COMPIZ(1)
COMPIZ(1)
NAME
compiz − OpenGL window and compositing manager
SYNOPSIS
compiz [options] [ plugins]
DESCRIPTION
compiz is a compositing window-manager using OpenGL for rendering.
OPTIONS
−−display DISPLAY
Manage the display called DISPLAY instead of the name obtained from the $DISPLAY environ-
ment variable.
−−bg−image IMAGE
Use IMAGE as background image.
−−refresh−rate RATE
Set the default refresh rate.
−−fast−filter
Use a fast texture filter.
−−indirect−rendering
Force an indirect rendering context. Use this when running compiz on AIGLX.
−−loose−binding
Disable strict binding of textures. This may improve performance in some situations (running on
XGL). As opposed to strict binding, however, this isn’t guaranteed to work. Use with care.
−−replace
Replace any existing window managers on the given X display.
−−sm−disable
Disable the session management.
−−sm−client−id ID
Use the given ID as the client ID for session management.
−−no−detection
Disable output screen detection.
−−no−fbo
Disable the use of FBOs (frame buffer objects). This can be useful to work around drivers with
broken FBO implementations.
−−ignore−desktop−hints
Do not use desktop hints (number of desktops, current desktop) as left by the previous window
manager.
−−only−current−screen
Manage only the screen defined by $DISPLAY (or given by the −−display option) and leave all
other screens alone.
−−use−root−window
Use the root window instead of the composite overlay window for drawing.
−−version
Show the compiz version string.
−−help Show a summary of the command-line options.
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COMPIZ(1)
COMPIZ(1)
AUTHOR
compiz was written by David Reveman <davidr@novell.com> and others.
This manual page was written by Thierry Reding <thierry@gilfi.de>, for the Debian project (but may be
used by others).
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