cmatrix1
Usage
cmatrix [-abBflohnsmVx]
[-u
update]
[-C
color]
Overview
Shows a scrolling 'Matrix' like screen in Linux
Options
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-a -
Asynchronous scroll
-
-b -
Bold characters on
-
-B -
All bold characters (overrides -b)
-
-f -
Force the linux $TERM type to be on
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-l -
Linux mode (sets "matrix.fnt" font in console)
-
-o -
Use old-style scrolling
-
-h, -? -
Print usage and exit
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-n -
No bold characters (overrides -b and -B)
-
-s -
"Screensaver" mode, exits on first keystroke
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-m -
"Lambda" mode, every character becomes a lambda
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-x -
X window mode, use if your xterm is using mtx.pcf
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-V -
Print version information and exit
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-u delay -
Screen update delay 0 - 9, default 4
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-C color -
Use this color for matrix (default green). Valid colors are green, red, blue, white, yellow, cyan, magenta and black.
Keystrokes
The following keystrokes are available during execution (unavailable in -s mode)
- a
-
Toggle asynchronous scroll
- b
-
Random bold characters
- B
-
All bold characters
- n
-
Turn off bold characters
- 0-9
-
Adjust update speed
- ! @ # $ % ^ & )
-
Change the color of the matrix to the corresponding color: ! - red, @ - green, # - yellow, $ - blue, % - magenta, ^ - cyan, & - white, ) - black.
- q
-
Quit the program
Homepage
http://www.github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix
Releases
13 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 5 times.
-m since Debian 11 (Bullseye).