pipesX.sh

Animated pipes terminal screensaver at an angle.

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Contents

• How this started
• Requirements
• Installation
• Options
  • -n [1-]
  • -t [#]
  • -t c[2 chars]
  • -i [float]
  • -f [20-100]
  • -P [0-100]
  • -r LIMIT
  • -R
  • -C
  • -X
  • -h
  • -v
• Controls
• Copyright

How this started

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

Requirements

• Bash 4+ since version 1.0.0.

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	/\
-t 2	..
-t 3	oo
-t 4	\/

-t c[2 chars]

Custom pipe, for example: -t cR2 -t cD2.

-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, Ctrl+C to exit.

Copyright

pipesX.sh is licensed under the MIT License, see LICENSE.