---
name: "snowflake"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "snowflake"
version: "0.01a-7"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snowflake"
---

# snowflake(1)

manual page for snowflake - 0.01A

## NAME

snowflake - manual page for snowflake - 0.01A

## SYNOPSIS

snowflake - 0.01A usage:

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  snowflake \[ **--switch**=*value* \] ..

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  or

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  snowflake \[ **-s** value \] ..

## DESCRIPTION

Snowflake is an interactive snowflake pattern generator.

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **--help**

  **-h**                          this help message

- **--version**

  **-V**                          show program version

- **--view-geometry**

  **-v**  +x+y                    Control window placement

- **--control-geometry**

  **-c**  +x+y                    View window placement

- **--minimize**

  **-m**                          minimize Control window

- **--size**

  **-z**  32\|64\|128\|256\|512       image Size

- **--symmetry**

  **-y**  vertical\|horizontal     snowflake symmetry

- **--edges**

  **-e**  yes\|gray\|solid gray\|no  enable gray edges

- **--colour\_scheme**

  **-r**  white\|black             snow colour

- **--banding**

  **-b**  2..9                    random banding interval

- **--centre**

  **-t**  0..24                   random centre size

- **--name**

  **-n**  \<any characters\>        name

- **--key**

  **-k**  \<hexadecimal digits\>    key

- **--list**

  **-l**  \<design file\>           saved design file name

- **--speed**

  **-s**  1..120                  generation speed

- **--generation**

  **-g**  ?\|(-n..)+m\|\<n\|\>n        generation operation

- **--loop**

  **-p**  yes\|no                  design file loop

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Ben Armstrong \<synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).