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setwallpaper(1) 		  User Commands 		 setwallpaper(1)

NAME
     setwallpaper - set the desktop wallpaper

SYNOPSIS
     setwallpaper [options] [path or URL to JPEG or PNG image]

DESCRIPTION
     setwallpaper  sets  the  desktop  wallpaper to the specified image file. It
     supports both local file paths and URLs to remote images. The tool automat-
     ically detects the current desktop environment or window manager  and  uses
     the appropriate method to set the wallpaper.

OPTIONS
     -v or --verbose
	    Enable  verbose output showing detailed information about the opera-
	    tion.

     -m or --mode
	    Set wallpaper mode: stretch, center, tile, scale,  plus  modes  spe-
	    cific  to  the  currently running desktop environment or window man-
	    ager. Default is "stretch".

     -d or --download
	    Specify download directory for images  fetched  from  URLs.  If  not
	    specified, the system's default download directory is used.

     -V or --version
	    Show the current version.

VERSION
     5.14.3

AUTHOR
     setwallpaper was written by Alexander F. RA,dseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>

setwallpaper			   04 Jun 2026			 setwallpaper(1)

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