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Created November 22, 2018 14:01
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#!/bin/bash
###############################
# to deactivate this script
# uncomment the following line
# and reboot
exit 0
###############################
function clear_screen {
# move to tty1
sudo su -c 'chvt 1'
# clear the display
sudo su -c "clear > /dev/tty1"
# turn off the flashing cursor
sudo su -c "setterm -cursor off > /dev/tty1"
}
function restore_screen {
# restore flashing cursor
sudo su -c "setterm -cursor on > /dev/tty1"
}
sleep 10
clear_screen
while true
do
FILES=/home/pi/Videos/*
for f in $FILES
do
clear_screen
omxplayer -p -o hdmi -d "$f" > /dev/null 2>&1
done
sleep 1
done
restore_screen
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