DISPLAY
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cyclone1
Tornado screen saver.
Usage
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]
Overview
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
History
- Debian 12 (Bookworm) to Debian 6.0 (Squeeze): the text shown here
- Debian 5.0 (Lenny) to Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
--dpms since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--vsync since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).
--nice until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).