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NETRIS(1)              DragonFly General Commands Manual             NETRIS(1)


NAME

       netris - a network version of t*tris


SYNOPSIS

       netris [-DHRSh] [-w] [-c host] [-p port] [-k keys]


DESCRIPTION

       Netris is a networked version of t*tris.  It allows either single
       player or head to head play via a network.  To play it single user,
       start netris with no flags.  To play head to head, you can either host
       or connect.  To be the host, start netris with the -w flag.  To connect
       to a host, use the -c <hostname> flag with the hostname of the computer
       you wish to connect to.

       Unlike standard T*tris, Netris gives you a little extra time after
       dropping a piece before it solidifies.  This allows you to slide the
       piece into a notch without waiting for it to fall the whole way down.
       In fact, if you can even slide it off a cliff and it'll start falling
       again.  If you think it should automatically drop again in this case,
       use the -D option.

       The keys are:

       j      left

       k      rotate

       l      right

       Space  drop

       m      down faster

       s      toggle spying on the other player

       p      pause

       f      make game faster (irreversable)

       Ctrl-L redraw the screen

       To see usage information, type " netris -h ".  To see
       distribution/warranty information, type " netris -H ".  To see the
       rules, type " netris -R ".  To use a port number other than the
       default, use the -p option.

       You can remap the keys with " -k <keys> ", where <keys> is a string
       containing the keys in the order listed above.

       The default is: netris -k jkl mspf^l

       You needn't specify all of the keys, for example -k asd will only
       change the main three keys.  ^x notation can be used for control
       characters.

       The m key moves the falling piece down one block, in addition to the
       usual step-down timer.  Use this in repetition when "drop" would go too
       far but you don't want to wait for the piece of fall.


AUTHOR

       Mark H. Weaver <mhw@netris.org>


BUGS

       One-player mode is a tad boring at the moment, because it never gets
       any faster, and there's no scoring.  This will be rectified at some
       point.  For now, use the
              f key (by default) to make the game go faster.  Speedups cannot
              be reversed for the remainder of the game.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1994,1995,1996  Mark H. Weaver <mhw@netris.org>

       netris is free software; you  can  redistribute  it  and/or modify  it
       under  the  terms  of  the  GNU General Public License as published  by
       the  Free  Software  Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
       any later version.

                                 1 August 1996                       NETRIS(1)

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