1braid(6x)                     XScreenSaver manual                    braid(6x)
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NAME

6       braid - draws random color-cycling braids around a circle
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SYNOPSIS

9       braid  [-display  host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background
10       color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual]  [-ncolors
11       integer] [-delay microseconds] [-cycles integer] [-count integer]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The braid program draws random color-cycling braids around a circle.
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OPTIONS

19       braid accepts the following options:
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21       -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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23       -root   Draw on the root window.
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25       -mono   If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
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27       -install
28               Install a private colormap for the window.
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31               Specify  which  visual  to use.  Legal values are the name of a
32               visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of  a  specific
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36               How many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 64.  The
37               colors used cycle through the hue, making N  stops  around  the
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ENVIRONMENT

49       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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52               to  get  the  name of a resource file that overrides the global
53               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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SEE ALSO

56       X(1), xscreensaver(1), xlock(1)
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59       Copyright © 1995 by John Neil.
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61       Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software  and  its
62       documentation  for  any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, pro‐
63       vided that the above copyright notice appear in  all  copies  and  that
64       both  that  copyright  notice and this permission notice appear in sup‐
65       porting documentation.
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AUTHOR

68       John Neil <neil@math.idbsu.edu>, 29-Aug-95.
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70       Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie  Zawinski
71       <jwz@jwz.org>, 10-May-97.
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