---
name: "sundancer2"
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/sundancer2"
---

# sundancer2(1)

rotating stack of quads.

## NAME

sundancer2 - rotating stack of quads.

## SYNOPSIS

**sundancer2** \[--root/-r\] \[--maxfps/-x *number*\] \[--vsync/-y *number*\] \[--dpms/-M *number*\] \[--quad\_count/-q *number*\] \[--speed/-s *number*\] \[--transparency/-t *number*\] \[--foreground/-f *number*\] \[--background/-b *number*\] \[--reverse/-e\] \[--no-reverse/-E\]

## DESCRIPTION

Neat rotation effects from rotation and skewing stack of transparent squares.

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

- **--quad\_count *number***

  Set number of stacked quads.  1 - 300.  Default: 150

- **--speed *number***

  Rotational speed.  1 - 40.  Default: 20

- **--transparency *number***

  Percentage of transparency.  1 - 100.  Default: 75

- **--foreground *number***

  Color for the top of the heap using hex color codes.  000000 - ffffff.  Default: ffff00

- **--background *number***

  Color for the bottom of the heap using hex color codes.  000000 - ffffff.  Default: ff0000

- **--reverse**

  Reverse rotation occasionally.  Default: False

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1),

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Dirk Songuer and Tugrul Galatali.

Sundancer2 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.

Sundancer2 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

Dirk Songuer \<delax@sundancerinc.de\> and Tugrul Galatali \<tugrul@galatali.com\>