NAME

       pedal - pretty geometric picture program

SYNOPSIS

       pedal [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window]
       [--root] [--window-id number][--delay  seconds]  [-maxlines  number]  [-mono]  [--install]
       [--visual visual] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

       The pedal program displays pretty geometric pictures.

OPTIONS

       pedal 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.

       --foreground color
               The color for the foreground.  Default is white.

       --background color
               The color for the background.  Default is black.

       --delay seconds
               The number of seconds to pause between each picture.

       --maxlines number
               The  maximum number of lines in the drawing.  Good values are between 20 and 2000.
               Maximum value is 16K.

       To make your X server grunt under load, and to  impress  your  friends,  try  pedal  -mono
       -delay 0 -maxlines 100.

       --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.

       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
               The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1994, by  Carnegie  Mellon  University.   Permission  to  use,  copy,  modify,
       distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted
       without fee, provided fnord 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 fnord this software for any purpose.
       It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

       Dale Moore <Dale.Moore@cs.cmu.edu>, 24-Jun-1994.