NAME

       jzip - execute Infocom v1-5 and Inform v1-5 & v8 game files

SYNOPSIS

       jzip [ options ] z-file-name

DESCRIPTION

       jzip invokes the Z-code Interpreter.

REQUIREMENTS

       jzip  will  run  under  most  (if not all) flavors of Unix, including AIX, Solaris, SunOS,
       HP/UX, Linux, Free/NetBSD, IRIX, NeXT Mach, DEC OSF/1, and others.

EDITING

       JZip now supports arrowkey editing in UNIX.

       Up/Down
              selects the previous / next command in history

       Left/Right
              moves the cursor over the line.

       Backspace
              deletes

       Typing inserts under the cursor

OPTIONS

       -l n   lines in display

       -c n   columns in display

       -r n   text right margin (default = 1)

       -t n   text top margin (default = 0)

       -v     display version information

       -m     monochrome mode

       -y     set Tandy bit

       -s n   zmachine strict level, from 0 (none), 1 (report once, recommended) to 3.

ENVIRONMENT

       jzip looks for the environment variable INFOCOM_PATH and will use the path found there  to
       look for the story file specified on the command line if the story file cannot be found in
       the current directory.

CREDITS

       jzip is written and maintained by John Holder (j-holder@home.com), based on the  ZIP  v2.0
       sources by Mark Howell and Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel.

AVAILABILITY

       The most recent version of jzip can be downloaded from one of:

       http://www.jzip.sourceforge.net/

       ftp://ifarchive.org/infocom/interpreters/zip/

FILES

       /usr/games/jzip
              The Z-Code Interpreter Program

       /usr/lib/games/zfiles
              Recommended location for Zcode files

RELATED USENET NEWSGROUPS

       Interactive  Fiction  (IF)  authors  should check out rec.arts.int-fiction, and IF players
       should check out rec.games.int-fiction.