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pyro(6) 		       XScreenSaver manual			 pyro(6)

NAME
     pyro - simulate fireworks

SYNOPSIS
     pyro  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--foreground  color] [--background
     color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--mono] [--install]  [--vi-
     sual  visual]  [--count  integer] [--frequency integer] [--scatter integer]
     [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     The pyro program simulates fireworks, in a way similar to a Macintosh  pro-
     gram of the same name.

OPTIONS
     pyro 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.

     --count integer
	     How  many	particles  should be allowed on the screen at once.  De-
	     fault 600.

     --frequency integer
	     How often new missiles should launch.  Default 30.

     --scatter integer
	     How many particles should appear when a missile explodes.	 Default
	     100.  The actual number used is between N and N+(N/2).

     --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) 1992 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 <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.

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

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