NAME
Splashy - a user-mode, POSIX and LSB compliant, boot splashing system for UNIX.
SYNOPSIS
splashy_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 ALSO
splashy(1), splashy_config(1), splashy-config.xml(5), splashy-theme.xml(5)
AUTHORS
Andrew Williams <mistik1@geeksinthehood.net>
Luis Mondesi <lemsx1@gmail.com>
