atlantis(6)

atlantis6

Draw swimming sharks, whales, and dolphins.

Usage

atlantis [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--whalespeed number] [--delay number] [--size number] [--count number] [--no-texture] [--gradient] [--wireframe] [--fps]

Overview

This is xfishtank writ large: a GL animation of a number of sharks, dolphins, and whales. The swimming motions are great.

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.

--whalespeed number

Whale Speed. 0 - 1000. Default: 250.

--cycles number

Shark Speed. Default: 100.

--size number

Shark Proximity. 100 - 10000. Default: 6000.

--count number

Number of Sharks. 0 - 20. Default: 4.

--texture | --no-texture

Whether to show shimmering water.

--gradient

Whether to draw a gradient on the background, making it darker at the bottom.

--wireframe

Render in wireframe instead of solid.

--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.

Author

Mark Kilgard.

From xscreensaver 6.15-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.