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

# highvoltage(6x)

high voltage transmission towers.

## NAME

highvoltage - high voltage transmission towers.

## SYNOPSIS

**highvoltage** \[--display *host:display.screen*\] \[--visual *visual*\] \[--window\] \[--root\] \[--delay *number*\] \[--speed *number*\] \[--spacing *number*\] \[--count *number*\]

## DESCRIPTION

A leisurely flight past some high voltage transmission towers. Smell the ozone!

## OPTIONS

- **--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.

- **--window**

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

- **--root**

  Draw on the root window.

- **--delay *number***

  Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds).

- **--speed *number***

  Animation speed.  2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.

- **--spacing *number***

  Spacing between towers.  2.0 means twice as far, 0.5 means half as far.

- **--count *number***

  Number of towers rendered.  1 - 40.  Default: 7.

## 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)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2024 by Jamie Zawinski.  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

Jamie Zawinski.