Scripts for getting random wallpapers from unsplash.it, saving them, cycling them every hour, etc

README.md

Setup

This configuration assumes you put these scripts in ~/scripts/, and that this directory is in your $PATH variable. You can change this to your desired scripts directory instead. Just be sure to change cycle-random-wallpaper, because it assumes you use ~/scripts/.

This also assumes there's a directory created called ~/Wallpaper/. Make this directory or change the scripts to reference your personal wallpaper directory.

set-random-wallpaper

Adjust the wget line with your resolution. (hint, you can do this to get it):

xrandr | grep '*'

When called you'll set a new wallpaper.

save-wallpaper

If you really like the current wallpaper, call this script and you'll save it with a random name in your wallpaper directory, for later use.

cycle-random-wallpaper

This runs set-random-wallpaper in a loop, every 60 minutes by default. This will get you a new wallpaper every hour.

cycle-random-wallpaper

#!/bin/bash

while true; do
  ~/scripts/set-random-wallpaper & disown
  # pick a new wallpaper every 1 hour. adjust this to taste
  sleep 3600
done & disown

save-wallpaper

#! /bin/sh

# Generate a random name if no argument is passed in, otherwise use the first argument as a filename
if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
  # generate a unique string
  name=`cat /dev/urandom | tr -cd 'a-f0-9' | head -c 32`
else
  name=$1
fi

cp ~/Wallpaper/random-wallpaper.jpg ~/Wallpaper/$name.jpg

set-random-wallpaper

#! /bin/sh

# Delete last wallpaper
rm ~/Wallpaper/random-wallpaper.jpg

# Download
wget -O ~/Wallpaper/random-wallpaper.jpg https://unsplash.it/3840/2160/?random  >/dev/null 2>&1

# Set
feh --bg-scale ~/Wallpaper/random-wallpaper.jpg & disown