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skyrocket(1)

skyrocket1

Fireworks show.

Usage

skyrocket [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--maxrockets/-m number] [--smoke/-s number] [--explosionsmoke/-S number] [--wind/-w number] [--ambient/-a number] [--stardensity/-d number] [--flare/-f number] [--moonglow/-g number] [--volume/-v number] [--moon/-o] [--no-moon/-O] [--clouds/-c] [--no-clouds/-C] [--earth/-e] [--no-earth/-E] [--illumination/-i] [--no-illumination/-I]

Overview

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "The most full-blown fireworks screensaver ever. It has bright lights, smoke trails, clouds that are illuminated by the explosions, sound effects, and plenty of other eye candy. I hope you have a powerful graphics card."

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

--maxrockets number

Maximum number of rockets. 1 - 100. Default: 8

--smoke number

Smoke lifespan (in seconds). 0 - 60. Default: 5

--explosionsmoke number

Amount of smoke in explosions (This will create an insane number of particles). 0 - 100. Default: 0

--wind number

Wind speed. 0 - 100. Default: 20

--ambient number

Ambient light. 0 - 100. Default: 10

--stardensity number

Star density. 0 - 100. Default: 20

--flare number

Lens flare brightness. 0 - 100. Default: 20

--moonglow number

Moon glow brightness. 0 - 100. Default: 20

--volume number

Sound effects volume. 0 - 100. Default: 100

--moon

Show moon. Default: True

--clouds

Show clouds. Default: True

--earth

Show earth. Default: True

--illumination

Show illumination (on clouds and earth). Default: True

Environment

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

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).

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.