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1313Run ` redshift -h ` for help on command line options. You can run the program
1414as ` redshift-gtk ` instead of ` redshift ` for a graphical status icon.
1515
16- * Website: http://jonls.dk/redshift/
1716* Project page: https://github.com/jonls/redshift
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24+ Technical Details (Gamma Ramps)
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26+
27+ Redshift applies a redness effect to the graphical display. The intensity of the redness can be customized and
28+ scheduled to only be applied at night or to be applied with more intensity at night.
29+
30+ Redshift uses the gamma correction ramps to apply this effect which has traditionally been the only
31+ way of applying a color effect to the display. Note that this is really a hack to work around the absense of a
32+ standardized way of applying color effects, and it is resulting in several issues some of which are explained in
33+ the _ FAQ_ section below. As long as Redshift is using gamma ramps, many of these issues are impossible to solve properly
34+ in Redshift.
35+
36+ Since Redshift was first created, many desktop environments have adopted similar functionality as an integrated
37+ component:
38+
39+ - GNOME: [ Night Light] ( https://www.gnome.org/news/2017/03/gnome-3-24-released/attachment/night-light/ )
40+ - Plasma: Night Color
41+ - Windows: [ Night Light] ( https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027563/windows-10-set-your-display-for-night-time )
42+ - macOS: Night Shift
43+
44+ Using the features integrated into the desktop environments avoids many of the issues with gamma ramps which is why
45+ these implementations should generally be favored over Redshift. On the other hand, Redshift may offer some additional
46+ flexibility that is not available in the integrated features.
47+
2548FAQ
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