gibson(6x)

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version 6.17 · 10 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 gibson(6x) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to gibson, a lil screen saver from the XScreenSaver manual that is literally just "Hacking the Gibson" and honestly? iconic. it's giving 1995 cinema. it's giving rollerblades and neon. periodt.

✨ NAME ✨

gibson — Hacking the Gibson screen saver. no cap, that's the whole job. 🖥️💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gibson [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--speed number] [--grid-
width number] [--grid-depth number] [--grid-height number] [--grid-
spacing number] [--columns number] [--no-texture] [--wireframe] [--fps]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Hacking the Gibson, exactly as it went down in the 1995 classic film, HACKERS. the whole vibe check is right there. 😭🔥

"Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate public and privately owned computer systems, infecting them with viruses, and stealing materials for their own ends. These people, they are terrorists."

like okay dramatic much, but go off. 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --visual visual — tell it which visual to use. legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of one specific visual. choose wisely bestie 🫶
  • --window — draw on a newly-created window. this one is the default, so it's the main character automatically. ✨
  • --root — draw on the root window instead.
  • --window-id number — draw on the window you point at. your fave, your choice. 💜
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, measured in microseconds. default is 20000 (which is 0.02 seconds, if math isn't your era). ⏱️
  • --speed number — animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast. zoom zoom. 🏎️
  • --grid-width number — number of towers across. range is 1 - 20. default: 10.
  • --grid-depth number — number of towers deep. range is 1 - 20. default: 10.
  • --grid-height number — height of the towers. range is 1 - 20. default: 7.
  • --grid-spacing number — space between towers. range is 1 - 5. default: 2.0.
  • --columns number — columns of text on the towers. range is 1 - 20. default: 6.
  • --texture | --no-texture — whether to draw text. default is true. so yes, the letters are the moment. 📝
  • --wireframe | --no-wireframe — render in wireframe instead of solid. skeleton mode fr fr. 💀
  • --fps | --no-fps — whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen. numbers go brrr. 📊

🌈 ENVIRONMENT 🌈

  • DISPLAY — used to get the default host and display number. 🖥️
  • XENVIRONMENT — used to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. fancy override energy, iykyk.
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — the window ID to use with --root. 💖

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

Copyright © 2020 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.

like, legal said what legal said, and we respect it. 📜✨

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Jamie Zawinski. a legend, honestly. 🫶

and that's the whole page bestie!! written for X Version 11, 6.17-1.fc44, dated 13-Oct-2026. slay, go hack the Gibson, mwah 💅💖🎀

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