Matrix
A screensaver but for the command line.
What is it?
Matrix was originally just a program to output a matrix-style rain effect to the console. I created it because I had just installed tmux, and thought it would look cool to be editing something in vim in one pane and having a matrix effect in another (and I was right :D). I'm always looking to add more effects and customization, because why not, it's cool.
Installation
Currently, the only way to install matrix is by building from source.
git clone https://github.com/PepperLola/matrix.git
cd matrix
go buildThen, move the resulting matrix executable to somewhere in your $PATH, or add the repository directory to your $PATH.
Usage
To use matrix in matrix mode, with the default configuration, simply run
matrixAll of the options are in the form of command line arguments, a complete list of these arguments can be found by running matrix --help, should this README not be up to date.
| Argument | Description | Type | Default | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
--mode |
Which mode to run; determines the pattern shown. | matrix, image, gif |
matrix |
matrix --mode gif |
--path |
Filepath to the image or gif to load in image or gif mode. | String | ./test.png |
matrix --mode gif --path ~/Desktop/animation.gif |
--scale |
Scale to render the image at. | Float64 | Auto | matrix --mode gif --scale 0.5 |
--interval |
Number of frames between matrix line spawns in matrix mode. | Integer | 10 | matrix --interval 1 |
--alphabet |
Custom character set to choose from in matrix mode. | String | Kana + Latin + 0-9 | matrix --alphabet 013456789 |
--word |
Causes matrix lines to go consecutively through the provided alphabet instead of randomly. Useful for making lines write specific text. | Boolean | false | matrix --alphabet helloworld --word |
--fps |
Frame updates per second of the pattern. | Integer | 10 | matrix --fps 100 |