flux (1)

flux [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--fluxes/-f number] [--particles/-p number] [--trail/-t number] [--geometry/-g number] [--size/-s number] [--complexity/-c number] [--randomize/-R number] [--expansion/-e number] [--rotation/-o number] [--wind/-w number] [--instability/-i number] [--blur/-b number] [--preset/-P number]

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This screensaver rocks."

Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

--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

--fluxes number

Number of flux fields. 1 - 100. Default: 1

--particles number

Particles per field. 1 - 1000. Default: 20

--trail number

Trail length of particles. 3 - 10000. Default: 40

--geometry number

0 - Points (--points)
1 - Spheres (--spheres)
2 - Lights (--lights)

Type of geometry. 0 - 2. Default: 2

--size number

Particle Size. 1 - 100. Default: 15

--complexity number

Sphere Complexity. 0 - 100. Default: 3

--randomize number

Frequency of randomization. 0 - 100. Default: 0

--expansion number

Expansion rate. 0 - 100. Default: 40

--rotation number

Rotation rate. 0 - 100. Default: 30

--wind number

Crosswind speed. 0 - 100. Default: 20

--instability number

Instability. 0 - 100. Default: 20

--blur number

Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 0

--preset number

1 - Regular (--regular) 2 - Hypnotic (--hypnotic) 3 - Insane (--insane) 4 - Sparklers (--sparklers) 5 - Paradigm (--paradigm) 6 - Fusion (--fusion)

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

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

X(1),

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Flux 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.

Flux 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.

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <[email protected]>