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>

LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Miloš Stojanović
       SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

SEE ALSO

       cmatrix(1)

TMatrix Version 1.4                             26 November 2021                                      TMatrix(6)