OSDCTL(1)

📦 version 0.7.0, in debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💅 OSDCTL 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to osdctl — that's the General Commands Manual page for it, section 1, the classic "user commands" zone. she's the lil command line bestie who talks to osdsh for you. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

osdctl — controls osdsh via the command line 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

osdctl <command>

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so real talk: osdctl is the command line tool. it's the one whose whole job is controlling a running osdsh(1). that's it. that's the gig. iconic behaviour honestly. 👑

🔥 COMMANDS 🔥

  • -h — display help. your little "what do i even do" button. use her. 🫶
  • -s string — displays a string. yes, it takes a string, and yes, it displays it. we love a straightforward queen. ✨
  • -b name,val — displays a bar, and it goes up to val, and it's named "name". cute lil progress moment. 📊
  • -l name,val — displays a slider sitting at val, named "name". slay. 🎚️
  • -t int — display the clock for int seconds. tick tock bestie ⏰
  • -c <0|1> — (de)activate the osd clock. 1 on, 0 off, no in-between. 🕰️
  • -m <0|1> — (de)activate the mixer display. 🎛️
  • -p <0|1> — (de)activate the ppp watch feature. 👀
  • -a <0|1|2> — (de)activate the apm watch feature. and listen, this one's got lore: 1 is for not showing the percent bar, 2 is to show it. 🔋
  • -d interface — set the ppp interface. the default is ppp0, so if you don't say anything she's rolling with ppp0. 🌐
  • -A int — show battery status for int seconds. low battery who? not us. 🔋✨
  • -e "comm args" — tell osdsh to do "comm" with "args". the messenger of the group chat fr fr. 💌
  • -S scriptfile — execute commands form scriptfile. (yes, "form". that's what the page says. we keep the lore exactly as it is, no edits, periodt. 💀)
  • -x — tell osdsh to quit. the goodbye button. the "i'm logging off" text. 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

osdsh(1), osdshconfig(1).

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

this manual page was written by Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). shoutout to Joachim, absolute legend, ate and left no crumbs. 🫶

aaaand that's a wrap bestie!! this lil beauty was dated August 31, 2003 and she's serving us the OSDCTL(1) page like the icon she is. mwah 💋✨🎀

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