tldr/pages/linux/nitrogen.md

# 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`
nitrogen: add page (#7492) 2021-12-01 08:26:16 +11:00			`# nitrogen`

			`> Desktop background browser and setter for X Window.`
linux*: refresh old pages part 2 (#16263) Co-authored-by: Lena <126529524+acuteenvy@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Machiavelli <145562237+MachiavelliII@users.noreply.github.com> 2025-04-27 10:35:40 +03:00			`> More information: <https://manned.org/nitrogen>.`
nitrogen: add page (#7492) 2021-12-01 08:26:16 +11:00
			`- 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`