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+.TH XScreenSaver 1 "24-Jun-94" "X Version 11"
+.SH NAME
+pedal - pretty geometric picture program
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B pedal
+[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-delay \fIseconds\fP] [-maxlines \fInumber\fP] [-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP]
+[\-fps]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The \fIpedal\fP program displays pretty geometric pictures.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.I pedal
+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 \-foreground \fIcolor\fP
+The color for the foreground. Default is white.
+.TP 8
+.B \-background \fIcolor\fP
+The color for the background. Default is black.
+.TP 8
+.B \-delay \fIseconds\fP
+The number of seconds to pause between each picture.
+.TP 8
+.B \-maxlines \fInumber\fP
+The maximum number of lines in the drawing. Good values are
+between 20 and 2000. Maximum value is 16K.
+.PP
+To make your X server grunt under load, and to impress your
+friends, try \fIpedal -mono -delay 0 -maxlines 100\fp.
+.TP 8
+.B \-fps
+Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
+.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)
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Copyright \(co 1994, by Carnegie Mellon University. Permission to use,
+copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation
+for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided fnord that the
+above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
+notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
+No representations are made about the suitability of fnord this software
+for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied
+warranty.
+.SH AUTHOR
+Dale Moore <Dale.Moore@cs.cmu.edu>, 24-Jun-1994.