XDEMINEUR(6)XDEMINEUR(6)NAMExdemineur - X11 minesweeper game
SYNOPSISxdemineur [-v] [-display displayname] [-geometry geom] [-m
mines]
DESCRIPTION
Xdemineur is a minesweeper game for the X Window System.
The object of this game is to find the location of the
mines hidden in the minefield and to mark their location
by placing a warning flag. You have exactly as many flags
as there are mines. The number of flags that remain to be
placed is displayed in the top left corner of the window
and a timer is displayed in the top right corner.
The game is played using a three buttons mouse, as usual
with the X Window System. The left button (button 1) is
used to uncover the square on which you click (hoping that
a mine is not hidden there). The number displayed in an
uncovered square indicates how many mines are located
around this square (for example, a 3 means that there are
three mines within the 8 surrounding squares). The whole
game relies on the right use of these numbers. The right
button (button 3) is used to place a flag on a square
(this indicates that there is a mine here). If you click
again with the right button on a square that has a flag,
the flag is changed into a question mark: this is useful
if you are trying to guess the possible location of some
mine, you can use question marks to think about it. One
more click with the right button and the question mark
disappears. Clicking with the middle button (button 2) on
an uncovered square which has all its flags placed around
uncovers the surrounding cells which have no flags (this
will save a lot of time).
Finally, to start a new game, just click on the yellow
face above the minefield.
OPTIONS-v Print out version number and copyright notice then
exit.
-display displayname
This option specifies the name of the X server to
use. See X(1).
-geometry geom
This option specifies the initial size and loca
tion of the window. See X(1).
-m mines
This option specifies the number of mines in the
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minefield. If there are more mines than squares
in the minefield, the default mine number is used.
BUGS
Please report any bug you could find in xdemineur to
<babafou@babafou.eu.org>. Also, you should tell me the
customizations you may have done, such as adding new func
tions to the game or making modifications to allow the
game to run on your system.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1993-1999 Marc Baudoin
<babafou@babafou.eu.org>
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this soft
ware and its documentation for any purpose and without fee
is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
documentation. The author makes no representations about
the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is
provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
AUTHOR
Marc Baudoin <babafou@babafou.eu.org>
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