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nitrogen — Desktop background browser and setter for X Window. More information: <https://manned.org/nitrogen>.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the nitrogen command: Desktop background browser and setter for X Window. More information: <https://manned.org/nitrogen>.

Solution

nitrogen — Desktop background browser and setter for X Window. More information: <https://manned.org/nitrogen>.

View and set the wallpapers from a specific directory:

nitrogen {{path/to/directory}}

Set the wallpaper with automatic size settings:

nitrogen --set-auto {{path/to/file}}

Restore the previous wallpaper:

nitrogen --restore

Code Snippets

View and set the wallpapers from a specific directory

nitrogen {{path/to/directory}}

Set the wallpaper with automatic size settings

nitrogen --set-auto {{path/to/file}}

Restore the previous wallpaper

nitrogen --restore

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