TERMSAVER(1) TERMSAVER(1)
NAME
Termsaver - A simple text-based terminal screensaver
SYNTAX
termsaver [SCREEN] [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
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 stan-
dard 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
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Here follows a list of currently available screens (note that this information might become outdated if updates are not fully documented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):
quotes4all
displays recent quotes from quotes4all.net
asciiartfarts
displays ascii images from asciiartfarts.com (NSFW)
rssfeed
displays rss feed information
clock displays a digital clock on screen
randtxt
displays word in random places on screen
dot displays a random running dot
rfc randomly displays RFC contents
programmer
displays source code in typing animation
urlfetcher
displays url contents with typing animation
jokes4all
displays recent jokes from jokes4all.net (NSFW)
matrix displays a matrix movie alike screensaver
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.
-h, --help
Displays this help message
-v, --verbose
Displays python exception errors (for debugging)
EXAMPLES
Check all available screens to use:
termsaver --help
Run random text screensaver with extra arguments:
termsaver randtxt --word HelloWorld --delay 1
SEE ALSO
See more information about this project at:
http://termsaver.info
COPYRIGHT
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
under the License.
AUTHORS
Termsaver was written by Bruno Braga <bruno.braga@gmail.com>.
BUGS
Report bugs to authors at:
http://github.com/brunobraga/termsaver
Termsaver 22 March 2012 TERMSAVER(1)