WORMS(6)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so worms — animate worms on a display terminal. and this whole page? it's WORMS(6), bestie 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

worms [-ft] [-d delay] [-l length] [-n number]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

it's a Unix version of the DEC-2136 program “worms”. iconic behavior, no cap 🐛✨

the options are as follows, bestie:

• -f — makes a “field” for the worm(s) to eat. 🍓
• -t — makes each worm leave a trail behind it. 💫
• -d — specifies a delay, in milliseconds, between each update. this is useful for fast terminals. reasonable values are around 20-200. the default is 0. ⏱️
• -l — specifies a length for each worm; the default is 16. 📏
• -n — specifies the number of worms; the default is 3. 🐛🐛🐛

lowkey the vibes are immaculate when you get the delay right, fr fr 💅

mwah 🎀 this page is from May 31, 1993, and it's WORMS(6) — periodt. 🦋💜