deluxe(6)

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version 6.15 · 2 versions
, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable

💫 deluxe — like, the XScreenSaver manual page, but make it cute 💫

okay so first things first, bestie: this is deluxe(6) from the XScreenSaver manual, and it's genuinely one of the prettiest little screensavers out there. grab a snack, we're getting into it 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

deluxe — a pulsing sequence of stars, circles, and lines. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🌟💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

deluxe [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
       [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--thickness number]
       [--count number] [--ncolors number] [--transparent] [--no-db] [--fps]

literally just the whole flag buffet, no cap 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so what does it do. it draws a pulsing sequence of stars, circles, and lines. that's the entire plot and honestly it eats every time ✨🔥

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --visual visual — tells it which visual to use, bestie. the legal values are either the name of a visual class, or the id number of a specific visual — and the id can be in decimal or hex, so go off 👑
  • --window — draw on a newly-created window. this is the default, so if you do nothing, this is what you get 💖
  • --root — draw on the root window instead. main character energy, covering your whole screen 😌
  • --window-id number — draw on the window you specify. you point, it draws 🫵
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, measured in microseconds. default: 5000 (that's 0.01 seconds, for the people keeping score ⏱️)
  • --thickness number — thickness of lines. default: 50. chunky. iconic. 💅
  • --count number — number of objects. default: 5. five little guys doing their thing 🌈
  • --ncolors number — number of colors. default: 20. so many colors, obsessed 🎨
  • --transparent | --no-transparent — whether to use transparency. yes or no, pick your fighter 🧚
  • --db | --no-db — whether to double buffer. again: yes or no 🦋
  • --fps — display the current frame rate and CPU load. ngl this is the nosiest flag and i love it 😭📊

💜 ENVIRONMENT 💜

  • DISPLAY — used to get the default host and display number. the classic ✨
  • XENVIRONMENT — used to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. iykyk 🗂️
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — the window ID to use with --root. lowkey important 🪟

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

X(1), xscreensaver(1) — go read those next, bestie, they're the whole ecosystem 🫶

Copyright © 2002 by Jamie Zawinski.

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.

that's the whole license, verbatim, no shortcuts taken — read it, it matters 💖

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

Jamie Zawinski. a legend, fr fr 👑

okay that's the whole page!! and just so you have the receipts, this is from X Version 11, version 6.15 (30-Mar-2026), and the page itself is deluxe(6) — mwah, go make your screen pretty 💋✨🎀

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