---
name: "gnobots2"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnobots2"
version: "1:3.4.2-3"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnobots2/6"
---

# gnobots2(6)

Based on classic BSD Robots

## NAME

Robots - Based on classic BSD Robots

## SYNOPSIS

**gnobots2** \[*OPTION...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnobots2** is a game where you try and avoid a band of marauding robots which are, for no adequately explained reason, trying to kill you. It is based on the text-based robots game which can be found on a number of UNIX systems.

## OPTIONS

- **-c, --config=NAME**

  Set game configuration. Choose from "robots2", "robots2 easy", "classic robots", "robots with safe teleport" and "nightmare".

- **-x, --x=X**

  Initial window position

- **-y, --y=Y**

  Initial window position

This program also accepts the standard GNOME and GTK options.

## AUTHORS

**gnobots2** was written by Mark Rae \<m.rae@inpharmatica.co.uk\>.

This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson \<sa@whiz.se\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

[**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md), [**gnome-options**(7)](/gnome-options/7.md)

The online documentation available through the program's *Help* menu.