snake

snake [-help]

-help
    Displays help information about the snake game and available options.

The `snake` command provides a simple, interactive game of snake within your terminal. It's a text-based implementation where you control a snake, navigating it to consume food items (typically represented by symbols like '*') while avoiding collisions with itself or the boundaries of the game area. The game ends when the snake crashes. It's a fun, lightweight way to pass the time on a Linux system, often used as an example program or included for amusement. It's available on many distributions, often as a simple package. This version utilizes curses library.

The game's behavior and appearance can vary slightly based on the specific implementation available on the system.

The controls are typically the arrow keys. Usually up,down,left, right and q for quit.

The score increases as the snake consumes food items. Typically, higher scores are associated with longer gameplay and increased snake length.

The precise origins of the `snake` command are difficult to definitively trace. It's likely that various independent implementations arose over time, especially as simple, demonstrative programs. Its popularity has spread through Linux distributions as a way to provide a basic, entertaining application.

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