PLASMA(1)

📦 version 0.9.1, in debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💜 plasma — oozing plasma

okay so this is plasma(1), bestie. it's part of the Really Sli...creenSavers collection (yes that's the actual truncated name, it's giving ✨mystery✨), and it lives in the General Commands Manual section. buckle up, we're about to make your screen ooze. 🫠🌈

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

plasma [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M
number] [--zoom/-z number] [--focus/-f number] [--speed/-s number]
[--resolution/-R number]

like, that's the whole vibe check right there. short flags, long flags, numbers. slay. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

direct quote from Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com), and honestly? iconic:

"Probably the second most psychedelic screen saver in existence. Just try to picture all those colors moving around."

the way that he said second most and just moved on 😭 so humble. so real.

it was ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali. give that man a 🎀.

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • --root / -r — draw on the root window. yes, THE root window. main character energy. 👑
  • --maxfps number / -x number — set the maximum frame rate. cap it, bestie.
  • --vsync number / -y number — limit redraws to a specified number of vertical refreshes. range is 0 - 100. default: 1. so if you don't touch it, you're getting one. periodt.
  • --dpms number / -M number — stop rendering new frames if the display is not on. range is 0 - 1. default: 1. it's a yes/no situation, no in-between, no nuance. fr fr.
  • --zoom number / -z number — magnification. range is 1 - 100. default: 10.
  • --focus number / -f number — focus. range is 1 - 100. default: 30.
  • --speed number / -s number — speed. range is 1 - 100. default: 20. zoom zoom. 🦋
  • --resolution number / -R number — resolution. range is 1 - 100. default: 25.
ngl every single one of those has a range and a default and i am NOT skipping any of them because that's how you end up with a plasma that looks wrong. lowkey terrifying.

🌈 ENVIRONMENT 🌈

  • DISPLAY — used to get the default host and display number. if you forget this, it's giving 💀.

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

  • X(1)

(yes that's it, that's the whole list, it ate and left no crumbs ✨)

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Plasma 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.

Plasma 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.

okay so real talk for one sec — that warranty bit is not a joke, bestie. there is literally no warranty. don't come for them if your plasma oozes wrong. 🫶

🌸 AUTHOR 🌸

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

and that's the page!! X Version 11, Really Sli...creenSavers(1), and it's all yours to go make some truly unhinged colors move around. go ooze. 💅✨🔥

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