vines(1)

vines1

Draws pseudo-fractal geometric patterns

Usage

vines [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-ncolors integer] [-delay microseconds]

Overview

The vines program is yet another geometric pattern generator, this one's claim to fame being a pseudo-fractal looking vine like pattern that creates nifty whorls and loops.

Options

vines accepts the following options:

-window

Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.

-root

Draw on the root 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.

-ncolors integer

How many colors should be used (if possible). Default 200. The colors are chosen randomly.

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.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 2.0
  2. 2.1–3.0

Author

Tracy Camp <[email protected]>, 1997.

Tweaked by David Hansen <[email protected]>, 21-Mar-97.

Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <[email protected]>, 10-May-97.

From xscreensaver 3.34-3 in Debian 3.0 (Woody). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.