HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, http_proxy, or https_proxy
to get the default proxy host and port.
xscreensaver-text6
Prints some text to stdout, for use by screen savers.
Usage
xscreensaver-text [--verbose]
[--columns
N]
[--lines
N]
[--latin1]
[--date]
[--text
STRING]
[--file
PATH]
[--program
CMD]
[--url
URL]
Overview
The xscreensaver-text script prints out some text for use by various screensavers, according to the options set in the ~/.xscreensaver file. This may dump the contents of a file, run a program, or load a URL. The text is reformatted and wrapped as appropriate.
Options
xscreensaver-text accepts the following options:
-
--verbose or --v -
Print diagnostics to stderr. Multiple -v switches increase the amount of output.
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--columns N or --cols N -
Where to wrap lines; default 72 columns.
-
--lines N -
Truncate output to at most this many lines. Default: unlimited.
-
--latin1 -
Convert any UTF-8 characters in the input to their closest Latin1 equivalent for output.
Command line options may be used to override the settings in the ~/.xscreensaver file:
-
--date -
Print the host name and current time.
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--text STRING -
Print out the given text. It may contain % escape sequences as per strftime(2).
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--file PATH -
Print the contents of the given file, re-formatting it as per the other options.
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--program CMD -
Run the given program and print its output, re-formatting it as per the other options.
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--url URL -
Download and print the contents of the web page. If it contains HTML, RSS, or Atom, it will be converted to plain-text. This re-downloads the document every time it is run.