FLUX(1)

💖 FLUX(1) — really sli...creensavers, general commands manual 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because we're about to talk about flux — and it's literally just flux fields and stuff. that's the whole pitch. 🌀✨

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🎀 NAME 🎀

flux — flux fields and stuff.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

flux [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M
number] [--fluxes/-f number] [--particles/-p number] [--trail/-t number]
[--geometry/-g number] [--size/-s number] [--complexity/-c number]
[--randomize/-R number] [--expansion/-e number] [--rotation/-o number]
[--wind/-w number] [--instability/-i number] [--blur/-b number]
[--preset/-P number]

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so, straight from Terry Walsh over at http://reallyslick.com, and I quote, word for word, no notes:

"This screensaver rocks."

and honestly? she said what she said. 💅

it got ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali. iconic behaviour, we love a port. 🫶

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

every single one of these, bestie. I'm not skipping a single flag, we're doing this properly.

• --root, -r — draws on the root window. main character energy, no window frame, just vibes on your whole desktop.
• --maxfps, -x number — sets the maximum frame rate. yes, you get to cap it. your GPU will thank you. 🙏
• --vsync, -y number — limits redraws to the specified number of vertical refreshes. range is 0 - 100. default is 1.
• --dpms, -M number — stops rendering new frames if the display is not on. range is 0 - 1. default is 1. so like, if your screen dips, flux dips. respectful. 😴
• --fluxes, -f number — number of flux fields. range is 1 - 100. default is 1.
• --particles, -p number — particles per field. range is 1 - 1000. default is 20.
• --trail, -t number — trail length of particles. range is 3 - 10000. default is 40. the way the particles leave a little comet tail behind them… obsessed. ☄️
• --geometry, -g number — type of geometry. range is 0 - 2. default is 2. and the choices are:
  • 0 — Points (--points)
  • 1 — Spheres (--spheres)
  • 2 — Lights (--lights)
• --size, -s number — particle size. range is 1 - 100. default is 15.
• --complexity, -c number — sphere complexity. range is 0 - 100. default is 3.
• --randomize, -R number — frequency of randomization. range is 0 - 100. default is 0.
• --expansion, -e number — expansion rate. range is 0 - 100. default is 40.
• --rotation, -o number — rotation rate. range is 0 - 100. default is 30.
• --wind, -w number — crosswind speed. range is 0 - 100. default is 20.
• --instability, -i number — instability. range is 0 - 100. default is 20.
• --blur, -b number — motion blur. range is 0 - 100. default is 0.
• --preset, -P number — presets that override all options that come before it on the command line. range is 1 - 6. default is 1. and here's the menu, bestie:
  • 1 — Regular (--regular)
  • 2 — Hypnotic (--hypnotic)
  • 3 — Insane (--insane)
  • 4 — Sparklers (--sparklers)
  • 5 — Paradigm (--paradigm)
  • 6 — Fusion (--fusion)

⚠️ fr fr, read this part twice: a preset overrides all options that come before it on the command line. so if you put your little tweaks before --preset, they're getting steamrolled. order matters. 😭

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🌈 ENVIRONMENT 🌈

• DISPLAY — used to get the default host and display number.

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

X(1),

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Flux is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Flux is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>

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and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 this is X Version 11 of the Really Sli...creenSavers(1) manual, so go forth, run flux, and let those fields be fields. mwah. 🎀✨