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36.Dd May 31, 1993
37.Dt HANGMAN 6
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm hangman
41.Nd computer version of the game hangman
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Nm
44.Op Fl d Ar wordlist
45.Op Fl m Ar minlen
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47In
48.Nm "" ,
49the computer picks a word from the on-line word list
50and you must try to guess it.
51The computer keeps track of which letters have been guessed
52and how many wrong guesses you have made on the screen in a graphic fashion.
53.Sh OPTIONS
54.Bl -tag -width flag
55.It Fl d
56Use the specified
57.Ar wordlist
58instead of the default one named below.
59.It Fl m
60Set the minimum word length to use.
61The default is 6 letters.
62.El
63.Sh FILES
64.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/dict/words -compact
65.It Pa /usr/share/dict/words
66On-line word list
67.El
68.Sh AUTHORS
69.An Ken Arnold
70