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.\" This file is free software, distributed under the BSD license.
.Dd May 31, 1993
.Dt HANGMAN 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm hangman
.Nd computer version of the game hangman
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl d Ar wordlist
.Op Fl m Ar minlen
.Sh DESCRIPTION
In
.Nm ,
the computer picks a word from the on-line word list
and you must try to guess it.
The computer keeps track of which letters have been guessed
and how many wrong guesses you have made on the screen in a graphic fashion.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width flag
.It Fl d
Use the specified
.Ar wordlist
instead of the default one named below.
.It Fl m
Set the minimum word length to use.
The default is 6 letters.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/dict/words -compact
.It Pa /usr/share/dict/words
On-line word list
.El
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Ken Arnold