fieldlines(1)

fieldlines1

Simulation of the electric field lines between charged particles.

Usage

fieldlines [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--ions/-i number] [--stepsize/-s number] [--maxsteps/-m number] [--width/-w number] [--speed/-S number] [--constwidth/-c] [--no-constwidth/-C] [--electric/-e] [--no-electric/-E]

Overview

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This is a simulation of the electric field lines between charged particles. Physics never looked so good."

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

--ions number

Number of ions. 1 - 100. Default: 4

--stepsize number

Step length along lines. 1 - 100. Default: 15

--maxsteps number

Max number of steps. 1 - 1000. Default: 100

--width number

Line width. 1 - 100. Default: 30

--speed number

Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10

--constwidth

Constant line width. Default: False

--electric

Electric. Default: False

Environment

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 3.1–5.0
  2. 6.0–12

--dpms since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); --vsync since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).

--nice until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).

Author

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <[email protected]>

From rss-glx 0.9.1-6.4~deb12u1 in Debian 12 (Bookworm). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.