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demon: cellular automaton.

NAME

demon - cellular automaton.

SYNOPSIS

demon [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-count number] [-cycles number] [-delay number] [-ncolors number] [-size number] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

A cellular automaton that starts with a random field, and organizes it into stripes and spirals.

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.

-window

Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.

-root

Draw on the root window.

-count number

States. 0 - 20. Default: 0.

-cycles number

Timeout. 0 - 800000. Default: 1000.

-delay number

Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 50000 (0.05 seconds.).

-ncolors number

Number of Colors. Default: 64.

-size number

Cell Size. -20 - 20. Default: -7.

-fps

Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by David Bagley. 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

David Bagley.