tmatrix - Terminal based replica of the digital rain from The Matrix

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NAME

TMatrix − Terminal based replica of the digital rain from The Matrix

SYNOPSIS

tmatrix [--version] [--help] [--mode=MODE]
[-s VALUE | --steps-per-sec=VALUE]
[-f RANGE | --fall-speed=RANGE] [-G RANGE | --start-gap=RANGE]
[-g RANGE | --gap=RANGE] [-l RANGE] [-r RANGE] [--fade]
[--no-fade] [-C COLOR | --color=COLOR]
[-c COLOR | --background=COLOR] [-t TEXT | --title=TEXT]

DESCRIPTION

Simulates the digital rain effect from The Matrix.

OPTIONS

−−version

Output version information and exit.

−−help

Display this help and exit.

−−mode=MODE

Set the mode of the rain.
Available modes: default, dense.

−s, −−steps-per-sec=VALUE

Run this many steps per second.
VALUE can range from 1 to 60.
Default: 10.

−f, --fall-speed=RANGE

Set the range for the fall speed.
The speeds can have decimal parts (e.g. 1.2)
The maximal fall speed value is 10.0.
Default: 0.5,1.5.

−G, --start-gap=RANGE

Set the range for the starting gaps.
Default: 10,50.

−g, --gap=RANGE

Set the range for the gaps between streaks.
Default: 0,40.

−l RANGE

Set the range for the length of rain streaks.
The minimal length value is 1.
Default: 1,30.

−r RANGE

Set the range for the character update rate.
The values correspond to the number of steps before the change.
0
represents no change.
Default: 10,20.

−−fade

Enable fading characters. (Default)

−−no−fade

Disable fading characters.

−C, --color=COLOR

Set the color of the characters.
Available colors: default, white, gray, black, red, green,
yellow
, blue, magenta, cyan.
Default: green.

−c, --background=COLOR

Set the color of the background.
Available colors: default, white, gray, black, red, green,
yellow
, blue, magenta, cyan.

−t, --title=TEXT

Set the title that appears in the rain.
Note
: the title needs to fit within the terminal window
in order to be displayed.

RANGE is a pair of numbers separated by a comma: MIN,MAX.
It specifies the boundaries of a set from which random numbers are picked.

Real-time commands

p

Pause

q

Quit

AUTHORS

Written by MiloÅ¡ StojanoviÄ <[email protected]>

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2018-2021 MiloÅ¡ StojanoviÄ
SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

SEE ALSO

cmatrix(1)


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