox).

## OPTIONS

- **-help**

  This option indicates that a brief summary of the allowed options should be printed on the standard error.

- **-all**

  If specified, *xvboxled* display all messages in the monitored directory not just the new ones.

- **-update *seconds***

  This option specifies the frequency in seconds at which *xvboxled* should update its display. The default is 1 second.

- **-path *PATH***

  This option specifies the path which should be monitored. A good idea would be the path where vboxgetty stores your message files.

- **-exec *command***

  This option specifies the command line which is beeing executed if *xvboxled* recognises a mouse button click.

- **-display *display***

  This option specifies the X server to contact.

- **-geometry *geometry***

  This option specifies the preferred size and position of the window. The size of the led digits will be changed to fit in the window.

- **-bg *color***

  This option specifies the color to use for the background of the window.

- **-lo *color***

  This option specifies the color of the non lit segments.

- **-fg *color***

  This option specifies the color of the lit segments.

- X(1),

  ## SEE ALSO

[vbox(1)](/vbox/1.md)

## BUGS

Many, maybe, maybe not. We have not found any, yet.

## AUTHORS

Jan Schoenepauck, schoenep@wrcs3.urz.uni-wuppertal.de Joachim Gassen, gassen@uni-muenster.de