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+This is the README of the showpic tool, which is part of the GraphLCD
+base package.
+
+written by Andreas Regel (andreas.regel AT powarman.de)
+
+based on showpic from the graphlcd plugin for the Video Disc Recorder
+written by Carsten Siebholz (c.siebholz AT t-online.de)
+
+See the file COPYING for license information.
+
+
+Description:
+------------
+showpic is a program to show an image on a graphical LC Display. It
+support all controller the GraphLCD driver library supports.
+
+The images must be in an own format (*.glcd), which can be created with
+the convpic tool.
+
+
+Using showpic:
+--------------
+ showpic [-c CONFIGFILE] [-d DISPLAY] [-s SLEEP] [-uie] file [more files]
+
+ -c --config specifies the location of the config file
+ (default: /etc/graphlcd.conf)
+ -d --display specifies the output display
+ (default: the first one in config file)
+ -u --upsidedown rotates the output by 180 degrees (default: no)
+ -i --invert inverts the output (default: no)
+ -e --endless show all images in endless loop (default: no)
+ -s --sleep set sleeptime between two images [ms]
+ -b --brightness set brightness for display if driver support it
+ (default: config file value)
+
+examples: showpic -c /etc/graphlcd.conf vdr-logo.glcd
+ showpic -c /etc/graphlcd.conf -d LCD_T6963 -u -i vdr-logo.glcd
+