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glCullFace(3G)
NAME
  glCullFace - specify whether front- or back-facing facets can be culled

SYNOPSIS
  void glCullFace(
	  GLenum mode );

PARAMETERS
  mode
      Specifies whether front- or back-facing facets are candidates for
      culling. Symbolic constants GL_FRONT, GL_BACK, and GL_FRONT_AND_BACK
      are accepted. The initial value is GL_BACK.

DESCRIPTION
  glCullFace() specifies whether front- or back-facing facets are culled (as
  specified by mode) when facet culling is enabled. Facet culling is
  initially disabled. To enable and disable facet culling, call the
  glEnable() and glDisable() commands with the argument GL_CULL_FACE. Facets
  include triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, and rectangles.

  glFrontFace() specifies which of the clockwise and counterclockwise facets
  are front-facing and back-facing. See glFrontFace().

NOTES
  If mode is GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, no facets are drawn, but other primitives
  such as points and lines are drawn.

ERRORS
  GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated if mode is not an accepted value.

  GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glCullFace() is executed between the
  execution of glBegin() and the corresponding execution of glEnd().

ASSOCIATED GETS
       glIsEnabled() with argument GL_CULL_FACE
       glGet() with argument GL_CULL_FACE_MODE

SEE ALSO
  glEnable(3), glFrontFace(3)

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