NAME

CMatrix

SYNOPSIS

cmatrix [-abBflohnsmVx] [-u update] [-C color]

Shows a scrolling 'Matrix' like screen in Linux

-a: Asynchronous scroll
-b: Bold characters on
-B: All bold characters (overrides -b)
-f: Force the linux $TERM type to be on
-l: Linux mode (sets "matrix.fnt" font in console)
-o: Use old-style scrolling
-h, -?: Print usage and exit
-n: No bold characters (overrides -b and -B)
-s: "Screensaver" mode, exits on first keystroke
-m: "Lambda" mode, every character becomes a lambda
-x: X window mode, use if your xterm is using mtx.pcf
-V: Print version information and exit
-u delay: Screen update delay 0 - 9, default 4
-C color: Use this color for matrix (default green). Valid colors are green, red, blue, white, yellow, cyan, magenta and black.

The following keystrokes are available during execution (unavailable in -s mode)

a: Toggle asynchronous scroll
b: Random bold characters
B: All bold characters
n: Turn off bold characters
0-9: Adjust update speed
! @ # $ % ^ & ): Change the color of the matrix to the corresponding color: ! - red, @ - green, # - yellow, $ - blue, % - magenta, ^ - cyan, & - white, ) - black.
q: Quit the program

This program is very CPU intensive. Don't be surprised if it eats up over 40% of your CPU at times.

http://www.github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix