worm(6) worm(6)
NAME
worm - play the growing worm game
SYNOPSIS
worm [size]
DESCRIPTION
In worm, you are a little worm, your body is the ``o'''s on
the screen and your head is the ``@''. You move with the
``hjkl'' keys (as in the game snake). If you don't press
any keys, you continue in the direction you last moved. The
upper case HJKL keys move you as if you had pressed several
(9 for HL and 5 for JK) of the corresponding lower case key
(unless you run into a digit, then it stops).
On the screen you will see a digit; if your worm eats the
digit, it will grow longer. The actual amount by which the
worm will grow longer depends upon which digit was eaten.
The object of the game is to see how long you can make the
worm grow.
The game ends when the worm runs into either the sides of
the screen, or itself. The current score (how much the worm
has grown) is kept in the upper left corner of the screen.
The optional argument, if present, is the initial length of
the worm.
FILES
/usr/games/worm
BUGS
If the initial length of the worm is set to less than one or
more than 75, various strange things happen.
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