A C dynamically-linked library implementation of Conways' Game of Life. Completed for Durham University Coursework, see coursework.pdf.
To build exec export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH to link library correctly.
make all
./gameoflife
Or it can be run with the test script, bash test_script.sh.
-i input_filename to read initial universe from file. If not specified takes input from stdin.
-o output_filename to output final universe to. If not specified outputs to stdout.
-g number_of_generations the number of new generations for which the game should be run. If not specified defaults to 5.
-s to print statistics after the final generation has been output.
-t to use torus topology for the rule. If not specified cells outside universe are dead.
Must be a maximum of 512 columns. Input must consist only of * & . and \n.