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swirl(6)		       XScreenSaver manual			swirl(6)

NAME
     swirl - draws swirly color-cycling patterns

SYNOPSIS
     swirl  [--display	host:display.screen]  [--foreground color] [--background
     color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--mono] [--install]  [--vi-
     sual visual] [--ncolors integer] [--delay microseconds] [--count integer]

     [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     The swirl program draws swirly color-cycling patterns.

OPTIONS
     swirl 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.

     --ncolors integer
	     How many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 200.

     --count integer

     --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 re-
	     sources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

     XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
	     The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO
     X(1), xscreensaver(1), xlock(1)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 1994 M. Dobie.

     Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its docu-
     mentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided  that
     the  above  copyright  notice appear in all copies and that both that copy-
     right notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.

AUTHOR
     M.Dobie <mrd@ecs.soton.ac.uk>, 1994.

     Ability to run standalone or with	xscreensaver  added  by  Jamie	Zawinski
     <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-May-97.

X Version 11		       6.15 (30-Mar-2026)			swirl(6)

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