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diff --git a/upstream/fedora-40/man6/backgammon.6 b/upstream/fedora-40/man6/backgammon.6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..617758c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/fedora-40/man6/backgammon.6 @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@ +.\" Automatically generated from backgammon/backgammon/backgammon.6.in. Do not edit. +.\" $NetBSD: backgammon.6,v 1.11 2003/08/07 09:36:55 agc Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1993 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)backgammon.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93 +.\" +.Dd May 31, 1993 +.Dt BACKGAMMON 6 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm backgammon +.Nd the game of backgammon +.br +.Nm teachgammon +.Nd learn to play backgammon +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl +.Op Fl nrwb +.Op Fl pr +.Op Fl pw +.Op Fl pb +.Op Fl t Ar term +.Op Fl s Ar file +.br +.Nm teachgammon +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This program lets you play backgammon against the computer +or against a "friend". +All commands are only one letter, so you don't need to type a carriage return, +except at the end of a move. +The program is mostly self-explanatory, +so that a question mark (?) will usually get some help. +If you answer `y' when the program asks if you want the rules, +you will get text explaining the rules of the game, some hints on strategy, +instructions on how to use the program, +and a tutorial consisting of a practice game against the computer. +A description of how to use the program can be +obtained by answering `y' when it asks if you want instructions. +.Pp +The possible arguments for backgammon +(most are unnecessary but some are very convenient) +consist of: +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Fl n +don't ask for rules or instructions +.It Fl r +player is red (implies n) +.It Fl w +player is white (implies n) +.It Fl b +two players, red and white (implies n) +.It Fl pr +print the board before red's turn +.It Fl pw +print the board before white's turn +.It Fl pb +print the board before both player's turn +.It Fl t Ar term +terminal is type +.Ar term , +uses +.Pa /usr/share/misc/termcap +.It Fl s Ar file +recover previously saved game from +.Ar file +.El +.Pp +.\" +.\" Arguments may be optionally preceded by a `-'. +.\" Several arguments may be concatenated together, +.\" but not after `s' or `t' arguments, +.\" since they can be followed by an arbitrary string. +Any unrecognized arguments are ignored. +An argument of a lone `-' gets a description of possible arguments. +.Pp +If +.Ar term +has capabilities for direct cursor movement (see +.Xr termcap 5 ) +.Nm +``fixes'' the board after each move, +so the board does not need to be reprinted, +unless the screen suffers some horrendous malady. +Also, any `p' option will be ignored. +(The `t' option is not necessary unless the terminal type does not match +the entry in the +.Pa /usr/share/misc/termcap +data base.) +.Sh QUICK REFERENCE +When the program prompts by typing only your color, +type a space or carriage return to roll, or +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Ic d +to double +.It Ic p +to print the board +.It Ic q +to quit +.It Ic s +to save the game for later +.El +.Pp +When the program prompts with 'Move:', type +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Ic p +to print the board +.It Ic q +to quit +.It Ic s +to save the game +.El +.Pp +or a +.Em move , +which is a sequence of +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Ic s-f +move from +.Ic s +to +.Ic f +.It Ic s/r +move one man on +.Ic s +the roll +.Ic r +separated by commas or spaces and ending with a newline. +Available abbreviations are +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Ic s-f1-f2 +means +.Ic s-f1,f1-f2 +.It Ic s/r1r2 +means +.Ic s/r1,s/r2 +.El +.El +.Pp +Use +.Ic b +for bar and +.Ic h +for home, +or 0 or 25 as appropriate. +.Sh AUTHOR +.An Alan Char +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/termcap -compact +.It Pa /usr/bin/teachgammon +rules and tutorial +.It Pa /usr/share/misc/termcap +terminal capabilities +.El +.Sh BUGS +The program's strategy needs much work. |