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author | Philipp Gesang <phg@phi-gamma.net> | 2021-12-12 12:35:55 +0100 |
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committer | Philipp Gesang <phg@phi-gamma.net> | 2021-12-12 12:35:55 +0100 |
commit | a1e1ae7ffac99ed89a04aceb9d9c0de83b1c1d88 (patch) | |
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doc: expand man page some more
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diff --git a/doc/vtcol.rst b/doc/vtcol.rst index a93cdf4..e601fdd 100644 --- a/doc/vtcol.rst +++ b/doc/vtcol.rst @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* - color schemes for the Linux™ console + color schemes for the Linux™ console ******************************************************************************* :Date: 2021-12-12 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Synopsis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -**vtcol** [--help] [--version] [--verbose] <command> [<args>] +**vtcol** [--help] [--version] [--verbose] [--console <con>] <command> [<args>] Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ vtcol colors commands Transition between two color schemes with a fading effect. If no starting color scheme is specified, the current one is used. :: - $ vtcol colors fade --ms 1337 --from solarized --to solarized_light + $ vtcol colors fade --ms 1337 --from solarized --to solarized_light vtcol leds commands ################### @@ -122,6 +122,25 @@ vtcol leds commands $ vtcol leds set --revert +global options +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +The options described in this section are not specific to a subcommand and can +be used everywhere on the command line. + +``-v, --verbose`` + + Enable some extra status messages. + +``-C, --console CON`` + + Operate on the console located at the path ``CON`` instead of the active + one. Usually this is one of the ``/dev/tty*`` devices. For example, to + get the scheme on a console some *getty*: :: + + $ vtcol colors get \ + --console $(readlink /proc/$(pgrep getty| head -1)/fd/0) + colors set options ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: @@ -191,7 +210,20 @@ colors fade options Scheme file syntax overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -.. TODO:: unimplemented!() +Scheme files use a trivial line-based grammar: whatever hexadecimal RGB color +expression is found first on a line is used as the next color until the whole +palette of 16 colors is reached. :: + + $ cat schemes/zebra + 00#000000 white + 01#ffffff black + 02#000000 white + … + 15#ffffff black + +Everything before and after the color expression will be ignored. If the end +of the scheme file is reached without having assigned all colors, the remainder +will be set to zero (RGB 0, 0, 0). Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -228,6 +260,10 @@ Examples $ vtcol colors get --base64 +9. Get the color scheme of a specific console: :: + + $ vtcol colors get --console /dev/tty6 + Copyright ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |