Alias Terminal

CMatrix(1)

CMatrix(1)

NAME
CMatrix − simulates the display from "The Matrix"

SYNOPSIS
cmatrix [−abBflohnsVx] [−u update] [−C color]DESCRIPTION
Shows a scrolling ’Matrix’ like screen in Linux OPTIONS −a −b −B −f −l −o −n −s −x −V −u delay Screen update delay 0 - 9, default 4 −C color Usethis color for matrix (default green). Valid colors are green, red, blue, white, yellow, cyan, magenta and black. KEYSTROKES The following keystrokes areavailable during execution (unavailable in −s mode) a b B n 0−9 Toggle asynchronous scroll Random bold characters All bold characters Turn off boldcharacters Adjust update speed Asynchronous scroll Bold characters on All bold characters (overrides −b) Force the linux $TERM type to be on Linux mode (sets"matrix.fnt" font in console) Use old-style scrolling No bold characters (overrides −b and −B) "Screensaver" mode, exits on first keystroke X window mode,use if your xterm is using mtx.pcf Print version information and exit

−h, −? Print usage and exit

!@#$%ˆ&) Change the color of the matrix to thecorresponding color: ! − red, @ − green, # − yellow, $ − blue, % − magenta, ˆ − cyan, & − white, ) − black. q Quit the program

BUGS
This program isvery CPU intensive. Don’t be surprised if it eats up over 40% of your CPU at times.

HOMEPAGE
The CMatrix homepage is currently athttp://www.asty.org/cmatrix.

AUTHORS
Chris Allegretta (chrisa@asty.org), with a lot of help from many other people. See README file for details.

Mon May 3 1999

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