WORMS(6) | Games Manual | WORMS(6)

# NAME

worms — animate worms on a display terminal

# SYNOPSIS

worms | [-ft] [-d delay] [-l length] [-n number]

# DESCRIPTION

worms is a UNIX version of the DEC-2136 program “worms”.

The options are as follows:

-d delay
  Specifies delay as a delay, in milliseconds, between each update. This is useful for fast terminals. Reasonable values are around 20-200; the default is 0.
-f
  Makes a “field” for the worm(s) to eat.
-l length
  Specifies length as a length for each worm; the default is 16.
-n number
  Specifies number as the number of worms; the default is 3.
-t
  Makes each worm leave a trail behind it.

July 31, 2012 | NetBSD 7.2