1SETVTRGB(8)                 System Manager's Manual                SETVTRGB(8)
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NAME

6       setvtrgb - set the virtual terminal RGB colors
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SYNOPSIS

9       setvtrgb [options] vga|FILE|-
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  setvtrgb  command takes a single argument, either the string vga ,
13       or a path to a file containing the colors to be used by the Linux  vir‐
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16       You can choose to write the colors in decimal or hexadecimal format, it
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19       Decimal FILE format should be exactly 3  lines  of  16  comma-separated
20       decimal values for RED, GREEN, and BLUE.
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22       To seed a valid FILE :
23              cat /sys/module/vt/parameters/default_{red,grn,blu} > FILE
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25       And then edit the values in FILE
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27       Hexadecimal  FILE format should be exactly 16 lines of hex triplets for
28       RED, GREEN and BLUE, prefixed with a number sign (#). For example:
29              #000000
30              #AA0000
31              #00AA00
32              #AA5500
33              #0000AA
34              #AA00AA
35              #00AAAA
36              #AAAAAA
37              #555555
38              #FF5555
39              #55FF55
40              #FFFF55
41              #5555FF
42              #FF55FF
43              #55FFFF
44              #FFFFFF
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OPTIONS

48       -C, --console=DEV
49              the console device to be used;
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51       -h, --help
52              Prints usage message and exits.
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55              Prints version number and exists.
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AUTHOR

59       The utility is written by Alexey Gladkov, Seth  Forshee,  Dustin  Kirk‐
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DOCUMENTATION

64       Documentation by Dustin Kirkland.
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68kbd                               3 Mar 2011                       SETVTRGB(8)