diff --git a/scripts/awsetbg b/scripts/awsetbg
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+#!/bin/zsh
+
+mode="-f"
+
+offset_x=(-x 0)
+offset_y=(-y 0)
+background=(-b "theme.bg_default")
+
+zparseopts -D -K h=help -help=help c=mode f=mode t=mode m=mode x:=offset_x y:=offset_y s:=screen i=ignore_aspect b:=background u=update
+
+wall="$1"
+
+if [ -n "$help" ] || [ -z "$wall" ]; then
+	echo "usage: $0 [opts] file
+options:
+	-s      screen number
+	-c      centered
+	-f      fit
+	-t      tiled
+	-m      maximized
+	-x, -y  offset (for -t, -m)
+	-i      ignore_aspect (for -m)
+	-b      background color (for -c, -f)
+	-u      update ~/.wallpaper symlink"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "${background[2]}" != "theme.bg_default" ]]; then
+	background[2]="'${background[2]}'"
+fi
+
+case "$mode" in
+	-c)
+		method=centered
+		extra_args=", ${background[2]}"
+		;;
+	-f)
+		method=fit
+		extra_args=", ${background[2]}"
+		;;
+	-t)
+		method=tiled
+		extra_args=", {x = ${offset_x[2]}, y = ${offset_y[2]}}"
+		;;
+	-m)
+		method=maximized
+		if [ -n "${ignore_aspect}" ]; then
+			ignore_aspect=true
+		else
+			ignore_aspect=false
+		fi
+		extra_args=", ${ignore_aspect}, {x = ${offset_x[2]}, y = ${offset_y[2]}}"
+		;;
+	*) exit ;;
+esac
+
+echo "require('gears').wallpaper.${method}(\"${wall}\",1${extra_args})"
+echo "for s = 1, screen.count() do
+require('gears').wallpaper.${method}(\"${wall}\",s${extra_args})
+end" | awesome-client
+
+if [[ -n "$update" ]]; then
+	rm ~/.wallpaper
+	ln -s ${wall} ~/.wallpaper
+fi