1PLYMOUTH(1)                      User Commands                     PLYMOUTH(1)
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NAME

6       plymouth - Send commands to plymouthd
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SYNOPSIS

9       plymouth [OPTION...]
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11       plymouth COMMAND [OPTION...]
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DESCRIPTION

14       The plymouth sends commands to a running plymouthd. This is used during
15       the boot process to control the display of the graphical boot splash.
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OPTIONS

18       The following options are understood. These options are supported for
19       compatibility with the old rhgb-client interface, and have been
20       replaced by the commands that are described in the next section.
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22       --help
23           Show summary of options.
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25       --debug
26           Enable verbose debug logging.
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28       --get-splash-plugin-path
29           Get directory where splash plugins are installed.
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31       --newroot=[STRING]
32           Tell plymouthd that the new root filesystem is mounted.
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34       --quit
35           Tell plymouthd to quit.
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37       --ping
38           Check if plymouthd is running.
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40       --has-active-vt
41           Check if plymouthd has an active vt.
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43       --sysinit
44           Tell plymouthd root filesystem is mounted read-write.
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46       --show-splash
47           Show the splash screen.
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49       --hide-splash
50           Hide the splash screen.
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52       --ask-for-password
53           Ask the user for a password.
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55       --ignore-keystroke=[STRING]
56           Remove sensitivity to a keystroke.
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58       --update=[STRING]
59           Tell plymouthd an update about boot progress.
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61       --details
62           Tell plymouthd there were errors during boot.
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64       --wait
65           Wait for plymouthd to quit.
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COMMANDS

68       The following commands are understood:
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70       change-mode OPTION
71           Change the operation mode.
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73           --boot-up
74               Start the system up
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76           --shutdown
77               Shutting the system up
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79           --updates
80               Applying updates
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82       system-update OPTION
83           Tell plymouthd about boot progress.
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85           --progress=INTEGER
86               The percentage progress of the updates
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88       update OPTION
89           Tell plymouthd about boot status changes.
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91           --status=STRING
92               Tell plymouthd the current boot status
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94       update-root-fs OPTION
95           Tell plymouthd about root filesystem changes.
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97           --new-root-dir=STRING
98               Root filesystem is about to change
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100           --read-write
101               Root filesystem is no longer read-only
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103       show-splash
104           Tell plymouthd to show splash screen.
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106       hide-splash
107           Tell plymouthd to hide splash screen.
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109       ask-for-password OPTION
110           Ask the user for a password.
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112           --command=STRING
113               Command to send password to via standard input
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115           --prompt=STRING
116               Message to display when asking for password
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118           --number-of-tries=INTEGER
119               Number of times to ask before giving up (requires --command)
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121           --dont-pause-progress
122               Don't pause boot progress bar while asking
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124       ask-question
125           Ask the user a question.
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127           --command=STRING
128               Command to send the answer to via standard input
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130           --prompt=STRING
131               Message to display when asking the question
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133           --dont-pause-progress
134               Don't pause boot progress bar while asking
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136       display-message OPTION
137           Display a message.
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139           --text=STRING
140               The message text
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142       hide-message OPTION
143           Hide a message.
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145           --text=STRING
146               The message text
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148       watch-keystroke OPTION
149           Become sensitive to a keystroke.
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151           --command=STRING
152               Command to send keystroke to via standard input
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154           --keys=STRING
155               Keys to become sensitive to
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157       ignore-keystroke OPTION
158           Remove sensitivity to a keystroke.
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160           --keys=STRING
161               Keys to remove sensitivity from
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163       pause-progress
164           Pause boot progress bar.
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166       unpause-progress
167           Unpause boot progress bar.
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169       report-error
170           Tell plymouthd there were errors during boot.
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172       deactivate
173           Tell plymouthd to deactivate.
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175       reactivate
176           Tell plymouthd to reactivate.
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178       quit OPTION
179           Tell plymouthd to quit.
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181           --retain-splash
182               Don't explicitly hide boot splash on exit
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SEE ALSO

185       grub(8), plymouth(8), plymouthd(8),
186       http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth
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190plymouth                                                           PLYMOUTH(1)
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