1wordsearch(6)
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3# NAME
4*wordsearch* - Classic word search game that you can play in your terminal
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6# SYNOPSIS
7*/usr/games/wordsearch*
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9# DESCRIPTION
10The object of *wordsearch* is to find and solve a set of words that belong to a particular category.
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12The player will navigate using arrow keys to find the letters that make up each word. Using the space bar, the player can select individual letters for each word.
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14Once each word has been completed, the player will receive a score equal to the number of letters of each word. With all words completed, the player wins the game for the named category.
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16After finishing a category, the player will be prompted to begin a new category, or the player can choose to exit the game.
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18*wordsearch* supports the following command line arguments to customize gameplay:
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20	*-t* 	Set a curses color theme for game play. These themes include: red, blue, green and black
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22	*-h* 	Show wordsearch command line arguments
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24	*-v* 	Show wordsearch version
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26# COMMANDS
27Help is available on screen during gameplay. A description of available commands is below:
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29_Arrow keys:_ Move the cursor around the screen
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31_Space bar:_ Select a letter to score against the word list
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33_Return key:_ Clear the current letters being scored
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35_Q or Escape key:_ Exit to the shell prompt
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37# CONVENTIONS
38Each word search puzzle generally features up to 9 words that make up that category.
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40Puzzles are available as wordlists and can be placed in any of the following directories:
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42_puzzles/_
43_/usr/local/share/wordsearch/_
44_/usr/pkg/share/wordsearch/_
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46Puzzles can edited in your text editor. When *wordsearch* is started, it will select a random wordlist for each category during gameplay.
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48Word lists should be optimized for display on an 80-column text terminal. Ideally, the entire set of words in a category should be less then 80 characters.
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50# SEE ALSO
51hangman(6), boggle(6), quiz(6), tetris(6), wump(6)
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53# AUTHORS
54Pat Jensen (patj@passpackets.com)
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56Based on a printable word search page generator by Christian Hill (https://scipython.com)
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