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xshadertoy(6)		       XScreenSaver manual		   xshadertoy(6)

NAME
     xshadertoy - screen saver for Shadertoy GLSL programs.

SYNOPSIS
     xshadertoy  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--visual  visual] [--window]
     [--root] [--delay number] [--speed number] [--scale  number]  [--automouse]
     [--automouse-speed   number]   [--program-common  file]  [--program0  file]
     [--program1 file] [--program2 file]  [--program3  file]  [--program4  file]
     [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     Runs arbitrary GLSL programs that use the shadertoy.com API.

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.

     --delay number
	     Per-frame delay, in microseconds.	Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds).

     --speed number
	     Animation speed.  2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.

     --scale number
	     Frame buffer resolution.  0.5 means halve the resolution for better
	     performance but lower quality output.  Default 1.0, full quality.

     --program0 file

     --program1 file

     --program2 file

     --program3 file

     --program4 file
	     GLSL code, each as an input to the previous.

     --program-common file
	     GLSL code to prepend to each program.

     --automouse | --no-automouse
	     Whether  to pretend to drag the mouse around sinusoidally.  Default
	     false.

     --automouse-speed ratio
	     How fast. Default 1.0.

     --fps | --no-fps
	     Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the  bottom  of  the
	     screen.

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), https://www.shadertoy.com/

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2025 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission	to  use,  copy,  modify,
     distribute, 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
     Jamie Zawinski.

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

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