backslide - Change the current desktop wallpaper with a selection from the given path.
backslide [ -d environment ] [ -R ] [ -r ] [ -l ] [ -q ] path...
backslide will parse the folder path for image files and change the current wallpaper. Currently, JPG and PNG files are supported. From the list of wallpapers found and the current wallpaper, backslide will automatically select the next wallpaper in the list. If option -r is enabled, a random wallpaper is selected. If option -l is enabled, the wallpaper with the latest timestamp is selected.
-d environment : force setting of wallpaper for specified desktop environment. If the user has a X session running the value will be detected automatically. If backslide is invoked via a cronjob, this setting is mandatory. The following settings are supported: "gnome", "mate", and "xfce".
-R
: recurse into subfolders when parsing path for image files.
-r : select a random image file from the list of wallpaper files.
-l : select the latest file from the list of wallpaper files.
-q : enable quiet mode.
-h : show this help message.
Clone the remote repository and change into the local repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/mboljen/backslide
$ cd backslideUse the following command to install this software:
$ make
$ make installThe default PREFIX is set to /usr/local. In order to successfully complete the installation, you need to have write permissions for the installation location.
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Submit bug reports online at: https://github.com/mboljen/backslide/issues
Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.
Full documentation and sources at: https://github.com/mboljen/backslide