Making gradient background fill page with css

To have the gradient fill the viewport, give the <html> element a height of 100%: fiddle

html {
    height: 100%;
    -webkit-background-size: cover;
    -moz-background-size: cover;
    -o-background-size: cover;
    background-size: cover;
    background: #70bg32;
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: -o-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
}

To prevent the gradient from repeating past the visible section of the viewport (assuming there was a scrollbar), replace height: 100%; with min-height: 100%;.

html {
    height: 100%;
    -webkit-background-size: cover;
    -moz-background-size: cover;
    -o-background-size: cover;
    background-size: cover;
    background: #70bg32;
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: -o-linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
    background: linear-gradient( to left top, blue, red);
}

As of today, none of the above are working. The linear gradient is repeating itself.

To stretch the gradient over the entire page you have to add this in the css:

body {
    background:            linear-gradient(to left top, blue, red);
    background-attachment: fixed; /*edit*/
}

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