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NAME

       solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.

SYNOPSIS

       solarwinds  [--root/-r]  [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--preset/-R number]
       [--winds/-w number] [--emitters/-e number]  [--particles/-p  number]  [--geometry/-g  number]  [--size/-s
       number] [--windspeed/-W number] [--emitterspeed/-E number] [--particlespeed/-P number] [--blur/-b number]

DESCRIPTION

       From  Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This is a very mesmerizing particle effects saver. Tweak the
       settings a little and you'll find that you can achieve an amazing number of different patterns.  You  can
       also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect."

       Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

OPTIONS

       --root  Draw on the root window.

       --maxfps number
               Set maximum frame rate.

       --vsync number
               Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes.  0 - 100.  Default: 1

       --dpms number
               Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on.  0 - 1.  Default: 1

       --preset number
               1 - Regular (--regular)
               2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings)
               3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies)
               4 - Space Fur (--spacefur)
               5 - Jiggly (--jiggy)
               6 - Undertow (--undertow)

               Presets that override all options that come before it on the command line.  1 - 6.  Default: 1

       --winds number
               Winds.  1 - 10.  Default: 1

       --emitters number
               Emitters per wind.  1 - 1000.  Default: 30

       --particles number
               Particles per wind.  0 - 10000.  Default: 2000

       --geometry number
               0 - Lights (--lights)
               1 - Points (--points)
               2 - Lines (--lines)

               Type of geometry.  0 - 2.  Default: 0

       --size number
               Particle Size.  1 - 100.  Default: 50

       --windspeed number
               Wind Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 20

       --emitterspeed number
               Emitter Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 15

       --particlespeed number
               Particle Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 10

       --blur number
               Motion Blur.  0 - 100.  Default: 40

ENVIRONMENT

       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

SEE ALSO

       X(1),

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

       Solarwinds  is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
       Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

       Solarwinds is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even  the
       implied  warranty  of  MERCHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

AUTHOR

       Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>