NAME

       xmatrix - simulates the computer displays from the movie

SYNOPSIS

       xmatrix  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--window]  [--root] [--window-id number][--install] [--visual
       visual] [--delay usecs] [--density percentage] [--top | --bottom | --both] [--small | --large]  [--trace]
       [--mode mode] [--phone number] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

       The  xmatrix  program  draws  the  2D "digital rain" effect, as seen on the computer monitors in the 1999
       film, "The Matrix".

       Also see glmatrix(6x) for a 3D rendering of the similar effect that appeared in the title sequence of the
       movie.

OPTIONS

       xmatrix accepts the following options:

       --window
               Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

       --root  Draw on the root window.

       --window-id number
               Draw on the specified window.

       --install
               Install a private colormap for the window.

       --visual visual
               Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a  visual  class,  or  the  id  number
               (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

       --delay usecs
               The delay between steps of the animation, in microseconds: default 10000.

       --density percentage
               The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled with characters at any given time.
               Default 75%.

               When  running  in  a  window,  typing  + will increase the density and typing - will decrease it.
               Typing 0 will momentarily drain the screen.

       --top | --bottom | --both
               If --top is specified, the characters will only drop in from the top of  the  screen  as  sliding
               columns of characters.  If --bottom is specified, then instead of sliding columns, the characters
               will  appear  as  columns that grow downwards and are erased from above.  If --both is specified,
               then a mixture of both styles will be used.  The default is --both.

               When running in a window, typing [ will switch to top-mode, typing ] will switch to  bottom-mode,
               and typing \ will switch to both-mode.

       --small | --large
               These options specify the sizes of the characters.  The default is --large.

       --mode trace
               Start  off  with  a  representation  of  a phone number being traced.  When the number is finally
               found, display The Matrix as usual.  This is the default.

       --phone number
               The phone number to trace, if --trace is specified.

       --mode crack
               Start off by shutting down the power grid.

       --mode binary
               Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display ones and zeros.

       --mode hexadecimal
               Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal digits.

       --mode dna
               Instead of displaying Matrix  glyphs,  display  genetic  code  (guanine,  adenine,  thymine,  and
               cytosine.)

       --mode ascii
               Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display random ASCII characters.

       --mode pipe
               Instead of displaying random characters, display the output of a subprocess, as ASCII.

       --program sh-command
               The  command to run to generate the text to display.  This option may be any string acceptable to
               /bin/sh.  The program will be run at the end of a pty or pipe, and any characters that it  prints
               to  stdout  will  be placed in the feeders for xmatrix. If the program exits, it will be launched
               again after xmatrix has processed all the text it produced.

               For example:

                    xmatrix -program 'echo Hello World'
                    xmatrix -ascii -program 'ps -eo comm | rev'
                    xmatrix -program 'od -txC -w6 /dev/random'
                    xmatrix -program 'cat /dev/random'

ENVIRONMENT

       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
               to get the  name  of  a  resource  file  that  overrides  the  global  resources  stored  in  the
               RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
               The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO

       glmatrix(6x), X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  1999-2018  by  Jamie  Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this
       software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,  provided  that  the  above
       copyright  notice  appear  in  all  copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice
       appear in supporting documentation.  No representations are made about the suitability of  this  software
       for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

       Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 25-Apr-99.

X Version 11                                   6.08 (10-Oct-2023)                                    xmatrix(6x)