beryl-xgl [--display DISPLAY ] [--bg-image PNG ] [--refresh-rate RATE ] [--fast-filter] [--indirect-rendering] [--strict-binding] [--test-mode] [--replace] [--sm-disable] [--sm-client-id ID ] [--version] [--help] plugins

--display DISPLAY

selects the X display to start beryl on

--bg-image PNG

selects the PNG to use for the startup background (not terribly useful)

--refresh-rate RATE

selects the preferred refresh rate (the rate beryl will attempt to render at, it should normally auto-detect your monitor's rate and try for that, but you can use this or a gconf option to choose as well)

--fast-filter

start beryl in fast texture filtering mode (useful only for slow configurations)

--indirect-rendering

enable internal options necessary for aiglx

--strict-binding

enable strict texture binding, also necissary for aiglx

--test-mode

Currently undocumented.

--replace

replaces the current window manager (and composition manager, if supported)

--sm-disable

disables registration with x session manager

--sm-client-id

usually only used by session-managers

--version

outputs the current version of beryl (note that if you see $VERSION, you probably have beryl 0.0.13.37)

--help

short usage statement about beryl

plugins

a list of plugins, in order, for beryl to load at startup

beryl-xgl --replace settings

if you are using Xgl or

beryl --indirect-rendering --strict-binding --replace settings

if you are using aiglx .

- Quinn (livinglatexkali@gmail.com)