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 Miloš Stojanović <mc.cm.mail@gmail.com>