DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
ant6x
Cellular automaton.
Usage
ant [-display
host:display.screen]
[-visual
visual]
[-window]
[-install]
[-noinstall]
[-root]
[-eyes]
[-no-eyes]
[-truchet]
[-no-truchet]
[-sharpturn]
[-no-sharpturn]
[-delay
number]
[-cycles
number]
[-count
number]
[-size
number]
[-neighbors
3]
[-neighbors
4]
[-neighbors
6]
[-neighbors
9]
[-neighbors
12]
[-ncolors
number]
Overview
A cellular automaton that is really a two-dimensional Turing machine: as the heads ("ants") walk along the screen, they change pixel values in their path. Then, as they pass over changed pixels, their behavior is influenced.
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.
-
-sharpturns | -no-sharpturns -
Whether to do sharp turns.
-
-truchet | -no-truchet -
Whether to use truchet lines.
-
-eyes | -no-eyes -
Whether to draw eyes on the ants.
-
-delay number -
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 1000 (0.0001 seconds.).
-
-cycles number -
How long to wait until resetting. 0 - 800000. Default: 40000.
-
-count number -
Ants Count. -20 - 20. Default: -3.
-
-size number -
Ant Size. -18 - 18. Default: -12.
-
-neighbors N -
How many neighbors each cell has. Legal values are 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12.
-
-ncolors number -
Number of colors. Default: 64.
Environment
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XENVIRONMENT -
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.