SPLASHY_UPDATE(1) Splashy POSIX boot splash system SPLASHY_UPDATE(1)NAME
Splashy - a user-mode, POSIX and LSB compliant, boot splashing system
for UNIX.
SYNOPSISsplashy_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 ALSOsplashy(1), splashy_config(1), splashy-config.xml(5),
splashy-theme.xml(5)AUTHORS
Andrew Williams <mistik1@geeksinthehood.net>
Luis Mondesi <lemsx1@gmail.com>
perl v5.18.1 2013-09-24 SPLASHY_UPDATE(1)
