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trek

TREK(6) 							 BSD Games Manual							   TREK(6)

NAME

     trek -- trekkie game

SYNOPSIS

     trek [-sf]

DESCRIPTION

     trek is a game of space glory and war.  Below is a summary of commands.  For complete documentation, see Trek by Eric Allman.

     The -s flag makes the game somewhat more efficient if you have a (very) slow terminal.  The -f flag (the default) is for faster terminals.

     The game will ask you what length game you would like.  Valid responses are ``short'', ``medium'', and ``long''.  You may also type
     ``restart'', which restarts a previously saved game.  You will then be prompted for the skill, to which you must respond ``novice'',
     ``fair'', ``good'', ``expert'', ``commodore'', or ``impossible''.	You should normally start out with a novice and work up.

     In general, throughout the game, if you forget what is appropriate the game will tell you what it expects if you just type in a question
     mark.

SEE ALSO

     /usr/share/doc/usd/31.trek

AUTHORS

     Eric Allman

COMMAND SUMMARY

     abandon
     capture
     cloak up/down
     computer request; ...
     damages
     destruct
     dock
     help
     impulse course distance
     lrscan
     move course distance
     phasers automatic amount
     phasers manual amt1 course1 spread1 ...
     torpedo course [yes] angle/no
     ram course distance
     rest time
     shell
     shields up/down
     srscan [yes/ no]
     status
     terminate yes/no
     undock
     visual course
     warp warp_factor

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