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NAME
       moebiusgears - draw a moebius strip of interlocking gears.

SYNOPSIS
       moebiusgears  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-window]  [-root] [-in-
       stall]  [-visual  visual]  [-delay  usecs]  [-speed  float]  [-no-spin]
       [-no-wander]  [-no-roll] [-count integer] [-teeth integer] [-wireframe]
       [-fps]

DESCRIPTION
       The moebiusgears program draws a closed, interlinked chain of  rotating
       gears. The layout of the gears follows the path of a moebius strip.

OPTIONS
       moebiusgears accepts the following options:

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

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -install
               Install a private colormap for the window.

       -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.

       -delay usecs
               The  delay  between  frames  of the animation, in microseconds.
               Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.)

       -speed float
               Larger numbers mean run faster.  Default: 1.0.

       -no-spin
               Don't rotate the object.

       -no-wander
               Don't wander the object around the screen.

       -no-roll
               Don't slowly roll the moebius strip inside out.

       -count integer
               How many gears to draw.  Default: 17.  Minimum 11, must be odd.

       -teeth integer
               How many teeth to draw on each draw.  Default: 15.  Minimum  7,
               must be odd.

       -wireframe
               Render in wireframe instead of solid.

       -fps    Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

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.

SEE ALSO
       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2007 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use,  copy,  modify,
       distribute,  and  sell this software and its documentation for any pur-
       pose 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  repre-
       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur-
       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR
       Jamie Zawinski.

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