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NAME

       swirl - draws swirly color-cycling patterns

SYNOPSIS

       swirl  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-mono]
       [-install] [-visual visual] [-ncolors integer] [-delay microseconds] [-count integer]

       [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

       The swirl program draws swirly color-cycling patterns.

OPTIONS

       swirl 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 200.

       -count integer

       -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 © 1994 M. Dobie.

       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

       M.Dobie <mrd@ecs.soton.ac.uk>, 1994.

       Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-May-97.