---
name: "gnibbles"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-gnibbles"
version: "1.4.0.3-6.1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnibbles"
---

# gnibbles(1)

a GNOME snake game

## NAME

gnibbles - a GNOME snake game

## SYNOPSIS

**gnibbles** \[ *OPTION*... \]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnibbles**, part of the *gnome-games* package, is a game where the user controls a snake . The snake moves around the board, eating diamonds while avoiding the walls placed around it.

## USAGE

To run **gnibbles** select "Games-\>Gnibbles" from the Main Menu, or invoke it from the  command line with **gnibbles**.

## OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`--'). A summary of the options supported by **gnibbles** is included below.

### GNOME options

- **--disable-sound**

  Disable sound server usage

- **--enable-sound**

  Enable sound server usage

- **--espeaker=***HOSTNAME:PORT*

  Host:port on which the sound server to use is running

- **--version**

  Display version information and exit

### Help options

- **-?, --help**

  Show help and exit

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message

### GTK options

- **--gdk-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gdk debugging flags to set

- **--gdk-no-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gdk debugging flags to unset

- **--display=***DISPLAY*

  X display to use

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--no-xshm**

  Don't use X shared memory extension

- **--name=***NAME*

  Program name as used by the window manager

- **--class=***CLASS*

  Program class as used by the window manager

- **--gxid\_host=***HOST*

  - **--gxid\_port=***PORT*

  - **--xim-preedit=***STYLE*

  - **--xim-status=***STYLE*

  - **--gtk-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gtk+ debugging flags to set

- **--gtk-no-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gtk+ debugging flags to unset

- **--g-fatal-warnings**

  Make all warnings fatal

- **--gtk-module=***MODULE*

  Load an additional Gtk module

### GNOME GUI options

- **--disable-crash-dialog**

  ### Session management options

- **--sm-client-id=***ID*

  Specify session management ID

- **--sm-config-prefix=***PREFIX*

  Specify prefix of saved configuration

- **--sm-disable**

  Disable connection to session manager

## FILES

- *~/.gnome/gnibbles*

  Configuration File

## BUGS

Please report bugs at http://bugs.gnome.org/ (Link to *http://bugs.gnome.org/*).

## SEE ALSO

GNOME (Link to *http://www.gnome.org*)

## AUTHOR

Sean MacIsaac \<sjm@acm.org\>

Ian Peters \<itp@gnu.org\>

This man-page was written by Jan Schaumann \<jschauma@netmeister.org\> as part of "The Missing Man Pages Project (Link to *http://www.netmeister.org/misc/m2p2/index.html*)".