JZIP(1) John´s Z-code Interpreter Program JZIP(1)NAMEjzip - execute Infocom v1-5 and Inform v1-8 game files
SYNOPSISjzip [ options ] z-file-name
DESCRIPTIONjzip invokes the Z-code Interpreter.
See the Makefile contained in the source distribution to compile jzip.
Machine specific options are listed at the beginning.
REQUIREMENTSjzip 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.
INSTALLATION
To install jzip, edit the Makefile with the options appropriate for
your system, then issue the command make.
It is probably a good idea to install the jzip executable in
/usr/local/bin, and the man page in /usr/local/man/man1.
EDITING
John Menichelli(menichel@pixi.com) has graced us with editing code.
JZip now supports arrowkey editing in UNIX.
Up/Down
selects the previous / next command in history
Left/Right
moves the cursor over the line.
Backspace
deletes
Typing inserts under the cursor
OPTIONS-l n lines in display
-c n columns in display
-r n text right margin (default = 0)
-t n text top margin (default = 0)
-v display version information
ENVIRONMENTjzip 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. Set
INFOCOM_PATH with setenv.
CREDITSjzip is written and maintained by John Holder (jholder@nmsu.edu), based
on the ZIP v2.0 sources by Mark Howell and Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel.
Mark Phillips and Andrew S. Benham contributed portability and bug
fixes of various sorts. This manpage was originally written by Michael
S. Phillips.
BUGS
Control characters are still passed to the interpreter (for now).
TODO
Keystrokes to handle editing/reptition of previous commands
DJGPP compiles for DOS. (Note: There is a DOS version, just not a
DJGPP DOS version.)
Handling of CTRL characters under Unix
AVAILABILITY
The most recent version of jzip can be ftp'ed from ftp.gmd.de, in the
/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/zip/ directory.
FILES
/usr/games/jzip
The Z-Code Interpreter Program
/usr/games/zfiles
Recommended location for Zcode files
RELATED USENET NEWSGROUPS
Interactive Fiction (IF) authors should check out rec.arts.int-fiction,
and IF players should check out rec.games.int-fiction.
2.0.1g BETA Nov 13, 1995 JZIP(1)