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32.Dd $Mdocdate: April 5 2008 $
33.Dt HANGMAN 6
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm hangman
37.Nd computer version of the game hangman
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm hangman
40.Op Fl k
41.Op Fl d Ar wordlist
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43In
44.Nm hangman ,
45the computer picks a word from the on-line word list
46and you must try to guess it.
47The computer keeps track of which letters have been guessed
48and how many wrong guesses you have made on the screen in a graphic fashion.
49.Pp
50The options are as follows:
51.Bl -tag -width Ds
52.It Fl d Ar wordlist
53Use the specified
54.Ar wordlist
55instead of the default.
56A wordlist file must have one word per line.
57Only lowercase words of at least a certain length
58.Pq typically 6 characters
59are chosen.
60.It Fl k
61Use the kernel symbols, as read from
62.Pa /dev/ksyms ,
63instead of the default wordlist.
64.El
65.Sh FILES
66.Bl -tag -width "/usr/share/dict/wordsXXX" -compact
67.It Pa /dev/ksyms
68Kernel symbols file.
69.It Pa /usr/share/dict/words
70Default word list.
71.El
72.Sh SEE ALSO
73.Xr ddb 4 ,
74.Xr ksyms 4
75.Sh AUTHORS
76.An Ken Arnold
77