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fortune(6) -- print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
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When fortune is run with no arguments it prints out a random epigram. Epigrams are divided into several categories, where each category is subdivided into those which are potentially offensive and tho... |
gomoku(6) -- game of 5 in a row
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gomoku is a two player game where the object is to get 5 in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally on a 19 by 19 grid. By convention, black always moves first. With no arguments, gomoku will dis... |
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grdc(6) -- grand digital clock (curses)
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grdc runs a digital clock made of reverse-video blanks on a curses compatible VDU screen. With an optional numeric argument number it stops after number seconds (defaulting to never). The optional -s ... |
hack(6) -- Exploring The Dungeons of Doom
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hack is a display oriented dungeons & dragons - like game. Both display and command structure resemble rogue. (For a game with the same structure but entirely different display - a real cave instead o... |
hangman(6) -- computer version of the game hangman
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In hangman, the computer picks a word from the on-line word list and you must try to guess it. The computer keeps track of which letters have been guessed and how many wrong guesses you have made on t... |
hunt(6) -- a multi-player multi-terminal game
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The object of the game hunt is to kill off the other players. There are no rooms, no treasures, and no monsters. Instead, you wander around a maze, find grenades, trip mines, and shoot down walls and ... |
huntd(6) -- hunt daemon, back-end for hunt game
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huntd controls the multi-player hunt(6) game. The -s option is for running huntd forever (server mode). This is similar to running it under the control of inetd(8) (see below), but it consumes a proce... |
intro(6) -- introduction to the games
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The manual pages in section 6 contain information about the various games and diversions optionally installed in /usr/games. Currently available games are: adventure An exploration game. See adventure... |
mille(6) -- play Mille Bornes
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mille plays a two-handed game reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game of Mille Bornes with you. The rules are described below. If a file name is given on the command line, the game saved in that fil... |
monop(6) -- Monopoly game
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monop is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly, and monitors a game between 1 to 9 users. It is assumed that the rules of Monopoly are known. The game follows the standard rules, with the... |
morse(6) -- reformat input as punch cards, paper tape or morse code
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The bcd, ppt, and morse commands read the given input and reformat it in the form of punched cards, paper tape, or morse code, respectively. Acceptable input are command line arguments or the standard... |
number(6) -- convert Arabic numerals to English
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The number utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the standard output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line. If no argument is specified, number reads lines from the s... |
phantasia(6) -- an interterminal fantasy game
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phantasia is a role-playing game that allows players to roll up characters of various types to fight monsters and other players. Progression of characters is based upon gaining experience from fightin... |
pig(6) -- eformatray inputway asway Igpay Atinlay
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pom(6) -- display the phase of the moon
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The pom utility displays the current phase of the moon. Useful for selecting software completion target dates and predicting managerial behavior. [[[[[cc]yy]mm]dd]HH] Display the phase of the moon for... |