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loop(6x)							XScreenSaver manual							  loop(6x)

NAME

       loop - cellular automaton.

SYNOPSIS

       loop  [-display	host:display.screen]  [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-cycles number] [-delay number] [-ncolors number] [-size number]
       [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

       Another cellular automaton.  This one produces loop-shaped colonies that spawn, age, and eventually die.

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.

       -cycles number
	       Timeout.  0 - 8000.  Default: 1600.

       -delay number
	       Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 100000 (0.10 seconds.).

       -ncolors number
	       Number of Colors.  Default: 15.

       -size number
	       Size.  -50 - 50.  Default: -12.

       -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.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 by David Bagley.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur-
       pose  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 pur-
       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

       David Bagley.

X Version 11							5.15 (28-Sep-2011)							  loop(6x)

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