---
name: "acidwarp"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "acidwarp"
version: "1.0-5"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/acidwarp"
---

# acidwarp(6)

eye-candy for the LINUX-Console

## NAME

acidwarp - eye-candy for the LINUX-Console

## SYNOPSIS

**acidwarp** \[ **options** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**acidwarp** is an eye-candy program that runs on the LINUX-Console. To access the VGA-modes,  **acidwarp** uses SVGAlib. Because the SVGALIB needs read and write permissions to /dev/mem (that should be only read- and writeable by root for security reasons),  **acidwarp** must be run setuid root. If not,  **acidwarp** can not get the required I/O-Permissions!

## COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS

No options are necessary. Just type  **acidwarp** and watch the show. However, you can give the following arguments at the command-line:

- **-d --delay seconds**

  Specifies the number of seconds to delay each picture.  Defaults to 20.

- **-h --help**

  Prints a help screen.

- **-n --nologo**

  Tells acidwarp not to display the logo at starup.

- **-r --resolution res**

  Specifies the resolution at which **acidwarp** should run.  This option should be followed by a number, either 1, 2 or 3,  indicating what resolution to use. 1 indicates 640x480, 2 indicates 800x600, and 3 indicates 1024x768.  **NOTE: it can take a while to generate an image at higher resolutions, especially on slower machines.**

- **-s --speed microseconds**

  Specifies the speed of the palette rotation. Defaults to 25000.

- **-w --warper**

  Prints a text file explaining how to build "The Warper".

## AUTHORS

The authors of the MS-DOS version of  **acidwarp** are Noah Spurrier (noah@noah.org) and Mark Bilk.

The Linux port was done by Steven Wills (willssl@jmu.edu).

This man page was written by Michael Sterrett (msterret@css.tayloru.edu).

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Noah Spurrier and Mark Bilk.

**acidwarp** is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.