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Last active April 4, 2019 14:07
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A simple bash script using feh and date to enjoy a different background every day!
#!/bin/bash
NIGHT_PAPERS=~/Pictures/wallpaper/blue/*
DAY_PAPERS=~/Pictures/wallpaper/amber/*
if [ $(( $(date --date=now +10#%H) )) -gt 6 ] && [ $(( $(date --date=now +10#%H) )) -lt 19 ]
then
WALLPAPER_DIR=$DAY_PAPERS
else
WALLPAPER_DIR=$NIGHT_PAPERS
fi
# ARRAY=$(ls $WALLPAPER_DIR |sed 's/ /\n/g')
# cd $WALLPAPER_DIR
ARRAY=($WALLPAPER_DIR)
N1=$((RANDOM % $(ls -l $WALLPAPER_DIR | grep -v ^d | wc -l)))
WALLPAPER=${ARRAY[$N1]}
wal -i $WALLPAPER && killall -USR1 compton /dev/null 2>&1
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I drop this script in an i3bar block running at an interval. Changes wallpaper based on time of day. Still testing.

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