NAME

       gears - draw interlocking gears, for xscreensaver.

SYNOPSIS

       gears  [--display host:display.screen] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--install]
       [--visual visual]  [--delay  usecs]  [--speed  float]  [--no-spin]  [--no-wander]  [-count
       integer] [-wireframe] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

       This draws a set of rotating gears.

OPTIONS

       gears accepts the following options:

       --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.

       --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.

       --delay usecs
               The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds.  Default: 30000  (0.03
               seconds.)

       --speed float
               Larger numbers mean run faster.  Default: 1.0.

       --no-spin
               Don't rotate the object.

       --no-wander
               Don't wander the object around the screen.

       --count integer
               How many gears to draw.  Default: 0 for random.

       --wireframe
               Render in wireframe instead of solid.

       --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)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell
       this  software  and  its  documentation  for  any  purpose  is hereby granted without fee,
       provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
       notice  and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.  No representations
       are made about the suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided  "as  is"
       without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

       Jamie Zawinski.

       An  earlier  version  of  this program by Brian Paul was written in 1997; this version was
       rewritten from scratch by jwz in 2007.