quiz(6) quiz(6)
NAME
quiz - test your knowledge
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/quiz [-ifile] [-t] [category1 category2]
DESCRIPTION
quiz gives associative knowledge tests on various subjects.
It asks items chosen from category1 and expects answers from
category2, or vice versa. If no categories are specified,
quiz gives instructions and lists the available categories.
quiz tells a correct answer whenever you type a bare
newline. At the end of input, upon interrupt, or when
questions run out, quiz reports a score and terminates.
The -t flag specifies tutorial mode, where missed questions
are repeated later, and material is gradually introduced as
you learn.
The -i flag causes the named file to be substituted for the
default index file. The lines of these files have the
syntax:
line = category newline | category : line
category = alternate | category | alternate
alternate = empty | alternate primary
primary = character | [ category [ | option
option = { category }
The first category on each line of an index file names an
information file. The remaining categories specify the
order and contents of the data in each line of the
information file. Information files have the same syntax.
Backslash \ is used as with sh(1) to quote syntactically
significant characters or to insert transparent newlines
into a line. When either a question or its answer is empty,
quiz will refrain from asking it.
FILES
/usr/games/quiz
/usr/games/lib/quiz/index
/usr/games/lib/quiz/*
BUGS
The construct a|ab doesn't work in an information file. Use
a{b}.
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