celtic(6)

celtic6

Draws celtic cross-stich patterns

Usage

celtic [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--delay2 number] [--ncolors number] [--graph mode] [--fps]

Overview

The celtic program repeatedly draws random cross-stitch patterns.

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.

--delay number

Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 10000.

--delay2 number

Delay between patterns, in seconds. Default: 5.

--ncolors number

Number of colours to use. Default: 20.

--graph

Whether to render the underlying graph. Default: no.

--fps

Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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

Max Froumentin <[email protected]>

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