suse man page for splashy_update

Query: splashy_update

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SPLASHY_UPDATE(1)					 Splashy POSIX boot splash system					 SPLASHY_UPDATE(1)

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> perl v5.12.1 2010-07-05 SPLASHY_UPDATE(1)
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