---
name: "sludge-engine"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sludge-engine"
version: "2.2.2-5+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sludge-engine"
---

# sludge-engine(1)

runtime engine for SLUDGE games

## NAME

sludge-engine - runtime engine for SLUDGE games

## SYNOPSIS

**sludge-engine** \[**-f** \| **--fullscreen** \| **-w** \| **--window**\] \[{**-l** \| **--language=**} *number*\] \[{**-a** \| **--antialias=**} {**-1** \| **0** \| **1**}\] \[{**-d** \| **--debug=**} {**0** \| **1**}\] *gamefile*

**sludge-engine** \[**-h** \| **--help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **sludge-engine** command.

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in the html format; see below.

**sludge-engine** is a runtime engine needed to play SLUDGE games.

## OPTIONS

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

- **-f**, **--fullscreen**

  Set display mode to fullscreen.

- **-w**, **--window**

  Set display mode to windowed.

- **-l** *number*, **--language=***number*

  Set language to *number* (\>=0).

- **-a** *number*, **--antialias=***number*

  Turn antialiasing on (*1*) or off (*0*) or choose linear interpolation (*-1*).

- **-d** *number*, **--debug=***number*

  Turn debug mode on (*1*) or off (*0*).

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help message.

## KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Keyboard shortcuts allow changing some options at any time.

Alt+Enter

Toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode.

Alt+A

Toggle antialiasing on or off.

## FILES

${HOME}/.sludge-engine/

Games store their configurations in subdirectories of this directory.

## BUGS

Please report bugs in the SLUDGE forum at **http://opensludge.sourceforge.net**.

## SEE ALSO

The full SLUDGE documentation is included in the package sludge-doc. It is installed to /usr/share/doc/sludge/SLUDGE\_Help.html.

## AUTHOR

**Tobias Hansen** \<tobias.han@gmx.de\>

Wrote this manpage for the Debian system.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2011 Tobias Hansen\

This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3.