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[xscreensaver] / hacks / xmatrix.man

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+.de EX         \"Begin example
+.ne 5
+.if n .sp 1
+.if t .sp .5
+.nf
+.in +.5i
+..
+.de EE
+.fi
+.in -.5i
+.if n .sp 1
+.if t .sp .5
+..

 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "30-Oct-99" "X Version 11"
 .SH NAME
 xmatrix - simulates the computer displays from the movie
 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "30-Oct-99" "X Version 11"
 .SH NAME
 xmatrix - simulates the computer displays from the movie


@@ -10,7 +23,9 @@ xmatrix - simulates the computer displays from the movie
 [\-top | \-bottom | \-both]
 [\-small | \-large]
 [\-trace]
 [\-top | \-bottom | \-both]
 [\-small | \-large]
 [\-trace]

+[\-mode \fImode\fP]

 [\-phone \fInumber\fP]
 [\-phone \fInumber\fP]

+[\-fps]

 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fIxmatrix\fP program draws dropping characters similar to what
 is seen on the computer monitors in the Wachowski brothers' film,
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fIxmatrix\fP program draws dropping characters similar to what
 is seen on the computer monitors in the Wachowski brothers' film,


@@ -64,28 +79,49 @@ switch to both-mode.
 These options specify the sizes of the characters.  The default
 is \fB\-large\fP.
 .TP 8
 These options specify the sizes of the characters.  The default
 is \fB\-large\fP.
 .TP 8

-.B \-trace
+.B \-mode trace

 Start off with a representation of a phone number being traced.  
 When the number is finally found, display The Matrix as usual.
 Start off with a representation of a phone number being traced.  
 When the number is finally found, display The Matrix as usual.

+This is the default.

 .TP 8
 .B \-phone\fP \fInumber\fP
 The phone number to trace, if \fB\-trace\fP is specified.
 .TP 8
 .TP 8
 .B \-phone\fP \fInumber\fP
 The phone number to trace, if \fB\-trace\fP is specified.
 .TP 8

-.B \-crack
+.B \-mode crack

 Start off by shutting down the power grid.
 .TP 8
 Start off by shutting down the power grid.
 .TP 8

-.B \-binary\fP
+.B \-mode binary

 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display ones and zeros.
 .TP 8
 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display ones and zeros.
 .TP 8

-.B \-hexadecimal\fP
+.B \-mode hexadecimal

 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal digits.
 .TP 8
 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal digits.
 .TP 8

-.B \-dna\fP
+.B \-mode dna

 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display genetic code
 (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine.)
 .TP 8
 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display genetic code
 (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine.)
 .TP 8

-.B \-knock\-knock\fP
-Produce some messages at random times.
+.B \-mode ascii
+Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display random ASCII characters.
+.TP 8
+.B \-mode pipe
+Instead of displaying random characters, display the output of a subprocess,
+as ASCII.
+.TP 8
+.B \-program \fIsh-command\fP
+The command to run to generate the text to display.  This option may
+be any string acceptable to /bin/sh.  The program will be run at the
+end of a pty or pipe, and any characters that it prints to
+\fIstdout\fP will be placed in the feeders for xmatrix. If the program
+exits, it will be launched again after xmatrix has processed all the
+text it produced.
+
+For example:
+.EX
+xmatrix -program 'echo Hello World'
+xmatrix -ascii -program 'ps -eo comm | rev'
+xmatrix -program 'od -txC -w6 /dev/random'
+xmatrix -program 'cat /dev/random'
+.EE

 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .PP
 .TP 8
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .PP
 .TP 8