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gears(6)		       XScreenSaver manual			gears(6)

NAME
     gears - draw interlocking gears, for xscreensaver.

SYNOPSIS
     gears [--display host:display.screen] [--window] [--root] [--window-id num-
     ber][--install]   [--visual   visual]   [--delay	usecs]	[--speed  float]
     [--no-spin] [--no-wander] [-count integer] [-wireframe] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION
     This draws a set of rotating gears.

OPTIONS
     gears 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.

     --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.

     --delay usecs
	     The delay between frames of the animation,  in  microseconds.   De-
	     fault: 30000 (0.03 seconds.)

     --speed float
	     Larger numbers mean run faster.  Default: 1.0.

     --no-spin
	     Don't rotate the object.

     --no-wander
	     Don't wander the object around the screen.

     --count integer
	     How many gears to draw.  Default: 0 for random.

     --wireframe
	     Render in wireframe instead of solid.

     --fps   Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

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) 2007 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.

     An  earlier version of this program by Brian Paul was written in 1997; this
     version was rewritten from scratch by jwz in 2007.

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

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