May 31, 1993 WORMS 6

### NAME

worms - animate worms on a display terminal

### SYNOPSIS

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

### DESCRIPTION

A UNIX version of the DEC-2136 program ``worms''.

The options are as follows:

-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.