freesweep

terminal minesweeper game

TLDR

Start a default game

$ freesweep

Set board dimensions

$ freesweep --height [16] --width [30]

Set number of mines

$ freesweep --mines [99]

freesweep is a curses-based minesweeper game for the terminal. The player reveals cells on a grid, using number clues to avoid hidden mines. Flagging suspected mines and clearing all safe cells wins the game.Use arrow keys to move, space to reveal a cell, and f to flag a mine. Press q to quit.

PARAMETERS

-h, --height N

Number of rows.

-w, --width N

Number of columns.

-m, --mines N

Number of mines.

-%, --percent N

Set mines as percentage of board squares.

-f, --fast

Skip the interactive setup dialog.

-i, --interactive

Force interactive setup menu.

-a, --alt-charset

Toggle alternate character set for rendering.

-b, --show-best-times

Show the best-times viewer.

-s, --save-prefs

Save the current command-line preferences.

-H, --help

Display help information.

PREVIEW

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CAVEATS

Requires ncurses support. Board dimensions are limited by terminal size.

HISTORY

freesweep was written as a free terminal minesweeper clone. Minesweeper was popularized by its inclusion in Microsoft Windows 3.1 in 1992.