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diff --git a/games/tetrinet/man/tetrinet.6 b/games/tetrinet/man/tetrinet.6 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c754c026f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/games/tetrinet/man/tetrinet.6 @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ +.TH TETRINET 6 "2023-02-13" +.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage. + +.SH NAME +tetrinet \- textmode client program for tetrinet + + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B tetrinet +.RB [\| \-fancy \|] +.RB [\| \-fast \|] +.RB [\| \-log +.IR file \|] +.RB [\| \-noshadow \|] +.RB [\| \-noslide \|] +.RB [\| \-slide \|] +.RB [\| \-shadow \|] +.RB [\| \-windows \|] +.I nickname server + + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B tetrinet +is a textmode client program for tetrinet, a networked version of tetris. You +can play both on TetriFast server and on the original servers with it. Please +notice that your terminal needs to be at least 50 lines high, to be able to play it. + + +.SH OPTIONS +A summary of options is included below. + + +.TP +.B \-fancy +Use "fancy" TTY graphics. (Note that this will slow down redraws somewhat.) + + +.TP +.B \-fast +Use the "tetrifast" mode to connect to the server. This mode eliminates the +delay before a new cube appears, thus speeding the game up noticeably. This +mode is incompatible with the classic mode and the server has to support it. +If in doubt, ask the other players. + + +.TP +.BI \-log\ file +Log network traffic to the given file. All lines start with an absolute time +(seconds) in brackets. Lines sent from the client to the server are prefixed +with ">>>", and lines from the server to the client are prefixed with "<<<". +This could be used with a utility program to replay a game later on (though +such a program is not currently included in the Tetrinet distribution.) + + +.TP +.B \-noshadow +Do not make pieces cast "shadows" when they are slowly falling. (Normally the +area under piece is filled by dim dots to help to determine where the piece +would hit the ground if one would press the spacebar.) + + +.TP +.B \-noslide +Do not allow pieces to "slide" after being dropped with the spacebar. +(Normally, there is a short time after pressing the spacebar during which a +piece can "slide" left or right before it solidifies.) + + +.TP +.B \-shadow +Opposite of +.BR \-noshadow ; +make the pieces cast "shadows". Can speed up gameplay considerably, but it can +be considered as cheating by some people since some other tetrinet clients lack +this. + + +.TP +.B \-slide +Opposite of +.BR \-noslide ; +allows pieces to "slide" after being dropped. If both +.BR \-slide\ and\ \-noslide +are given, +.B \-slide +takes precedence. If both +.BR \-windows\ and\ \-slide +are given, this overrides the "no sliding" part of +.B \-windows +without affecting the other changes in program behavior. + + +.TP +.B \-windows +Behave as much like the Windows version of Tetrinet as possible. Implies +.BR \-noslide\ and\ \-noshadow . + + +.SH USAGE +When you start +.B tetrinet +you will find yourself in the partyline. In here you can chat with the other +players. With +.I /help +you will get the list of the server supported commands. You can switch between +three screens with +.I F1 +through +.IR F3 , +or with the +.I Tab +key. +.P +With +.I /start +you can start a game (if you are in position one). You will have to switch over +to the Fields with the +.I F1 +key (an automatic switch over on game start is planned). To pause a running game +you have to enter +.I /pause +in the partyline. To restart the game you enter +.IR /unpause . +.SH CONTROLS +You can use either the arrow keys or vi\-style movement keys. +.TP +.B Left, h +Move the piece left. +.TP +.B Right, l +Move the piece right. +.TP +.B Up, k, x +Rotate clockwise. +.TP +.B Down, j +Move the piece down. +.TP +.B z +Rotate counterclockwise. +.TP +.B Space +Drop (move piece down until it hits something). +.TP +.B 1 to 6 +Use special block on player number 1 to 6. +.TP +.B d +Drop (get rid of) unwanted special block. +.TP +.B t +Talk (chat). +.SH GAMEPLAY +You have to fill the lines completely, because complete lines +will get removed from the display. The more lines you can eliminate with a +single stone the better. If the play room supports specials you will eventually +see a list of letters below your playfield that you can use with the number +keys from +.I 1 +to +.IR 6 +for the corresponding playfield. +If you want to get rid of a special, drop it with +.IR d . +You can also chat in the playfield, to open the chat box press +.I t +(for +.BR t alk.) +That's it, more or less. + + +.SH AUTHOR +This manual page was written by Gerfried Fuchs <alfie@ist.org>, +and modified by B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>. + + +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR tetrinet-server (6), +.BR gtetrinet (6), +.BR tetrinetr (6). |