wp

Rotate wallpaper/background.

Install

go get -u github.com/shadowfax-chc/wallpaper/wp

Note: This requires feh for actually setting the background image.

Configuration

By default wp looks for a YAML config file in ~/.wp.yaml. The path to the config file can be changes using the --config option.

Options can also be set via command line args, see wp --help for details.

Example config file

directory: ~/.wallpaper
shuffle: true
# See the BACKGROUND SETTINGS section of the feh man page: https://man.finalrewind.org/1/feh/
# This supports any of the `--bg-*` options, specify it without the `--bg-` prefix
mode: fill
# How often to change the background image. This must be specified in a format
# that is parsable by https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration.
update-frequency: 5m
# Where to send any logs, default is stdout. This also supports `syslog`.
log-handler: stdout
# Verbosity of logs. Valid values are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR
log-level: WARN

Signals

A running instance of wp will response to the following signals:

Signal	Action
SIGHUP	Reload config file, re-scan the directory, and set a new image
SIGUSR1	Switch to the next image, and reset the timer

Subcommands

Rather then sending signals directly, there are subcommands that can be used subcommands can be used:

Command	Action
wp reload	Reload config file, re-scan the directory, and set a new image
wp next	Switch to the next image, and reset the timer