1XCURSORGEN(1) General Commands Manual XCURSORGEN(1)
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6 xcursorgen - create an X cursor file from a collection of PNG images
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9 xcursorgen [ -V ] [ --version ] [ -? ] [ --help ] [ -p dir ] [ --prefix
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13 Xcursorgen reads the config-file to find the list of cursor images
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18 Each line in the config file is of the form:
19 <size> <xhot> <yhot> <filename> <ms-delay>
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21 Multiple images with the same <size> are used to create animated cur‐
22 sors, the <ms-delay> value on each line indicates how long each image
23 should be displayed before switching to the next. <ms-delay> can be
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26 If config-file is not specified, or is specified as "-", standard input
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31 -V, --version
32 Display the version number and exit.
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34 -?, --help
35 Display the usage message and exit.
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37 -p dir, --prefix dir
38 Find cursor images in the directory specified by dir. If not
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