NAME

       cynosure - gentle overlapping squares screen saver.

SYNOPSIS

       cynosure  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--visual  visual]  [--window]  [--root] [--window-id number]
       [--delay number] [--ncolors number] [--iterations number] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

       A hack similar to `greynetic', but less frenetic. The first implementation was by Stephen  Linhart;  then
       Ozymandias  G.  Desiderata  wrote  a  Java applet clone. That clone was discovered by Jamie Zawinski, and
       ported to C for inclusion here.

OPTIONS

       --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.

       --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.

       --delay number
               Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 500000 (0.50 seconds.).

       --ncolors number
               Number of Colors.  Default: 128.

       --iterations number
               Duration.  2 - 200.  Default: 100.

       --fps   Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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

       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002 by Stephen Linhart, Ozymandias G. Desiderata, and 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

       Stephen Linhart, Ozymandias G. Desiderata, and Jamie Zawinski.

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