CMatrix(1)

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version 2.0 · 4 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💚 CMatrix — the manual page, but make it slay

okay bestie, so you found the CMatrix(1) page in the General Commands Manual and honestly? iconic. let's get into it 💅

✨ NAME ✨

CMatrix — it simulates the display from "The Matrix". that's it. that's the whole job. and it does it gorgeously. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

cmatrix [-abBflohnsmVx] [-u update] [-C color]

like, look at all those little letters. each one is a whole vibe. we're gonna go through every single one, don't you worry 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

it shows you a scrolling 'Matrix'-like screen on Linux. digital rain. green letters falling forever. main character energy fr fr. 🌧️💚

✨ OPTIONS ✨

okay so here's every flag, no skips, no cap:

  • -a — asynchronous scroll. the columns don't all move in sync, they do their own thing ✨
  • -b — bold characters on. thicc letters 👑
  • -B — all bold characters (and yeah, this one overrides -b)
  • -f — force the linux $TERM type to be on
  • -l — Linux mode (it sets the "matrix.fnt" font in the console)
  • -o — use old-style scrolling
  • -h, -? — print usage and exit
  • -n — no bold characters (overrides both -b and -B, she's powerful like that 💅)
  • -s — "Screensaver" mode, exits on first keystroke
  • -m — "Lambda" mode, every character becomes a lambda
  • -x — X window mode, use this if your xterm is using mtx.pcf
  • -V — print version information and exit
  • -u delay — screen update delay 0 - 9, default 4
  • -C color — use this color for the matrix (default green). valid colors are green, red, blue, white, yellow, cyan, magenta and black.

✨ KEYSTROKES ✨

these are the keys you can hit while it's running 🎹 (heads up: not available in -s mode, sorry bestie)

  • a — toggle asynchronous scroll
  • b — random bold characters
  • B — all bold characters
  • n — turn off bold characters
  • 0-9 — adjust update speed
  • ! @ # $ % ^ & ) — change the color of the matrix to the corresponding color: ! - red, @ - green, # - yellow, $ - blue, % - magenta, ^ - cyan, & - white, ) - black.
  • q — quit the program

💀 BUGS 💀

this program is very CPU intensive. don't be surprised if it eats up over 40% of your CPU at times. she's hungry. she's thriving. she's taking everything you've got 😭🔥

🌈 HOMEPAGE 🌈

http://www.github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🎀 this one's from Mon May 3 1999, and it's the CMatrix(1) page from the General Commands Manual — go make your terminal look absolutely ethereal, ily, bye 💖✨

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