pipesX.sh

Animated pipes terminal screensaver at an angle.

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Contents

How this started

In 2013, I modified the pipes.sh and it inspired me to create this version, that is piping at an angle.

Installation

If you want to install, you can run:

$ make install

By default, it installs to /usr/local; for user home, you can run:

$ make PREFIX=$HOME/.local install

Or any PREFIX you prefer.

The Makefile also provides uninstall target.

Options

`-n [1-]`

Number of pipes (Default: 1).

`-t [#]`

Types of pipes, can be used more than once (Default: 0).

`-t #`	Charaters
`-t 0`	`╱╲`
`-t 1`	`/\`

`-i [float]`

Piping interval or maze generation interval. (Default: 0.05)

`-f [20-100]`

Framerate (Default: 75)

`-P [0-100]`

Probability of a turning pipe or of in maze generation. (Default: 25)

`-r LIMIT`

Reset after x characters, 0 if no limit (Default: depending on screen size)

`-R`

Random starting point.

`-C`

No color.

`-X`

Maze generation.

`-h`

Help message.

`-v`

Print version number.

Controls

Press any key to exit, except in Bash < 4, Control + C to exit.

Copyright

pipesX.sh is licensed under the MIT License:

Copyright (C) 2013, 2014 by Yu-Jie Lin

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