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NAME
       sierpinski - draws Sierpinski triangle fractals

SYNOPSIS
       sierpinski   [-display  host:display.screen]  [-foreground
       color]  [-background  color]  [-window]  [-root]   [-mono]
       [-install]  [-visual  visual]  [-ncolors  integer] [-delay
       microseconds] [-cycles integer] [-count integer]

DESCRIPTION
       The sierpinski program draws Sierpinski triangle fractals.

OPTIONS
       sierpinski accepts the following options:

       -window Draw  on  a  newly-created  window.   This  is the
               default.

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -mono   If  on  a  color  display,  pretend  we're  on   a
               monochrome display.

       -install
               Install a private colormap for the window.

       -visual visual
               Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the
               name of a visual class, or the id number  (decimal
               or hex) of a specific visual.

       -ncolors integer
               How  many  colors  should  be  used (if possible).
               Default 64.  The colors are chosen randomly.

       -cycles integer

       -count integer

ENVIRONMENT
       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
               to get the name of a resource file that  overrides
               the  global  resources stored in the RESOURCE_MAN-
               AGER property.

SEE ALSO
       X(1) xscreensaver(1) xlock(1) 

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1996 by Desmond Daignault.

       Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this soft-
       ware and its documentation for any purpose and without fee
       is hereby  granted,  provided  that  the  above  copyright
       notice  appear  in all copies and that both that copyright
       notice and this permission  notice  appear  in  supporting
       documentation.

AUTHOR
       Desmond  Daignault  lt;tekdd@dtol.datatimes.com, 05-Sep-96.
       (Original xlock version was called tri.c.)

       Ability to run standalone or with  xscreensaver  added  by
       Jamie Zawinski lt;jwz@netscape.com, 10-May-97.  (Renamed to
       sierpinski.)

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