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and options. Don't allow the previously undocumented method to change the maximum number of scores kept per user to be used on the system-wide high score file. Sort options list in the man page. Bump its date.
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.\" $NetBSD: robots.6,v 1.15 2009/08/05 04:03:47 dholland Exp $
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.\" @(#)robots.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
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.Dd August 4, 2009
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.Dt ROBOTS 6
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm robots
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.Nd fight off villainous robots
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl Aajnrst
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.Op Ar maximum
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.Op Ar scorefile
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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pits you against evil robots, who are trying to kill you (which is why
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they are evil).
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Fortunately for you, even though they are evil, they are not very bright
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and have a habit of bumping into each other, thus destroying themselves.
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In order to survive, you must get them to kill each other off, since you
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have no offensive weaponry.
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.Pp
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Since you are stuck without offensive weaponry, you are endowed with one
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piece of defensive weaponry: a teleportation device.
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When two robots run into each other or a junk pile, they die.
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If a robot runs into you, you die.
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When a robot dies, you get 10 points, and when all the robots die,
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you start on the next field.
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This keeps up until they finally get you.
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.Pp
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Robots are represented on the screen by a
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.Sq \&+ ,
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the junk heaps from their collisions by a
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.Sq \(** ,
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and you
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(the good guy)
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by a
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.Sq @ .
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.Pp
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The commands are:
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.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
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.It Ic h
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move one square left
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.It Ic l
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move one square right
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.It Ic k
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move one square up
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.It Ic j
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move one square down
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.It Ic y
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move one square up and left
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.It Ic u
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move one square up and right
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.It Ic b
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move one square down and left
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.It Ic n
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move one square down and right
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.It Ic \&.
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(also space) do nothing for one turn
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.It Ic HJKLBNYU
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run as far as possible in the given direction
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.It Ic \*[Gt]
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do nothing for as long as possible
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.It Ic t
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teleport to a random location
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.It Ic w
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wait until you die or they all do
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.It Ic q
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quit
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.It Ic ^L
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redraw the screen
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.El
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.Pp
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All commands can be preceded by a count.
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.Pp
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If you use the
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.Sq Ic w
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command and survive to the next level, you will get a bonus of 10%
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for each robot which died after you decided to wait.
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If you die, however, you get nothing.
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For all other commands, the program will save you from typos
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by stopping short of being eaten.
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However, with
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.Sq Ic w
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you take the risk of dying by miscalculation.
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.Pp
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Only five scores are allowed per user on the score file.
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If you make it into the score file, you will be shown the list at the end
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of the game.
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If an alternative score file is named on the command line, that file
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will be used instead of the standard file for scores.
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The score file must be created empty beforehand, e.g. with
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.Xr touch 1 .
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If the argument
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.Ar maximum ,
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which must be a number, is provided when a score file is first used,
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the value given will be used as the maximum number of scores to keep
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per user instead of the default five.
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This value is a property of the score file and cannot be changed later.
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.Pp
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The options are
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fl A
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Auto-bot mode.
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Lets the game play itself.
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.It Fl a
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Advance into the higher levels directly, skipping the lower, easier levels.
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.It Fl j
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Jump,
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.Em i.e. ,
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when you run, don't show any intermediate positions; only show things at
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the end.
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This is useful on slow terminals.
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.It Fl n
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Increase the number of games played by one; that is, automatically
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choose to play again one time per usage of this option.
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.It Fl r
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Play in real time; that is, if you do nothing for a few seconds the
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game will assume you meant to do nothing and move the robots.
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.It Fl s
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Don't play, just show the score file.
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.It Fl t
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Teleport automatically when you have no other option.
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This is a little disconcerting until you get used to it, and then it is
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very nice.
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /var/games/robots_roll -compact
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.It Pa /var/games/robots_roll
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The score file.
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.El
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Ken Arnold
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.An Christos Zoulas
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(autobot mode)
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.Sh BUGS
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Bugs?
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You
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.Em crazy ,
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man?!?
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