.TH galaxy 6 "6.09 (07-Jun-2024)" "X Version 11" "XScreenSaver manual"
.SH NAME
galaxy \- draws spinning galaxies
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B galaxy
[\-\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-\-foreground \fIcolor\fP]
[\-\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-\-window] [\-\-root]
[\-\-window\-id \fInumber\fP][\-\-mono] [\-\-install] [\-\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-\-ncolors \fIinteger\fP] [\-\-delay \fImicroseconds\fP] [\-\-cycles \fIinteger\fP] [\-\-count \fIinteger\fP] [\-\-size \fIinteger\fP] [\-\-tracks] [\-\-no\-tracks] [\-\-spin] [\-\-no\-spin]

[\-\-fps]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIgalaxy\fP program draws spinning galaxies.
.SH OPTIONS
.I galaxy
accepts the following options:
.TP 8
.B \-\-window
Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
.TP 8
.B \-\-root
Draw on the root window.
.TP 8
.B \-\-window\-id \fInumber\fP
Draw on the specified window.
.TP 8
.B \-\-mono 
If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
.TP 8
.B \-\-install
Install a private colormap for the window.
.TP 8
.B \-\-visual \fIvisual\fP
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.
.TP 8
.B \-\-ncolors \fIinteger\fP
How many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 64.
The colors used cycle through the hue, making N stops around
the color wheel.
.TP 8
.B \-\-cycles \fIinteger\fP
.TP 8
.B \-\-count \fIinteger\fP
.TP 8
.B \-\-size \fIinteger\fP
.TP 8
.B \-\-tracks
.TP 8
.B \-\-no\-tracks
.TP 8
.B \-\-spin
.TP 8
.B \-\-no\-spin
.TP 8
.B \-\-fps
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
.TP 8
.B DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
.TP 8
.B XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
.TP 8
.B XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
The window ID to use with \fI\-\-root\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR X (1),
.BR xscreensaver (1),
.BR xlock (1)
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1994 by Hubert Feyrer.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation. 
.SH AUTHOR
Original Amiga version by Uli Siegmund <uli@wombat.okapi.sub.org>
 for EGS in Cluster.

Ported from Cluster/EGS to C/Intuition by Harald Backert.

Ported to X11 and xlockmore by 
Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@rz.uni-regensburg.de>, 30-Sep-94.

Modified by David Bagley <bagleyd@bigfoot.com>, 23-Oct-94.

Modified by Dave Mitchell <davem@magnet.com>, 7-Apr-97.

Ability to run standalone or with \fIxscreensaver\fP added by 
Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 10-May-97.