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NAME

6       solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.
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SYNOPSIS

9       solarwinds  [--root/-r]  [--maxfps/-x  number] [--nice/-n] [--preset/-R
10       number] [--winds/-w number] [--emitters/-e number] [--particles/-p num‐
11       ber]  [--geometry/-g number] [--size/-s number] [--windspeed/-W number]
12       [--emitterspeed/-E number] [--particlespeed/-P number] [--blur/-b  num‐
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DESCRIPTION

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

25       --root  Draw on the root window.
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27       --maxfps number
28               Set maximum frame rate.
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30       --nice  Idle  between  frames using select(), or, if --maxfps is speci‐
31               fied, idle in the fps limiting delay loop.
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33       --preset number
34               1 - Regular (--regular)
35               2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings)
36               3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies)
37               4 - Space Fur (--spacefur)
38               5 - Jiggly (--jiggy)
39               6 - Undertow (--undertow)
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41               Presets that override all options that come before  it  on  the
42               command line.  1 - 6.  Default: 1
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44       --winds number
45               Winds.  1 - 10.  Default: 1
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47       --emitters number
48               Emitters per wind.  1 - 1000.  Default: 30
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50       --particles number
51               Particles per wind.  0 - 10000.  Default: 2000
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53       --geometry number
54               0 - Lights (--lights)
55               1 - Points (--points)
56               2 - Lines (--lines)
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58               Type of geometry.  0 - 2.  Default: 0
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61               Particle Size.  1 - 100.  Default: 50
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64               Wind Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 20
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67               Emitter Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 15
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70               Particle Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 10
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73               Motion Blur.  0 - 100.  Default: 40
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ENVIRONMENT

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

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

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