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== Using feh ==
== Using feh ==
=== Set desktop background ===
=== Set desktop background ===
<tt>feh</tt> has several options for setting your desktop background:
* <tt>--bg-center</tt>
<console>
<console>
###i## feh --bg-scale ~/path/to/picture.jpg
###i## feh --bg-scale ~/path/to/picture.jpg

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Feh

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What is feh?

feh is an X11 image viewer aimed mostly at console users. Unlike most other viewers, it does not have a fancy GUI, but simply displays images. It is controlled via commandline arguments and configurable key/mouse actions.Feh homepage

USE-Flags

Use flag Default Recommended Description
curl No Add support for the Client-Side URL transfer library.
debug No Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces, see http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/qa/backtraces.xml.
exif No Add support for reading EXIF headers from JPEG and TIFF images.
xinerama No Yes, if you have multiple screens. Otherwise, no. Add support for the xinerama X11 extension, which is mandator if you work in a multiple monitor setup.

Installing feh

After adding your USE flags (or not) to /etc/portage/package.use/feh, you can emerge feh:

root # emerge feh

Using feh

Set desktop background

feh has several options for setting your desktop background:

  • --bg-center
root # feh --bg-scale ~/path/to/picture.jpg