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+.TH XScreenSaver 1 "13-aug-92" "X Version 11"
+.SH NAME
+noseguy - a little guy with a big nose wanders around being witty
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B noseguy
+[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-text-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-text-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-font \fIfont\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mode \fImode\fP] [\-program \fIprogram\fP] [\-filename \file\fP] [\-text \fItext\fP]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+A little man with a big nose and a hat runs around spewing out messages to
+the screen.  This code (and its bitmaps) were extracted from the \fIxnlock\fP
+program.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.I noseguy
+accepts the following options:
+.TP 8
+.B \-window
+Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
+.TP 8
+.B \-root
+Draw on the root window.
+.TP 8
+.B \-font font
+The font used for the messages.
+.TP 8
+.B \-mode program | file | string
+In \fIprogram\fP mode, the messages are gotten by running a program.
+The program used is controlled by the \fI\-program\fP option, and 
+the \fI.program\fP resource.
+
+In \fIfilename\fP mode, the message used is the contents of a file.
+The file used is controlled by the \fI\-file\fP option, and 
+the \fI.filename\fP resource.
+
+In \fIstring\fP mode, the message is whatever was specified on the 
+command line as the \fI\-text\fP option, or in the resource database
+as the \fI.text\fP resource.
+.TP 8
+.B \-program " program"
+If \fImode\fP is \fIprogram\fP (the default), then this program will be
+run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages.  The
+default program is \fI"fortune -s"\fP, but \fIyow\fP is also a good choice.
+.TP 8
+.B \-filename file
+If \fImode\fP is \fIfile\fP, then the contents of this file will be used
+for all messages.
+.TP 8
+.B \-text string
+If \fImode\fP is \fIstring\fP, then this text will be used for all messages.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.PP
+.TP 8
+.B DISPLAY
+to get the default host and display number.
+.TP 8
+.B XENVIRONMENT
+to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
+stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR X (1),
+.BR xscreensaver (1),
+.BR xnlock (1)
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>.
+.SH AUTHOR
+Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>, 1985.
+
+Ability to run standalone or with \fIxscreensaver\fP added by 
+Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>, 13-aug-92.