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66 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
# Styli.sh - Wallpaper switching on feh made easy
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Stily.sh is a Bash script that aims to automate the tedious process of finding new wallpapers, downloading and switching them via the i3 config. **Styly.sh** can search for specific wallpapers from unsplash or download
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a random image from the specified subreddits.
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## Requirements
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This script is made to work with ```feh``` so having it installed is a requirement. Currently it does not support Desktop Environments.
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## Install
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```
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git clone https://github.com/thevinter/styli.sh
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cd styli.sh
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./styli.sh
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```
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## Usage
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```
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# To set a random 1920x1080 background
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$ ./styli.sh
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# To specify a desired width or height
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$ ./styli.sh -w 1080 -h 720
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$ ./styli.sh -w 2560
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$ ./styli.sh -h 1440
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# To set a wallpaper based on a search term
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$ ./styli.sh -s island
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$ ./styli.sh -s sea -w 1080
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# To get a random wallpaper from one of the set subreddits
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# NOTE: The width/height/search parameters DON't work with reddit
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$ ./styli.sh -l reddit
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# To get a random wallpaper from a custom subreddit
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$ ./styli.sh -r <custom_reddit>
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$ ./styli.sh -r wallpaperdump
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# To use the builtin feh --bg options
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$ ./styli.sh -b <option>
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$ ./styli.sh -b bg-scale -r widescreen-wallpaper
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# To add custom feh flags
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$ ./styli.sh -c <flags>
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$ ./styli.sh -c --no-xinerama -r widescreen-wallpaper
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```
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## Tips And Tricks
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To set a new background every time you reboot your computer add the following to your ```i3/config``` file
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```
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exec_always path/to/script/styli.sh
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```
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To change background every hour launch the following command
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```
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crontab -e
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```
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and add the following to the opened file
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```
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@hourly path/to/script/styli.sh
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```
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## Custom subreddits
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To manage custom subreddits just edit the ```subreddits``` file by placing there all your desired communities, one for each newline
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