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HANGMAN(6)                       Games Manual                       HANGMAN(6)

NAME
     hangman - computer version of the game hangman

SYNOPSIS
     hangman [-d wordlist] [-m minlen]

DESCRIPTION
     In hangman, 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.

OPTIONS
     -d    Use the specified wordlist instead of the default one named below.

     -m    Set the minimum word length to use.  The default is 6 letters.

FILES
     /usr/share/dict/words  On-line word list

AUTHORS
     Ken Arnold

NetBSD 10.99                     May 31, 1993                     NetBSD 10.99