pipes - Man Page

fill the screen with a plumbing system.

Synopsis

pipes [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [-count 0] [-count 1] [-cycles number] [-size number] [-factory number] [-delay number] [-no-fisheye] [-tightturns] [-db] [-fps]

Description

If you've ever been in the same room as a Windows NT machine, you've probably seen this GL hack.  It fills the screen with a plumbing system.

Options

--visual visual

Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

--window

Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

--root

Draw on the root window.

--window-id number

Draw on the specified window.

--count 0

Curved Pipes.

--count 1

Ball Joints.

--cycles number

Number of pipe systems to draw at once.  Default: 5.

--size number

Length of each pipe system.  Default: 500.

--factory number

How much gadgetry to create; Useful range is 0-10.  Default: 2.

--delay number

How long (in microseconds) to sleep between frames.  Default: 10000.

--fisheye | --no-fisheye

Whether to use a fisheye lens.

--tightturns | --no-tightturns

Whether to allow tight turns.

--db | --no-db

Whether to double-buffer.

--fps

Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

Environment

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

XENVIRONMENT

to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW

The window ID to use with --root.

See Also

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

Author

Marcelo Vianna.

Info

6.09-3.fc42 (23-Sep-2024) X Version 11 XScreenSaver manual