1demon(6x) XScreenSaver manual demon(6x)
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6 demon - cellular automaton.
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9 demon [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
10 [--root] [--window-id number] [--count number] [--cycles number] [--de‐
11 lay number] [--ncolors number] [--size number] [--fps]
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14 A cellular automaton that starts with a random field, and organizes it
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18 --visual visual
19 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
20 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
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23 --window
24 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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26 --root Draw on the root window.
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28 --window-id number
29 Draw on the specified window.
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31 --count number
32 States. 0 - 20. Default: 0.
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35 Timeout. 0 - 800000. Default: 1000.
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38 Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 50000 (0.05 sec‐
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42 Number of Colors. Default: 64.
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45 Cell Size. -20 - 20. Default: -7.
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47 --fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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50 DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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53 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
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57 The window ID to use with --root.
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63 Copyright © 2002 by David Bagley. Permission to use, copy, modify,
64 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
65 pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
66 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
67 this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No repre‐
68 sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
69 pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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72 David Bagley.
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