---
name: "gnome-mines"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-mines"
version: "50.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnome-mines"
---

# gnome-mines(6)

The popular logic puzzle minesweeper

## NAME

Mines - The popular logic puzzle minesweeper

## SYNOPSIS

**gnome-mines** \[*OPTION...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnome-mines** is a puzzle game where you locate mines floating in an ocean using only your brain and a little bit of luck.

## OPTIONS

- **-v, --version**

  Print release version and exit

- **--small** **--medium** **--big**

  Start the game with a small (8 by 8), medium (16 by 16) or big (30 by 16) board. If more than one of these options is given, the biggest size is selected.

This program also accepts the standard GNOME and GTK options.

## AUTHORS

**gnome-mines** was written by Szekeres Istvan and others.

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.