/usr/games/jzip
The Z-Code Interpreter Program
jzip6
Execute infocom v1-5 and inform v1-5 & v8 game files
Usage
jzip [options]
z-file-name
Overview
jzip invokes the Z-code Interpreter.
Requirements
jzip will run under most (if not all) flavors of Unix, including AIX, Solaris, SunOS, HP/UX, Linux, Free/NetBSD, IRIX, NeXT Mach, DEC OSF/1, and others.
Editing
JZip now supports arrowkey editing in UNIX.
Up/Down
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selects the previous / next command in history |
|---|---|
Left/Right
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moves the cursor over the line. |
Backspace
|
deletes |
Typing
|
inserts under the cursor |
Options
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-l n -
lines in display
-
-c n -
columns in display
-
-r n -
text right margin (default = 1)
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-t n -
text top margin (default = 0)
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-v -
display version information
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-m -
monochrome mode
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-y -
set Tandy bit
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-s n -
zmachine strict level, from 0 (none), 1 (report once, recommended) to 3.
Environment
jzip looks for the environment variable INFOCOM_PATH and will use the path found there to look for the story file specified on the command line if the story file cannot be found in the current directory.
Credits
jzip is written and maintained by John Holder ([email protected]), based on the ZIP v2.0 sources by Mark Howell and Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel.
Files
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/usr/lib/games/zfiles -
Recommended location for Zcode files
Releases
13 releases since Debian 2.2 (Potato); the text changed 1 time.
-y since Debian 4.0 (Etch).