sierpinski3d(6)

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

💅 sierpinski3d(6) — XScreenSaver manual, bestie 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

  • sierpinski3d — 3D Sierpinski triangle fractal. That's the whole vibe, no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

sierpinski3d [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual]
[--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--speed
number] [--depth number] [--wireframe] [--fps]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so this draws the three-dimensional variant of the recursive Sierpinski triangle fractal, using GL. It's giving fractal main character energy, lowkey. 🦋

💅 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. iykyk.
  • --window — Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default, bestie. 🪟
  • --root — Draw on the root window. Big root energy. 🌱
  • --window-id number — Draw on the specified window. Specificity slay. ✨
  • --delay number — Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds.). Tiny pause, iconic timing. ⏳
  • --speed number — Number of frames before changing shape. Default: 150. Shape-shift era. 🔥
  • --depth number — Max depth to descend. Default: 5. You probably don't have enough memory for 6. Fr fr, that's the warning. 💀
  • --wireframe — Render in wireframe instead of solid. Wireframe realness. 🕸️
  • --fps — Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count. Numbers bestie. 📊

🌈 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.
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW The window ID to use with --root.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

No cap, here's the exact legal tea:

Copyright © 2002 by Tim Robinson and 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.

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Tim Robinson and Jamie Zawinski. Legends, periodt. 💖

Catch u later, bestie — this iconic little page is from X Version 11, release 6.15 (30-Mar-2026), and it's the sierpinski3d(6) manual. 💅✨

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