gibson(6)                     XScreenSaver manual                    gibson(6)

NAME
       gibson - Hacking the Gibson screen saver.

SYNOPSIS
       gibson [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
       [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--speed number]
       [--grid-width number] [--grid-depth number] [--grid-height number]
       [--grid-spacing number] [--columns number] [--no-texture] [--wireframe]
       [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
       Hacking the Gibson, as per the 1995 classic film, HACKERS.

       "Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate public and privately owned
       computer systems, infecting them with viruses, and stealing materials
       for their own ends. These people, they are terrorists."

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: 20000 (0.02
               seconds).

       --speed number
               Animation speed.  2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as
               fast.

       --grid-width number
               Number of towers across.  1 - 20.  Default: 10.

       --grid-depth number
               Number of towers deep.  1 - 20.  Default: 10.

       --grid-height number
               Height of the towers.  1 - 20.  Default: 7.

       --grid-spacing number
               Space between towers.    1 - 5.    Default: 2.0.

       --columns number
               Columns of text on the towers.  1 - 20. Default: 6.

       --texture | --no-texture
               Whether to draw text.  Default true.

       --wireframe | --no-wireframe
               Render in wireframe instead of solid.

       --fps | --no-fps
               Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of
               the screen.

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 (C) 2020 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.

X Version 11                  6.08 (10-Oct-2023)                     gibson(6)