pyro(6x)

pyro6x

Simulate fireworks

Usage

pyro [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--count integer] [--frequency integer] [--scatter integer] [--fps]

Overview

The pyro program simulates fireworks, in a way similar to a Macintosh program of the same name.

Options

pyro 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.

--mono

If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

--install

Install a private colormap for the window.

--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.

--count integer

How many particles should be allowed on the screen at once. Default 600.

--frequency integer

How often new missiles should launch. Default 30.

--scatter integer

How many particles should appear when a missile explodes. Default 100. The actual number used is between N and N+(N/2).

--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.

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 10 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0
  4. 6.0
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13

--count since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --frequency since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --install since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --mono since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --root since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --scatter since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --window since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).

-count until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -frequency until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -install until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -mono until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -root until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -scatter until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).

Author

Jamie Zawinski <[email protected]>, 13-aug-92.

From xscreensaver-data-extra 6.09+dfsg1-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.