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SCRAWL(1)                        UNIX System V                        SCRAWL(1)


NAME
      scrawl - scrawl on a victim's display

SYNOPSIS
      scrawl [ options ]

DESCRIPTION
      Scrawl paints or types on single or multiple displays. The [-d
      displayname] option causes scrawl to scrawl on both the invoker's display
      and on the target displays.

   Options
      There are several options:

      -d displayname1 -d displayname2 . .
            draw on displayname1 and displayname2 at the same time as the HOME
            display

      -pc pencolor
            set the pen color

      -pw penwidth
            set the pen width

      -ps penstyle
            pen style can be one of the following: dot, airbrush, draw_shapes,
            eraser

      -cs penstyle
            cap style can be one of the following: CapButt, CapNotLast,
            CapRound, CapProjecting

      -bs state
            backing store state can be one of the following: on, off

      -nd numdots
            set the number of dots in the airbrush (airbrush density)

      -tm   type a message, don't scrawl

      -fn font
            specify the font if typing a message

      -sh shape
            specify the shape to use if the pen_style is "draw_shapes"

DIAGNOSTICS
      There are no diagnostics.  Source is available.

EXAMPLES
      This command types a message on the HOME display, the "dove:0" display
      and the "hawk:0" display in the color cyan, and the font "proof-i24".


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SCRAWL(1)                        UNIX System V                        SCRAWL(1)


            scrawl -d dove:0 -d hawk:0 -tm -pc cyan -fn proof-i24

AUTHOR
      scrawl was developed by Brian Wilson of Hewlett-Packard.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
   Environment Variables
      DISPLAY determines the home display which scrawl ALWAYS will scrawl to.

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
      scrawl: X11, Xlib, R4











































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