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WORMS(6)                      NetBSD Games Manual                     WORMS(6)


NAME

     worms -- animate worms on a display terminal


SYNOPSIS

     worms [-ft] [-d delay] [-l length] [-n number] [-S seed]


DESCRIPTION

     worms is a UNIX version of the DEC-2136 program ``worms''.

     The options are as follows:

     -d delay    Specifies a delay, in milliseconds, between each update.
                 This is useful for fast terminals.  Reasonable values are
                 around 20-200; the default is 20.

     -f          Makes a ``field'' for the worm(s) to eat.

     -l length   Specifies the length of each worm; the default is 16, the
                 minimum is 2.

     -n number   Specifies the number of worms; the default is 3.  There must
                 be at least one.

     -S seed     Provide an integer seed for the random number generator.
                 Specifying zero (0, the default) causes a random seed to be
                 used.

     -t          Makes each worm leave a trail behind it.

     The maximum length, and number, of worms depends upon the screen size,
     though the length can never exceed 1024.  If the screen is particularly
     small, even the defaults for those may be too large.  Screens with less
     than 3 rows or columns cannot be handled, nor can ones with insufficient
     total space.

NetBSD 10.0                     April 17, 2023                     NetBSD 10.0