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WORMS(6)                         Games Manual                         WORMS(6)

NAME
     worms - animate worms on a display terminal

SYNOPSIS
     worms [-CfHrt] [-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:

     -C          Use colours, if available, to make the worms easier to
                 distinguish.

     -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.

     -H          Display the head of the worm differently than its body.

     -l length
     -l min-max  Specifies the length of each worm; the default is 16, the
                 minimum is 2.  In the second form, worm lengths are randomly
                 chosen between min (which must be at least 2) and max.  The
                 max worm length will be reduced if required by the screen
                 size and the number of worms selected.  This option overrides
                 any earlier -r.

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

     -r          Use random lengths for the worms, within a range of sizes
                 chosen to suit the screen size.  Note this option overrides
                 any earlier -l.

     -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 10.99                    April 26, 2023                    NetBSD 10.99