termsaver1
A simple text-based terminal screensaver
Usage
termsaver [SCREEN]
[OPTIONS]
Overview
Termsaver is a simple alternative for simulating command-line based screensavers right on the terminal, in text-based format.
To start the screensaver, execute Termsaver command with proper options as described in detail below, and to close it, just use the standard Ctrl+C to interrupt it (or close the terminal window if you are on a desktop environment and no longer need it).
Screen
The Termsaver application, to work properly, requires a screen as argument, which represents the name of the screensaver to be loaded. Each screen, in turn, will have its own set of optional arguments, documented in its help option.
Here follows a list of currently available screens (note that this information might become outdated if updates are not fully documented here, so always rely on the help option to display all screens available):
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displays recent quotes from quotes4all.net |
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displays ascii images from asciiartfarts.com (NSFW) |
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displays rss feed information |
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displays a digital clock on screen |
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displays word in random places on screen |
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randomly displays RFC contents |
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displays source code in typing animation |
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displays url contents with typing animation |
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displays recent jokes from jokes4all.net (NSFW) |
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displays a matrix movie alike screensaver |
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displays a graphic of CPU/MEM usage over time |
Refer to help option for additional information for each screen usage and example.
Options
This program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
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-h, --help -
Displays this help message
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-v, --verbose -
Displays python exception errors (for debugging)
Examples
Check all available screens to use:
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termsaver --help |
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Run random text screensaver with extra arguments:
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Releases
4 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.