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HANGMAN(6,C)                AIX Commands Reference                 HANGMAN(6,C)



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hangman



PURPOSE

Plays hangman, the word-guessing game.

SYNTAX


                      +--------+
/usr/games/hangman ---|        |---|
                      +- file -+


Note:  This command does not have MBCS support.

DESCRIPTION

The hangman game chooses a word of at least seven letters from a standard
dictionary.  You try to guess the word by guessing the letters in it, one at a
time.  You are allowed seven mistakes.  The file parameter specifies an
alternate dictionary.

To quit the game, press the INTERRUPT key or END-OF-FILE key (Ctrl-D).




























Processed November 8, 1990       HANGMAN(6,C)                                 1



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