Stretch image in div to cover screen

Hi. I’m new here. I created a web page with bootstrap. Is very simple. This has a navbar, an image in a container and a bit of content. I need to stretch the image, covering the entire screen.
Something like this: https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/tryw3css_templates_band.htm
I’ve tried with background-size: cover y min-height:100%, both in section (the image container) but the code doesn’t work.
Thanks in advance.

<!DOCTYPE html>

    <html lang="es">

        <head>

            <meta charset="UTF-8">

            <title>site</title>

            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0">

            <link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-GJzZqFGwb1QTTN6wy59ffF1BuGJpLSa9DkKMp0DgiMDm4iYMj70gZWKYbI706tWS" crossorigin="anonymous">

            <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">

            <style>

                section {

                    background-image: url('https://picsum.photos/1920/1080/?random');

                    min-height:100%;

                    background-attachment: fixed;

                    background-position: center;

                    background-repeat: no-repeat;

                    background-size: cover;

                }

                article {

                    height: 350px;

                }

                .nav {

                    border: 0;

                    border-radius: 0;

                    background: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.15);

                }

            </style>

        </head>

 

        <body>

            <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg fixed-top nav" id="myNavbar">

                <a href="#" class="navbar-brand">Menu</a>

                <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-controls="navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Menu de Navegacion">

                    <span class="navbar-toggler-icon">

                        <i class="fa fa-navicon"></i>

                    </span>

                </button>

                <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar">

                    <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">

                        <li class="nav-item">

                            <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 1</a>

                        </li>

                        <li class="nav-item">

                            <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 2</a>

                        </li>

                        <li class="nav-item">

                            <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 3</a>

                        </li>

                    </ul>

                </div>

            </nav>

             <section>

            </section>

            <div class="container-fluid">

            <article class="row">

                <div class="col-12">

                    <h2>TITLE 1</h2>

                    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>

                    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>

                </div>

            </article>

            <article class="row">

                <div class="col-12">

                    <h2>TITLE 2</h2>

                    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>

                    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>

                </div>

            </article>

            </div>

 

            <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.js" integrity="sha256-2Kok7MbOyxpgUVvAk/HJ2jigOSYS2auK4Pfzbm7uH60=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

            <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-B0UglyR+jN6CkvvICOB2joaf5I4l3gm9GU6Hc1og6Ls7i6U/mkkaduKaBhlAXv9k" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

            <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-zDnhMsjVZfS3hiP7oCBRmfjkQC4fzxVxFhBx8Hkz2aZX8gEvA/jsP3eXRCvzTofP" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

            <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js"></script>

        </body>

</html>

Did you mean something like this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="es">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>site</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0">
<link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-GJzZqFGwb1QTTN6wy59ffF1BuGJpLSa9DkKMp0DgiMDm4iYMj70gZWKYbI706tWS" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<style>
.wrap{
	display:flex;
	flex-direction:column;
	min-height:100vh;
}
section.full-page {
	background: url('https://picsum.photos/1920/1080/?random') no-repeat 50% 50%;
	background-size: cover;
	flex:1 0 0;
}
article {
	min-height: 350px;
}
.nav {
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 0;
	background: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.15);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap">
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg fixed-top nav" id="myNavbar"> <a href="#" class="navbar-brand">Menu</a>
  <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-controls="navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Menu de Navegacion"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"> <i class="fa fa-navicon"></i> </span> </button>
  <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar">
    <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
      <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 1</a> </li>
      <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 2</a> </li>
      <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 3</a> </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</nav>
<section class="full-page"> </section>
</div>


<div class="container-fluid">
  <article class="row">
    <div class="col-12">
      <h2>TITLE 1</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
    </div>
  </article>
  <article class="row">
    <div class="col-12">
      <h2>TITLE 2</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
    </div>
  </article>
</div>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.js" integrity="sha256-2Kok7MbOyxpgUVvAk/HJ2jigOSYS2auK4Pfzbm7uH60=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> 
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-B0UglyR+jN6CkvvICOB2joaf5I4l3gm9GU6Hc1og6Ls7i6U/mkkaduKaBhlAXv9k" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> 
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-zDnhMsjVZfS3hiP7oCBRmfjkQC4fzxVxFhBx8Hkz2aZX8gEvA/jsP3eXRCvzTofP" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> 
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Or perhaps with the pseudo parallax effect:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="es">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>site</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0">
<link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-GJzZqFGwb1QTTN6wy59ffF1BuGJpLSa9DkKMp0DgiMDm4iYMj70gZWKYbI706tWS" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<style>
.wrap {
	display:flex;
	flex-direction:column;
	min-height:100vh;
}
body:after {
	content:"";
	position:fixed;
	left:0;
	top:0;
	right:0;
	bottom:0;
	z-index:-1;
	background: url('https://picsum.photos/1920/1080/?random') no-repeat 50% 50%;
	background-size: cover;
}
section.full-page {
	flex:1 0 0;
}
.wrap2 {
	background:#fff;
}
article {
	min-height: 350px;
}
.nav {
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 0;
	background: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.15);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap">
  <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg fixed-top nav" id="myNavbar"> <a href="#" class="navbar-brand">Menu</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-controls="navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Menu de Navegacion"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"> <i class="fa fa-navicon"></i> </span> </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar">
      <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
        <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 1</a> </li>
        <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 2</a> </li>
        <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link">TITLE 3</a> </li>
      </ul>
    </div>
  </nav>
  <section class="full-page"> </section>
</div>
<div class="wrap wrap2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <article class="row">
      <div class="col-12">
        <h2>TITLE 1</h2>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
      </div>
    </article>
    <article class="row">
      <div class="col-12">
        <h2>TITLE 2</h2>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
      </div>
    </article>
  </div>
</div>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.js" integrity="sha256-2Kok7MbOyxpgUVvAk/HJ2jigOSYS2auK4Pfzbm7uH60=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> 
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-B0UglyR+jN6CkvvICOB2joaf5I4l3gm9GU6Hc1og6Ls7i6U/mkkaduKaBhlAXv9k" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> 
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-zDnhMsjVZfS3hiP7oCBRmfjkQC4fzxVxFhBx8Hkz2aZX8gEvA/jsP3eXRCvzTofP" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> 
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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Percentage heights can be a tricky thing, for them to work the parent element must have its height set so there is a reference figure to calculate the percentage. Otherwise it is 100% of an undefined height.
An easy fix in this case is to use the vh unit.

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PaulOB this is just what I wanted. Thanks!

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