usplash_write

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Version: 364485 (ubuntu - 25/10/10)

Section: 8 (Commandes administrateur)

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NAME

usplash_write - send commands to a running usplash daemon

SYNOPSIS

usplash_write COMMAND...

DESCRIPTION

Sends the given commands to a running usplash daemon. If no daemon is running, usplash_write returns without doing anything.

COMMANDS

QUIT
Instructs the daemon to terminate, restoring the console that was previously active. This fades out the logo, unless that was already done by the FADEOUT command.
TIMEOUT secs
Changes the number of seconds to wait for a command before exiting to that given. If zero is given it will wait forever.
CLEAR
Clears any text currently displayed.
TEXT text
Displays the given text in the area on the screen reserved for that, scrolling any existing text up.
TEXT-URGENT text
Displays the given text in the same way as TEXT above even if messages would normally be hidden due to the verbosity setting in effect.
STATUS status
Displays the given status string to the right of the last line of text in the same colour.
SUCCESS status
Displays the given status string to the right of the last line of text in a colour used to indicate success.
FAILURE status
Displays the given status string to the right of the last line of text in a colour used to indicate failure.
PROGRESS percentage
Update the progress bar to show that the given percentage (0-100) of the process has been completed.
PULSATE
Set the progress bar to display a throbber (an indicator bouncing from left to right and back again).
INPUT prompt
Displays the given prompt and waits for one line of user input. The line can then be read from /dev/.initramfs/usplash_outfifo within the timeout period.
INPUTQUIET prompt
Works in the same way as INPUT above with the exception that the user input is not echoed to the console. Useful for password prompts.
INPUTENTER prompt
Works in the same way as INPUT above with the exception that nothing is echoed to the console. Useful for "Press enter to reboot".
INPUTTIMEOUT timeout prompt
Works in the same way as INPUT above, but returns the empty string after the given number of deciseconds.
INPUTCHAR
Checks for a single pending key press and writes the character to /dev/.initramfs/usplash_outfifo. If no key was pressed, this will be an empty string. Useful for polling for input (such as "Press ESC to skip") while doing something in the background (such as running fsck).
ESCAPE pid
Will send SIGINT to pid if the Escape key is pressed, instead of exiting usplash. THis is reset by the next INPUT* command.
VERBOSE mode
Changes verbosity at runtime. Possible values for mode are on or true for verbose mode, off or false for quiet mode, or default for the default mode when usplash started.
PULSELOGO
Start pulsating the logo. This is useful when not using a progress bar, and booting takes a long time.
FADEOUT
Fade out the logo. This happens on QUIT, but can be done separately if usplash should not actually be terminated (for cleaner shutdown experience).

EXIT STATUS

usplash_write always returns an exit status of zero by default.

However, if the environment variable FAIL_NO_USPLASH is set, then failure to open the usplash fifo (which usually means that usplash is not running) will exit with 1. This can be tested before reading something from the FIFO (which would wait forever).

AUTHOR

Written by Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usplash/+filebug Copyright © 2006 Canonical Ltd.
Copyright © 2005 Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

usplash(8)