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wormhole(6)		       XScreenSaver manual		     wormhole(6)

NAME
     wormhole - animation of flying through a wormhole

SYNOPSIS
     wormhole	[--display  host:display.screen]  [--window]  [--visual  visual]
     [--root] [--window-id number] [--stars  n]  [--delay  usecs]  [--zspeed  n]
     [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     The  wormhole  program  shows  an animation of flying through a tunnel sur-
     rounded by streaks of light.

OPTIONS
     wormhole 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  Make all the rocks the same color.

     --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.

     --stars integer
	     Number of stars to create every animation loop.

     --zspeed integer
	     Speed light streaks fly by.

     --delay microseconds
	     Number of microseconds to delay between each frame.  Default 10000,
	     meaning about 1/100th second.  Compare and contrast with  --zspeed,
	     above.

     --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)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2004 by Jon Rafkind.  Permission to use, copy,  modify,  dis-
     tribute,  and  sell  this software and its documentation for any purpose is
     hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear
     in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this  permission  no-
     tice appear in supporting documentation.  No representations are made about
     the  suitability  of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is"
     without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR
     Jon Rafkind <jon@rafkind.com>

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

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