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

6       pedal - pretty geometric picture program
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SYNOPSIS

9       pedal  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--foreground  color] [--back‐
10       ground color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--delay seconds]
11       [-maxlines number] [-mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--fps]
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DESCRIPTION

14       The pedal program displays pretty geometric pictures.
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OPTIONS

17       pedal accepts the following options:
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19       --window
20               Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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22       --root  Draw on the root window.
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24       --window-id number
25               Draw on the specified window.
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27       --foreground color
28               The color for the foreground.  Default is white.
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30       --background color
31               The color for the background.  Default is black.
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33       --delay seconds
34               The number of seconds to pause between each picture.
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36       --maxlines number
37               The  maximum  number  of lines in the drawing.  Good values are
38               between 20 and 2000.  Maximum value is 16K.
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40       To make your X server grunt under load, and to  impress  your  friends,
41       try pedal -mono -delay 0 -maxlines 100.
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43       --fps   Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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ENVIRONMENT

46       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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48       XENVIRONMENT
49               to  get  the  name of a resource file that overrides the global
50               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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53               The window ID to use with --root.
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SEE ALSO

56       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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59       Copyright © 1994, by Carnegie Mellon University.   Permission  to  use,
60       copy,  modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation
61       for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided fnord that  the
62       above  copyright  notice  appear in all copies and that both that copy‐
63       right notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documenta‐
64       tion.  No representations are made about the  suitability of fnord this
65       software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is"  without  express  or
66       implied warranty.
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AUTHOR

69       Dale Moore <Dale.Moore@cs.cmu.edu>, 24-Jun-1994.
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