ARGS.md

Arguments for activate-linux

Activate linux takes command line arguments for all customizable options.

Scaling is used to display the message correctly on screens of different resolutions. 100% is based on 1080p. It also affects the offset from the corner of the screen so is not recommended to be changed unless you are not using a 1080p screen.

Color is formatted in "r-g-b-a", with each number being a decimal from 0 to 1. Default is a light grey color.

Text

Custom Main Message

./activate-linux -t "Main Message"

Custom Secondary Message

./activate-linux -m "Secondary Message"

Run with a text preset

./activate-linux -p "bsd"

Appearance

Custom Font

./activate-linux -f "Ubuntu"

Enable Bold Text

./activate-linux -b

Enable Italics

./activate-linux -i

Custom Color (r-g-b-a)

./activate-linux -c 0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1

Size and position

Custom overlay width

# Default width = 340px
./activate-linux -x 340

Custom overlay height

# Default height = 120px
./activate-linux -y 120

Custom Scaling

./activate-linux -s 1.5

Move overlay horizontally

# 42 pixels left
./activate-linux -H 42
# 42 pixels right
./activate-linux -H -42

Move overlay vertically

# 42 pixels bottom
./activate-linux -V 42
# 42 pixels up
./activate-linux -V -42

Other

Skip compositor (only works for compliant compositors)

./activate-linux -w

Run as daemon

./activate-linux -d

Verbose output (useful for debugging, shows received X events)

./activate-linux -v

List predefined presets

./activate-linux -l