DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
gibson6x
Hacking the gibson screen saver.
Usage
gibson [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--delay
number]
[--speed
number]
[--grid-width
number]
[--grid-depth
number]
[--grid-height
number]
[--grid-spacing
number]
[--columns
number]
[--no-texture]
[--wireframe]
[--fps]
Overview
Hacking the Gibson, as per the 1995 classic film, HACKERS.
"Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate public and privately owned computer systems, infecting them with viruses, and stealing materials for their own ends. These people, they are terrorists."
Options
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--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.
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--window -
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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--root -
Draw on the root window.
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--window-id number -
Draw on the specified window.
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--delay number -
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds).
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--speed number -
Animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
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--grid-width number -
Number of towers across. 1 - 20. Default: 10.
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--grid-depth number -
Number of towers deep. 1 - 20. Default: 10.
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--grid-height number -
Height of the towers. 1 - 20. Default: 7.
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--grid-spacing number -
Space between towers. 1 - 5. Default: 2.0.
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--columns number -
Columns of text on the towers. 1 - 20. Default: 6.
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--texture | --no-texture -
Whether to draw text. Default true.
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--wireframe | --no-wireframe -
Render in wireframe instead of solid.
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--fps | --no-fps -
Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen.
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.
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XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW -
The window ID to use with --root.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 2 times.
--columns since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--grid-depth since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--grid-height since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--grid-spacing since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--grid-width since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-texture since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-wireframe since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--speed since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--texture since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--wireframe since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-columns until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-grid-depth until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-grid-height until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-grid-spacing until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-grid-width until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-texture until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-wireframe until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-speed until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-texture until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-wireframe until Debian 11 (Bullseye).