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-Fractal Gen
-==========
+# Fractal Gen
This is a tiny program which will output a binary [PGM](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Netpbm_format#PGM_example) format square image of a mandelbrot or burning ship set.
-Syntax
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+## Syntax
./mandelbrot-gen -c size -i max_iterations [-e exponent] \
[-c cores] [-t thread_multiplier]
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For the cliché set you'll want to keep the exponent at 2.
For more info on the exponent, read through [Wikipedia's fine article](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set).
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+## Notes
1. By default, this has your CPU over a barrel.
It spawns as many threads as you have cores, so have fun with that.