NAME

       pipes - 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)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002 by Marcelo Vianna.  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

       Marcelo Vianna.