---
name: "antmaze"
section: "6x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xscreensaver-gl-extra"
version: "6.09+dfsg1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/antmaze/6x"
---

# antmaze(6x)

ant maze walker

## NAME

antmaze - ant maze walker

## SYNOPSIS

**antmaze** \[--display *host:display.screen*\] \[--window\] \[--root\] \[--window-id *number*\]\[--install\] \[--visual *visual*\] \[--delay *microseconds*\] \[--fps\]

## DESCRIPTION

The *antmaze* code displays ants finding their way through a maze.

## OPTIONS

*antmaze* accepts the following options:

- **--window**

  Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

- **--root**

  Draw on the root window.

- **--window-id *number***

  Draw on the specified window.

- **--install**

  Install a private colormap for the window.

- **--visual *visual***

  Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. **--fps** Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

- **XENVIRONMENT**

  to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE\_MANAGER property.

- **XSCREENSAVER\_WINDOW**

  The window ID to use with *--root*.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1), [**xscreensaver**(1)](/xscreensaver/1.md) [**xscreensaver-settings**(1)](/xscreensaver-settings/1.md), **xscreensaver-getimage**(6x)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2005 by Blair Tennessy.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.  No representations are made about the suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

## AUTHOR

Blair Tennessy \<tennessy@cs.ubc.ca\>, 8-May-2005.
