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03-03-2011

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ScreenSaver into Background Question

(Keeping in mind I know very little about Unix...)
When I am typing this out (without copy-pasting the whole thing) to get my screensaver onto my background:

/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background

I start something like this:
cd /System/ [Enter]
cd Library/ [Enter]

I go through opening all the files and get stuck trying to open the screensaver into the background. (cd ScreenSaverEngine -background does not work so I assume it's 'open')
open ScreenSaverEngine -background
LSGetApplicationForInfo() failed with error -10814 while trying to determine the application with bundle identifier ackground.

Just hoping somebody can tell me how to run the screensaver into the background without having to copy paste the line. (Although it's faster, I prefer going through the steps myself)

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unicode-screensaver(6x) 				    unicode-screensaver manual					   unicode-screensaver(6x)

NAME

       unicode - displays unicode characters

SYNOPSIS

       unicode [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-fps] [-foreground color] [-background color]

DESCRIPTION

       unicode-screensaver is a simple screensaver application that repeatedly randomly picks an unicode character and displays it in a very large
       font size together with its unicode code point and the character name.

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.

       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

       -background
	       Set the background color (e.g. black, white, green, red). The default is white.

       -foreground
	       Set the font color (e.g. black, white, green, red). The default is black.

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) 2009 by Joachim Breitner.	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

       Joachim Breitner

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