NAME¶

xroachng - cockroaches hide under your windows

SYNOPSIS¶

xroach [-option .,..]

DESCRIPTION¶

Xroachng displays disgusting cockroaches on your root window. These creapy crawlies scamper around until they find a window to hide under. Whenever you move or iconify a window, the exposed orthopteras again scamper for cover.

OPTIONS¶

-display display_name

Drop the roaches on the given display. Make sure the display is nearby, so you can hear the screams.

-rc roach_color

Use the given string as the color for the bugs instead of the default "black".

-speed roach_speed

Use the given speed for the insects instead of the default 20.0. For example, in winter the speed should be set to 5.0. In summer, 30.0 might be about right.

-roaches num_roaches

This is the number of the little critters. Default is 20.

-squish

Enables roach squishing. Point and shoot with any mouse button.

-rgc roach_gut_color

Sets color of the guts that spill out of squished roaches. We recommend, dependening on the colors on your desktop, yellowgreen.

-nomenu

Hide menu.

-defaults

Use default values for all flags.

-v

Print version and exit.

FILES¶

$HOME/.xroachngrc

Used to store flags given on the command line, and flags set in the menu.

BUGS¶

As given by the -roaches option. Default is 20. When in trouble, remove the file $HOME/.xroachngrc and try again.

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright 1991 by J.T. Anderson, 2021 by W.J. Vermin

AUTHORS¶

J.T. Anderson (jta@locus.com), W.J. Vermin

DEDICATION¶

Greg McFarlane (gregm@otc.otca.oz.au)

SEE ALSO¶

xroach(1), xpenguins(1), xsnow(6)