sierpinski(6)                 XScreenSaver manual                sierpinski(6)

NAME
       sierpinski - draws Sierpinski triangle fractals

SYNOPSIS
       sierpinski [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color]
       [--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--mono]
       [--install] [--visual visual] [--ncolors integer] [--delay
       microseconds] [--cycles integer] [--count integer]

       [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
       The sierpinski program draws Sierpinski triangle fractals.

OPTIONS
       sierpinski 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.

       --mono  If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       --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.

       --ncolors integer
               How many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 64.  The
               colors are chosen randomly.

       --cycles integer


       --count integer


       --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), xlock(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1996 by Desmond Daignault.

       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.

AUTHOR
       Desmond Daignault <tekdd@dtol.datatimes.com>, 05-Sep-96.  (Original
       xlock version was called tri.c.)

       Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski
       <jwz@jwz.org>, 10-May-97.  (Renamed to sierpinski.)

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