greynetic(6x)

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version 6.09 · 10 versions
, in debian trixie, opensuse-leap 16.0

✨ greynetic(6x) ✨

okay so bestie, let me tell you about greynetic — it's this iconic little program from the XScreenSaver manual and it literally just... draws random rectangles?? no cap, that's the whole vibe. it's giving "chaos but make it aesthetic" 💅 and honestly? we're obsessed. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

greynetic [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color]
[--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--mono]
[--install] [--visual visual] [--delay usecs] [--fps]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so like... the greynetic program draws random rectangles. that's it. that's the whole thing. bestie it's stippled/color rectangles and they're RANDOM and it's lowkey mesmerizing fr fr. ✨🦋

🌈 OPTIONS 🌈

greynetic accepts the following options (and yes, we're gonna go through all of them, no skipping 💀):

  • --window — draw on a newly-created window. this is the default, so like... if you don't pick anything, this is what you get. main character energy 👑
  • --root — draw on the root window. periodt.
  • --window-id number — draw on the specific window you point at. iykyk 🫶
  • --mono — if you're on a color display, just pretend we're on a monochrome display. delulu is the solulu bestie 🙈
  • --install — install a private colormap for the window. fancy ✨
  • --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. choose wisely 💅
  • --delay microseconds — slow it down. sometimes you just need to chill 😌🌸
  • --fps — display the current frame rate and CPU load. data girlies rise 🍓

🧚 ENVIRONMENT 🧚

  • DISPLAY — to get the default host and display number. iconic.
  • XENVIRONMENT — to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. big words but slay 💜
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — the window ID to use with --root. noted bestie ⭐

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

X(1), xscreensaver(1) — go read those too, bestie. do it for the plot 📚

Copyright © 1992 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.

okay so basically: use it, love it, just keep the copyright notice and don't come for anyone if it breaks. it's "as is," no promises. we don't gatekeep legal text 💅

🦋 AUTHOR 🦋

Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.

and that's the whole page bestie!! this was greynetic(6x) from X Version 11, version 6.09, dated 07-Jun-2024. so iconic, so legendary, we love to see it. now go draw some rectangles 🎀✨🔥💖

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