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1.TH XScreenSaver 1 "13-aug-92" "X Version 11"
2.SH NAME
3pyro - simulate fireworks
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5.B pyro
6[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-count \fIinteger\fP] [\-frequency \fIinteger\fP] [\-scatter \fIinteger\fP]
7.SH DESCRIPTION
8The \fIpyro\fP program simulates fireworks, in a way similar to a Macintosh
9program of the same name.
10.SH OPTIONS
11.I pyro
12accepts the following options:
13.TP 8
14.B \-window
15Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
16.TP 8
17.B \-root
18Draw on the root window.
19.TP 8
20.B \-mono
21If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
22.TP 8
23.B \-install
24Install a private colormap for the window.
25.TP 8
26.B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
27Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class,
28or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
29.TP 8
30.B \-count \fIinteger\fP
31How many particles should be allowed on the screen at once.  Default 100.
32.TP 8
33.B \-frequency \fIinteger\fP
34How often new missiles should launch.  Default 30.
35.TP 8
36.B \-scatter \fIinteger\fP
37How many particles should appear when a missile explodes.  Default 20.
38The actual number used is between \fIN\fP and \fIN+(N/2)\fP.
39.SH ENVIRONMENT
40.PP
41.TP 8
42.B DISPLAY
43to get the default host and display number.
44.TP 8
45.B XENVIRONMENT
46to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
47stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
48.SH SEE ALSO
49.BR X (1),
50.BR xscreensaver (1)
51.SH COPYRIGHT
52Copyright \(co 1992 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
53distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is
54hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear
55in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice
56appear in supporting documentation.  No representations are made about the
57suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without
58express or implied warranty.
59.SH AUTHOR
60Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.
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