DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
pedal6x
Pretty geometric picture program
Usage
pedal [--display
host:display.screen]
[--foreground
color]
[--background
color]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--delay
seconds]
[-maxlines
number]
[-mono]
[--install]
[--visual
visual]
[--fps]
Overview
The pedal program displays pretty geometric pictures.
Options
pedal accepts the following options:
-
--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.
-
--foreground color -
The color for the foreground. Default is white.
-
--background color -
The color for the background. Default is black.
-
--delay seconds -
The number of seconds to pause between each picture.
-
--maxlines number -
The maximum number of lines in the drawing. Good values are between 20 and 2000. Maximum value is 16K.
To make your X server grunt under load, and to impress your friends, try pedal -mono -delay 0 -maxlines 100.
-
--fps -
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
Environment
-
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.
Releases
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 10 times.
--background since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--foreground since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--maxlines since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-background until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fadedelay until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-foreground until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-maxlines until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-mono until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).