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SCRAMBLE(6)                     Domain/OS SysV                     SCRAMBLE(6)



NAME
     scramble - turn your screen into a scramble puzzle

SYNOPSIS
     scramble [-den] [ -c num ] [ -i num ] [ -p sec ] [ -x size ] [ -y size ]
     [ message-line ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     scramble turns your bitmap screen into a scrambling puzzle.  If you solve
     the puzzle, you reclaim control of the screen.  You can also quit by
     typing <EXIT> or CTRL/Q.

     If you specify any message-line arguments, scramble displays the text in
     the empty square, one line per message-line.  To include spaces in a
     single message-line, use backslash (\) or double-quote (") in the
     conventional manner.

     Note: It is not nice to crp(1) or rlogin(1) onto other people's nodes and
     run this, since it scrambles their screens while they're trying to do
     important work (wink, wink).

OPTIONS
     -d        Run in the current DM window, not on the entire screen.

     -e        If the scrambling is to stop, just exit when done; don't give
               the player a chance to solve it.

     -n        Don't number the pieces.

     -c num    Scramble num times, then stop.

     -i num    Keep scrambling the puzzle until you hit a recognized key (see
               below), but scramble a minimum of num times (default 0).

     -p sec    After you solve the puzzle, pause for sec seconds before
               exiting so you can admire your skill (default 0).

     -x size   Make the puzzle size squares across (default 5).

     -y size   Make the puzzle size squares high (default 4).

COMMANDS
     <EXIT>        Quit scramble.

     <-, ->, ↑,    Move a square into the empty box from the right, the left,
                   above, or below, respectively.

     |<-, ->|      Move the entire row into the empty box from the right or
                   left, respectively.

     Boxed arrow keys
                   Move the empty box to the left, to the right, up, or down.

     Mouse buttons Clicking any mouse button with the cursor in a square
                   shifts the entire row from that piece onward towards the
                   empty square.  If the cursor is in neither the row nor the
                   column of the empty square, this has no effect.

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