moire2(6)

moire26

Circular interference patterns.

Usage

moire2 [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--ncolors number] [--thickness number] [--fps]

Overview

Another example of the fun you can have with moire interference patterns; this hack generates fields of concentric circles or ovals, and combines the planes with various operations. The planes are moving independently of one another, causing the interference lines to ``spray.''

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.

--window-id number

Draw on the specified window.

--delay number

Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 50000 (0.05 seconds.).

--ncolors number

Number of Colors. Default: 150.

--thickness number

Thickness of lines, in pixels. Default: 0.

--fps

Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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.

Author

Jamie Zawinski.

From xscreensaver 6.15-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.