---
name: "spirographx"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rss-glx"
version: "0.9.1-6.4~deb12u1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/spirographx"
---

# spirographx(1)

animated spirographs

## NAME

spirographx - animated spirographs

## SYNOPSIS

**spirographx** \[--root/-r\] \[--maxfps/-x *number*\] \[--vsync/-y *number*\] \[--dpms/-M *number*\] \[--detail/-d *number*\] \[--interval/-i *number*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Port of SpirographX by Holmes Futrell \<holmes@neatosoftware.com\> (http://homepage.mac.com/solidmag/spiro/).

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

- **--detail *number***

  Number of line segments.  10 - 100.  Default: 45

- **--interval *number***

  Seconds between random settings change.  5 - 120.  Default: 15

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1),

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003 by Holmes Futrell and Tugrul Galatali.

SpirographX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

SpirographX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

## AUTHOR

Holmes Futrell \<holmes@neatosoftware.com\> and Tugrul Galatali \<tugrul@galatali.com\>