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CMatrix in Termux – Installation & Usage Commands

CMatrix is a fun terminal program that displays the famous Matrix-style falling characters on your screen. It creates a hacker-style animation similar to the Matrix movie and is popular among Termux and Linux users.

Installation

Update Termux packages:

pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

Install cmatrix:

pkg install cmatrix -y

Verify installation:

cmatrix -V

Usage Commands

Start the Matrix animation:

cmatrix

Enable asynchronous scrolling:

cmatrix -a

Show bold characters:

cmatrix -b

Force all characters to be bold:

cmatrix -B

Use Japanese characters (Matrix movie style):

cmatrix -c

Enable rainbow color mode:

cmatrix -r

Set animation speed (0–10):

cmatrix -u 2

Use a custom color:

cmatrix -C red

Run screensaver mode (exit on key press):

cmatrix -s

Use lambda mode:

cmatrix -m

Show help information:

cmatrix -h

Exit cmatrix anytime by pressing:

CTRL + C

CMatrix is mainly used for fun, demonstrations, and making the terminal look like a hacker-style interface in Termux.