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https://github.com/lpikora/bing-wallpaper-daily-mac-multimonitor
Bash Script for download and set Bing Daily Wallpaper on all monitors for macOS
https://github.com/lpikora/bing-wallpaper-daily-mac-multimonitor
automatic bing bing-image-of-the-day cron daily image mac macos multimonitor picture wallpaper
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Bash Script for download and set Bing Daily Wallpaper on all monitors for macOS
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/lpikora/bing-wallpaper-daily-mac-multimonitor
- Owner: lpikora
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2018-01-17T09:41:11.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-02-24T09:08:18.000Z (9 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-26T14:54:35.652Z (18 days ago)
- Topics: automatic, bing, bing-image-of-the-day, cron, daily, image, mac, macos, multimonitor, picture, wallpaper
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 3.33 MB
- Stars: 153
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 17
- Open Issues: 6
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Bash Script for download and set current Bing Daily Wallpaper automatically on all (or selected) monitors for macOS
## How it works?
Script downloads current Bing Daily Wallpaper to `~/Pictures/bing-wallpapers/` and sets it as wallpaper on all your monitors every day.
## Set wallpaper (dekstop picture) automatically every day
### using `npx`
1. First install Node.js https://nodejs.org/en/
2. Run in Terminal `npx --yes bing-wallpaper-daily-mac-multimonitor@latest enable-auto-update`
### using `bing-wallpaper.sh`
1. copy `bing-wallpaper.sh` to your computer eg. your to `~/Desktop` folder
2. open Terminal app
3. run `cd ~/Desktop`
4. run `chmod +x bing-wallpaper.sh`
5. run `./bing-wallpaper.sh enable-auto-update`
**Note:** do not remove `bing-wallpaper.sh` file from your computer. It is needed to download and set wallpaper every day
**Tips:**
- provide parameter `-d ` to set wallpaper from different day eg. 1 for yesterday
- provide parameter `-c ` to get country specific Bing picture of the day. Use code like `en-US`, `cs-CZ`.
- provide parameter `-m ` to set wallpaper only on certain monitor
- provide `--auto-update-name ` to have multiple auto update scripts running
See all parameters providing parameter `--help`
## Script Parameters
```
enable-auto-update Enable automatic update of wallpapers every day
the picture if the filename already exists.
disable-auto-update Disable automatic update of wallpapers every day
the picture if the filename already exists.
info Show description of current wallpaper.
--auto-update-name Name of your auto update when enabling/disabling
Using custom name enables setting multiple automatic update configurations.
Eg. Set on monitor 1 todays wallpaper and on monitor 2 wallpaper from yesterday
-f --force Force download of picture. This will overwrite
the picture if the filename already exists.
-s --ssl Communicate with bing.com over SSL.
-q --quiet Do not display log messages.
-c --country Specify market country/region eg. en-US, cs-CZ
Pictures may be different for markets on some days.
See full list of countries on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/bing/search/dd251064(v=msdn.10)
-d --day Day for which you want to get the picture.
0 is current day, 1 is yesterday etc.
Default is 0.
-n --filename The name of the downloaded picture. Defaults to
the upstream name.
-p --picturedir The full path to the picture download dir.
Will be created if it does not exist.
[default: $HOME/Pictures/bing-wallpapers/]
-r --resolution The resolution of the image to retrieve.
Supported resolutions: ${RESOLUTIONS[*]}
--resolutions The resolutions of the image try to retrieve.
eg.: --resolutions "1920x1200 1920x1080 UHD"
-m --monitor Set wallpaper only on certain monitor (1,2,3...)
--all-desktops-experimental Set wallpaper on all desktops
Fixing osascript bug when wallpaper is not set for Desktop 2.
Known issue: Minimized apps are removed from Dock.
If something goes wrong delete Library/Application Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db
and restart your Mac.
-h --help Show this screen.
--version Show version.
```
#### How it works?
Command `./bing-wallpaper.sh enable-auto-update` creates a launch agent (plist file in `~/Library/LaunchAgents/`). Agent will run script `bing-wallpaper.sh` every day and automatically update your wallpapers to latest Bing picture of the day.
For More info about launchd see https://www.launchd.info/ Configuration section.
## Set current Bing.com wallpaper manually
### with npm
(How install use script without npm see `Usage (without npm)` below)
1. First install Node.js https://nodejs.org/en/
2. For getting current Bing Daily Wallpaper to your desktop run in terminal:
```
npx bing-wallpaper-daily-mac-multimonitor
```
OR
```
npm -g install bing-wallpaper-daily-mac-multimonitor
```
then run in terminal
```
bing-wallpaper-daily-mac-multimonitor
```
3. For automatic setup of wallpaper every day contine with instructions below
### without npm
Run `./bing-wallpaper.sh` terminal for a single download of current Bing image.