NAME

       galaxy - draws spinning galaxies

SYNOPSIS

       galaxy  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window]
       [-root] [-mono] [-install]  [-visual  visual]  [-ncolors  integer]  [-delay  microseconds]
       [-cycles   integer]  [-count  integer]  [-size  integer]  [-tracks]  [-no-tracks]  [-spin]
       [-no-spin]

       [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

       The galaxy program draws spinning galaxies.

OPTIONS

       galaxy accepts the following options:

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

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -mono   If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       -install
               Install a private colormap for the window.

       -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.

       -ncolors integer
               How  many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 64.  The colors used cycle
               through the hue, making N stops around the color wheel.

       -cycles integer

       -count integer

       -size integer

       -tracks

       -no-tracks

       -spin

       -no-spin

       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1), xlock(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1994 by Hubert Feyrer.

       Permission  to  use,  copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for
       any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the  above  copyright  notice
       appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
       in supporting documentation.

AUTHOR

       Original Amiga version by Uli Siegmund <uli@wombat.okapi.sub.org>
        for EGS in Cluster.

       Ported from Cluster/EGS to C/Intuition by Harald Backert.

       Ported  to  X11  and  xlockmore  by  Hubert  Feyrer  <hubert.feyrer@rz.uni-regensburg.de>,
       30-Sep-94.

       Modified by David Bagley <bagleyd@bigfoot.com>, 23-Oct-94.

       Modified by Dave Mitchell <davem@magnet.com>, 7-Apr-97.

       Ability  to  run  standalone  or  with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>,
       10-May-97.