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xeyes(1)

a follow the mouse X demo

NAME

xeyes - a follow the mouse X demo

SYNOPSIS

xeyes [-option ...]

DESCRIPTION

Xeyes watches what you do and reports to the Boss.

OPTIONS

-fg foreground_color

choose a different color for the pupil of the eyes.

-bg background_color

choose a different color for the background.

-outline outline_color

choose a different color for the outline of the eyes.

-center center_color

choose a different color for the center of the eyes.

-backing WhenMapped | Always | NotUseful

selects an appropriate level of backing store.

-geometry geometry

define the initial window geometry; see X(7).

-display display

specify the display to use; see X(7).

-bd border_color

choose a different color for the window border.

-bw border_width

choose a different width for the window border.

-shape

uses the SHAPE extension to shape the window. This is the default.

+shape

disables use of the SHAPE extension to shape the window.

-render

uses Xrender to draw anti-aliased eyes. This is the default if xeyes has been compiled with Xrender support.

+render

disables Xrender and draws traditional eyes.

-distance

uses an alternative mapping, as if the eyes were set back from the screen, thus following the mouse more precisely.

-biblicallyAccurate

renders the eyes as if they belonged to a biblically accurate angel.

-help

print a usage message and exit.

-version

print the version number and exit.

SEE ALSO

X(7), X Toolkit documentation

AUTHOR

Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
Copied from the NeWS version written (apparently) by Jeremy Huxtable as seen at SIGGRAPH '88

History

-bd since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -bg since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -biblicallyAccurate since Debian 13 (Trixie); -bw since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -center since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -distance since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); -fg since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -help since Debian 13 (Trixie); -outline since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -render since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); -version since Debian 13 (Trixie).