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# xwinwrap

> Run a player or a program as desktop background.
> More information: <https://github.com/r00tdaemon/xwinwrap>.

- Run a video using mpv:

`xwinwrap -b -nf -ov -- {{mpv}} --wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mp4}}`

- Run a video in fullscreen using mpv:

`xwinwrap -b -nf -fs -ov -- {{mpv}} --wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mp4}}`

- Run a video using mpv with 80% opacity:

`xwinwrap -b -nf -ov -o 0.8 --- {{mpv}} --wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mp4}}`

- Run a video using mpv in a second monitor 1600x900 with 1920 offset on X-axis:

`xwinwrap -g 1600x900+1920 -b -nf -ov -- {{mpv}} --wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mkv}}`
