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NAME

6       solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.
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SYNOPSIS

9       solarwinds   [--root/-r]   [--maxfps/-x   number]  [--vsync/-y  number]
10       [--dpms/-M number] [--preset/-R number]  [--winds/-w  number]  [--emit‐
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12       [--size/-s number] [--windspeed/-W number]  [--emitterspeed/-E  number]
13       [--particlespeed/-P number] [--blur/-b number]
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DESCRIPTION

16       From  Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This is a very mesmerizing
17       particle effects saver. Tweak the settings a  little  and  you'll  find
18       that  you  can achieve an amazing number of different patterns. You can
19       also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect."
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21       Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.
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OPTIONS

24       --root  Draw on the root window.
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26       --maxfps number
27               Set maximum frame rate.
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29       --vsync number
30               Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes.   0  -
31               100.  Default: 1
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34               Stop  rendering  new  frames  if the display is not on.  0 - 1.
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37       --preset number
38               1 - Regular (--regular)
39               2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings)
40               3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies)
41               4 - Space Fur (--spacefur)
42               5 - Jiggly (--jiggy)
43               6 - Undertow (--undertow)
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45               Presets that override all options that come before  it  on  the
46               command line.  1 - 6.  Default: 1
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48       --winds number
49               Winds.  1 - 10.  Default: 1
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51       --emitters number
52               Emitters per wind.  1 - 1000.  Default: 30
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54       --particles number
55               Particles per wind.  0 - 10000.  Default: 2000
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57       --geometry number
58               0 - Lights (--lights)
59               1 - Points (--points)
60               2 - Lines (--lines)
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62               Type of geometry.  0 - 2.  Default: 0
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65               Particle Size.  1 - 100.  Default: 50
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68               Wind Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 20
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70       --emitterspeed number
71               Emitter Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 15
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74               Particle Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 10
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77               Motion Blur.  0 - 100.  Default: 40
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ENVIRONMENT

80       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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SEE ALSO

83       X(1),
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86       Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.
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88       Solarwinds  is  free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
89       under the terms of the GNU General Public License  version  2  as  pub‐
90       lished by the Free Software Foundation.
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92       Solarwinds is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITH‐
93       OUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of  MERCHANTABILITY
94       or  FITNESS  FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PURPOSE.   See  the GNU General Public
95       License for more details.
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AUTHOR

98       Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>
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