SPOUT(6)

📦 version 1.4, in debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ SPOUT — the manual page, but make it cute ✨

okay bestie, buckle up, we're playing spout (it's in section 6 of the manual, the Games Manual, iykyk) 🦋

💫 NAME 💫

spout — a simple cave-flying game. that's it. that's the whole vibe. a game. in a cave. you fly. iconic. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

spout [-f] [-z zoom]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so spout is a simple cave-flying game. the whole point — the main character energy of it all — is to get as high as you possibly can, and you do that by avoiding or destroying obstacles with the ship's exhaust. yes, your thrust is also your weapon. we love a multitasking queen. 🔥

and listen: every checkpoint you pass gives you a little more time! it's giving "rewarded for doing well" and honestly? obsessed. ⭐

this is a new unix version of the game, based on the original Windows code. glow-up fr fr. ✨

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • -f — Fullscreen. whole screen. no distractions. cinema. 🍓
  • -z zoom — Zooms the screen by zoom times (default: 4). so yeah, it's zooming, and it defaults to 4 if you don't say otherwise. 😌

🕹️ USAGE 🕹️

here's your whole keyboard situation, bestie, memorise it:

  • Left — Rotate left
  • Right — Rotate right
  • Space — Thrust
  • Escape — Pause
  • Shift-Escape — Quit
lowkey note: quitting is Shift-Escape, not just Escape. Escape alone is a little pause break, not the end. don't get caught lacking. 🙈

🔭 SEE ALSO 🔭

👑 AUTHOR 👑

this version of Spout was written for Windows by Kuni <mailto:ku_@din.or.jp>, and ported to unix by Nick White <mailto:nick@njw.me.uk>. two absolute legends, we stan. 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie! this was spout version spout-1.4, from the SPOUT(6) page — go fly high, dodge everything, and remember: thrust is a lifestyle. 💜 ✨

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