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  30. .\" @(#)hangman.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
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  32. .Dd May 31, 1993
  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
  40. .Op Fl d Ar wordlist
  41. .Op Fl m Ar minlen
  42. .Sh DESCRIPTION
  43. In
  44. .Nm ,
  45. the computer picks a word from the on-line word list
  46. and you must try to guess it.
  47. The computer keeps track of which letters have been guessed
  48. and how many wrong guesses you have made on the screen in a graphic fashion.
  49. .Sh OPTIONS
  50. .Bl -tag -width flag
  51. .It Fl d
  52. Use the specified
  53. .Ar wordlist
  54. instead of the default one named below.
  55. .It Fl m
  56. Set the minimum word length to use.
  57. The default is 6 letters.
  58. .El
  59. .Sh FILES
  60. .Bl -tag -width @hangman_wordsfile@ -compact
  61. .It Pa @hangman_wordsfile@
  62. On-line word list
  63. .El
  64. .Sh AUTHORS
  65. .An Ken Arnold