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XOSD(1xosd)                                                        XOSD(1xosd)


NAME

       osd_cat - X on-screen file displayer


SYNOPSIS

       osd_cat [OPTION] [FILE]...
       osd_cat -b percentage|slider [OPTION]


DESCRIPTION

       Display FILE, or standard input, on X screen.

       -p, --pos=POS
              This option tells osd_cat where to display the text. POS can be
              top, middle, or bottom. The default is top.

       -o, --offset=OFFSET
              This option specifies the offset from the top or bottom of
              screen the text is displayed. The default is 0.

       -A, --align=ALIGN
              This option tells osd_cat where to display the text. ALIGN can
              be left, right or center. The default is left.

       -i, --indent=OFFSET
              This option specifies the INDENT from the left of screen the
              text is displayed. The default is 0.

       -f, --font=FONT
              This option specifies the FONT to be used for displaying the
              text. The default is fixed.

       -c, --color=COLOR
              This option specifies the COLOR to be used for displaying the
              text. The default is red.

       -d, --delay=TIME
              This option specifies the number of seconds the text is
              displayed. The default is 5 seconds.

       -l, --lines=LINES
              This option specifies the number of LINES to scroll the display
              over. The default is 5.

       -s, --shadow=OFFSET
              This option specifies the OFFSET of the text shadow. The default
              is 0, which means no text shadow is created.

       -a, --age[=SCROLL_AGE]
              This option affects screen redrawing. If SCROLL_AGE seconds pass
              before a new line is ready (for example, you're reading from a
              pipe), all lines are cleared at once instead of being scrolled
              off as new lines replace old lines. The default is 0.
              When no SCROLL_AGE is explicitly given, the current value from
              DELAY is used.

       -w, --wait
              This option also affects screen redrawing. When there is data
              ready to be put on screen, this option will cause osd_cat to
              wait until the display is clear. An alternative to scrolling.

       -b, --barmode=TYPE
              Lets you display a percentage or slider bar instead of just
              text.  TYPE may be percentage or slider.  In this mode no text
              is read from any file, but the following options can be used:

       -P, --percentage=PERCENTAGE
              This option specified the position of the percentage / slider
              bar.  PERCENTAGE may be in the range from 0 to 100, the default
              is 50.

       -T, --text=TEXT
              This option specifies an optional TEXT which gets displayed
              above the percentage bar.  The default is empty, so no
              additional text is displayed.

       -h, --help
              display help (which is often more up to date) and exit

       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.


AUTHOR

       Martijn van de Streek <martijn@foodfight.org>, Some patching done by
       Malcolm Valentine <farkit@iprimus.com.au> and Tim Wright
       <tim@ignavus.net>.
       xosd was written by Andre Renaud <andre@ignavus.net> and is maintained
       by Tim Wright <tim@ignavus.net>


SEE ALSO

       More information on the X OSD Library and its author can be found on
       http://www.ignavus.net/software.html
       <http://www.ignavus.net/software.html>


COPYRIGHT

       It is distributed under the GNU General Public License.

X OSD cat                        January 2001                      XOSD(1xosd)

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