Welcome2L

NAME

Welcome2L - Linux ANSI boot logo.

SYNOPSIS

Welcome2L [ -scr ] [ -getty ] [ -gettps] [ -msg ] [ -cpu ] [ -scrrand ] [ -xmas ] [ -xmasauto ] [ -lcol ] [ -nolf ] [ -private ] [-notime ]

DESCRIPTION

Welcome2L is a little program that may run at login time to produce a BBS like ANSI login logo. It's very similar to Linux_Logo. But where Linux_Logo intends to be portable, Welcome2L intends to produce the best looking ANSI screens by making full usage of PC graphic characters. Therefore an architecture able to display those characters (i386, Alpha with TGA adapter, ... ) is required to use it. And, even if it will work on larger screens, it will only produce 80 column ANSI screens.

OPTIONS

-getty

Will display more accurate information when launched at boot time.

 

-gettps

Like -getty, but works with gettyps(8) program.

 

-nolf

Will not add an empty line to the ansi screen produced.

 

-msg

-msg"text of message" will show the message given as the distribution info.

 

-cpu

-cpu"name" will show the name given as the CPU name.

 

-scrxx

Will display screen number xx.

 

-scrrand

Will display a random screen.

 

-xmas

Will display an Xmas screen.

 

-xmasauto

Will automatically display an Xmas screen in December and January.

 

-lcolxx

Will change the prompt color to the color number xx. Type Welcome2L -help to see what number is attributed to a color.

 

-private

Display an "Unauthorized access is prohibited" line at the bottom of the ANSI screen.

 

-notime

When dispalying date information, do not display time.

 

-noblink

Turn blinking off. Useful with -xmas or -xmasauto on framebuffer devices, which do not support blinking.

 

-help

Will display usage information.

EXAMPLE

/usr/bin/Welcome2L -getty -msg"Debian GNU/Linux" -lcol14

RESTRICTIONS

Welcome2L is not intended to run in a xterm.

CAVEAT

Because "A 'welcome' page has been proven to be an invitation to come your system, thus making it legal to hack into your box." you may want to use the "-private" arg when running Welcome2L to display an "Unauthorized access is prohibited" line at the bottom of the ANSI screen.

COPYRIGHT

Welcome2L Copyright (C)1998-1999 Little Igloo Org is freely distributable under the GNU Public License, a copy of which you should have received with this software (in a file called COPYING).

AVAILABILITY

You can get the last Welcome2L version, sources, binaries distribution or RedHat Packages, at : http://www.LittleIgloo.org

AUTHOR

Jean-Marc Jacquet <[email protected]>