GitHub - integrii/dvd: A bouncing DVD screen saver for your terminal.

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DVD 📀 Video Terminal Screen Saver

A terminal bouncing DVD screen saver. You can configure tmux to start this after a period of being idle for extra fun.

dvd terminal screenshot

Install

Using Go on any OS

  • go install github.com/integrii/dvd/cmd/dvd@latest

Using Homebrew on MacOS

  • brew tap integrii/dvd https://github.com/integrii/dvd && brew install --HEAD integrii/dvd/dvd

tmux Screen Saver

Run dvd as a tmux screen saver by using tmux’s lock mechanism. Just add the following to your ~/.tmux.conf:

set -g lock-after-time 300 # idle seconds before activating
set -g lock-command "dvd"

Optionally bind a key to start it on demand:

  • bind-key C-s lock-client # press Prefix + C-s to start the saver