flocks(1)

flocks1

Floating wisps.

Usage

flocks [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--preset/-p number] [--leaders/-l number] [--followers/-f number] [--geometry/-g] [--no-geometry/-G] [--size/-i number] [--complexity/-o number] [--speed/-s number] [--stretch/-S number] [--colorfadespeed/-O number] [--chromatek/-k] [--no-chromatek/-K] [--connections/-c] [--no-connections/-C] [--traillength/-t number] [--blur/-b number]

Overview

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "Here's a 3D variation on a favorite old theme. Try it out with Chromatek's ChromaDepth glasses for a cool 3D effect."

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

--preset number
1 - Regular (--regular)
2 - Trails (--trails)
3 - Blurred Trails (--blurt)
4 - Blurred Connections (--blurc)

Presets that override all options that come before it on the command line. 1 - 4. Default: 1

--leaders number

Number of leaders. 1 - 100. Default: 4

--followers number

Number of followers. 0 - 10000. Default: 400

--geometry

Draw blobs instead of dots. Default: True

--size number

Bug size. 1 - 100. Default: 10

--complexity number

Blob complexity. 1 - 10. Default: 1

--speed number

Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 15

--stretch number

Stretch. 0 - 100. Default: 20

--colorfadespeed number

Color fade speed. 0 - 100. Default: 15

--chromatek

ChromaDepth glasses. Default: False

--connections

Show connections. Default: False

--traillength number

Trail length. 0 - 250. Default: 0

--blur number

Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 0

Environment

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 3.1–5.0
  2. 6.0–12

--dpms since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); --vsync since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).

--nice until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).

Author

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <[email protected]>

From rss-glx 0.9.1-6.4~deb12u1 in Debian 12 (Bookworm). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.