---
name: "cyclone"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rss-glx"
version: "0.9.1-6.4~deb12u1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cyclone"
---

# cyclone(1)

tornado screen saver.

## NAME

cyclone - tornado screen saver.

## SYNOPSIS

**cyclone** \[--root/-r\] \[--maxfps/-x *number*\] \[--vsync/-y *number*\] \[--dpms/-M *number*\] \[--cyclones/-c *number*\] \[--particles/-p *number*\] \[--size/-i *number*\] \[--complexity/-C *number*\] \[--speed/-e *number*\] \[--stretch/-s\] \[--no-stretch/-S\] \[--showcurves/-v\] \[--no-showcurves/-V\]

## DESCRIPTION

From Terry Walsh (*http://reallyslick.com*): "This screen saver makes tornadoes on your screen. I wrote it for my storm chasing partner, but you can have it too."

Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

## OPTIONS

- **--root**

  Draw on the root window.

- **--maxfps *number***

  Set maximum frame rate.

- **--vsync *number***

  Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes.  0 - 100.  Default: 1

- **--dpms *number***

  Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on.  0 - 1.  Default: 1

- **--cyclones *number***

  Number of cyclones.  1 - 10.  Default: 1

- **--particles *number***

  Particles per cyclone.  1 - 10000.  Default: 200

- **--size *number***

  Particle size.  1 - 100.  Default: 7

- **--complexity *number***

  Cyclone complexity.  1 - 10.  Default: 3

- **--speed *number***

  Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 10

- **--stretch**

  Stretch.  Default: True

- **--showcurves**

  Show Curves.  Default: False

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1),

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Cyclone is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Cyclone is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

## AUTHOR

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali \<tugrul@galatali.com\>