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pipes(6x)

fill the screen with a plumbing system.

NAME

pipes - fill the screen with a plumbing system.

SYNOPSIS

pipes [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [-count 0] [-count 1] [-cycles number] [-size number] [-factory number] [-delay number] [-no-fisheye] [-tightturns] [-db] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

If you've ever been in the same room as a Windows NT machine, you've probably seen this GL hack. It fills the screen with a plumbing system.

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.

--count 0

Curved Pipes.

--count 1

Ball Joints.

--cycles number

Number of pipe systems to draw at once. Default: 5.

--size number

Length of each pipe system. Default: 500.

--factory number

How much gadgetry to create; Useful range is 0-10. Default: 2.

--delay number

How long (in microseconds) to sleep between frames. Default: 10000.

--fisheye | --no-fisheye

Whether to use a fisheye lens.

--tightturns | --no-tightturns

Whether to allow tight turns.

--db | --no-db

Whether to double-buffer.

--fps

Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

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)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Marcelo Vianna. 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

Marcelo Vianna.

History

--count since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --cycles since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --db since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --factory since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --fisheye since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --no-db since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --no-fisheye since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --no-tightturns since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --root since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --size since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --tightturns since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --window since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).

-count until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -cycles until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -db until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -factory until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -fisheye until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -no-db until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -no-fisheye until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -no-fps until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -no-tightturns until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -root until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -size until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -tightturns until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).