DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
pipes6
Fill the screen with a plumbing system.
Usage
pipes [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[-count
0]
[-count
1]
[-cycles
number]
[-size
number]
[-factory
number]
[-delay
number]
[-no-fisheye]
[-tightturns]
[-db]
[-fps]
Overview
If you've ever been in the same room as a Windows NT machine, you've probably seen this GL hack. It fills the screen with a plumbing system.
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.
-
--count 0 -
Curved Pipes.
-
--count 1 -
Ball Joints.
-
--cycles number -
Number of pipe systems to draw at once. Default: 5.
-
--size number -
Length of each pipe system. Default: 500.
-
--factory number -
How much gadgetry to create; Useful range is 0-10. Default: 2.
-
--delay number -
How long (in microseconds) to sleep between frames. Default: 10000.
-
--fisheye | --no-fisheye -
Whether to use a fisheye lens.
-
--tightturns | --no-tightturns -
Whether to allow tight turns.
-
--db | --no-db -
Whether to double-buffer.
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--fps -
Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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
3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.
--count since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--cycles since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--db since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--delay since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--factory since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--fisheye since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--fps since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--no-db since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--no-fisheye since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--no-tightturns since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--root since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--size since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--tightturns since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--visual since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--window since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--window-id since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.
-B until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-C until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-K until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-R until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-c until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-f until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-h until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-p until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-r until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-s until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-t until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-v until Debian 13 (Trixie).