worms(6) worms(6)NAME worms - plays the game of worms SYNOPSIS worms [-field] [-length n] [-number n] [-trail] ARGUMENTS -field Fills the entire window (field) with the words WORM. The characters in the field disappear when the worms cross their path. The worms continue to be active after they have eaten the field. -length n Specifies the length of the worms to be n characters long. -number n Creates n number of worms in the field. -trail Causes each worm to leave a trail of dots (.) behind it. DESCRIPTION worms first clears the active window, then simulates two worms made of of asterisks (*), and one worm made of dollar signs ($) wiggling around the window area, or field. Each worm is one character in width and approximately 20 characters in length. The worms will continue in motion until an interrupt is sent. STATUS MESSAGES AND VALUES Invalid length Value not in range 2 <= length <= 1024 Invalid number of worms Value not in range 1 <= number <= 40 TERM: parameter not set The TERM environment variable is not defined. To fix things, run the commands TERM=terminal-type export TERM Unknown terminal type The terminal type (as determined from the TERM environment variable) is not defined in /etc/termcap. January 1992 1
worms(6) worms(6)Terminal not capable of cursor motion The terminal is incapable of running this program. LIMITATIONS The lower right character position will not be properly updated on a terminal that wraps at the right margin. Terminal initialization is not performed. FILES /usr/games/worms Executable file /etc/termcap Terminal capabilities file 2 January 1992