NAME

mtxe - matrix engine

SYNOPSIS

mtxe [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

mtxe displays characters scrolling down the display, like in the movie, Matrix.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

print the help-message

-v, --version

print version information

-C, +C, --chaos, --no-chaos

randomized events. default is depends on scrolling style

-o, --old-style

use old-style (a.k.a. uglystyle) scrolling. implies --no-chaos

-n, --new-style

use new-style scrolling. implies --chaos, default

-c COLOR, --color=COLOR

set color to color. To get a list of valid colors, give "-c help", default is green

-s SPEED, --speed=SPEED

set speed to SPEED. To get a list of valid speeds, give "-s help" (they're 0-9), default is 5

-b, +b, --bold, --no-bold

use bold (bright) characters. default is on

-S, +S, --scrsaver, --no-scrsaver

run in screensaver-mode (exit at first keypress). default is off

-l, +l, --clear, --no-clear

do not clear the display when quitting (though some terminals do it anyway). default is on

-d, +d, --debug, --no-debug

show some debug information on screen while running

COMMANDS

While running, mtxe accepts some commands through the keyboard

q, Q

quit mtxe. q waits all the units to get killed before it quits. pressing q again before all units are killed cancels the quit

0 - 9

set the speed

r, g, b, G, B, p, c

set the color. r is red, g is green, b is blue, G is gray, B is brown (yellow), p is purple (magenta) and c is cyan

SPACE

pauses mtxe. while paused mtxe takes practically no resources (except for memory of course). pause can be exited by SPACE, q or Q, q and Q exiting mtxe as well as the pause.

d

toggle debug-mode

AUTHOR

Written by Ville Jokela <midianian@goth.net>.

SEE ALSO

cmatrix(1)

HOMEPAGE

http://koti.mbnet.fi/midiania/hack/index.html#mtxe