gnubg(6)

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version 1.08.003 · 7 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, opensuse-leap 16.0

✨ gnubg — the GNU Backgammon program 💅

okay so bestie, meet gnubg, aka GNU Backgammon 🎲. She's a manual page in section 6, and she's here to tell you about a whole program that plays and analyses backgammon, no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gnubg -bcdlpqrStvw [file.sgf]

🦋 DESCRIPTIONS 🦋

GNU Backgammon, gnubg (6), plays and analyses backgammon games and matches. Like, both of them. She can play and analyse money games AND tournament matches, evaluate and roll out positions, and more. it's giving "she does it all and she does it well" 👑

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -b, --no-bearoff — do NOT use the bearoff database, we're going in raw
  • -c, --commands=FILE — evaluate the commands sitting inside FILE, then dip, exit
  • -d, --debug — turn on debug mode, we're getting into the lore
  • -l, --lang=LANG — set the language to LANG, multilingual queen
  • -p, --python=FILE — start in Python mode, or evaluate the code in FILE and then exit 🐍
  • -q, --quiet — disable sound effects, shhh, silent mode bestie
  • -r, --no-rc — do not read the .gnubgrc and .gnubgautorc commands
  • -S, --splash — show that GTK splash screen ✨ iconic entrance
  • -t, --tty — start on tty instead of using the window system, terminal gremlin era
  • -v, --version — show version info and exit, quick lil flex
  • -w, --window-system-only — ignore tty input when you're using the window system
  • -D, --datadir — specify where the general data lives
  • -P, --pkgdatadir — specify where the program-specific data lives
  • -O, --docdir — specify where the program documentation lives
  • -s, --prefsdir — specify where the user's preferences directory lives

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • ~/.gnubg/gnubgautorc
  • ~/.gnubg/gnubg.db
  • ~/.gnubg/gnubg.gtkrc

these three are her lil homegirls, living rent-free in your home directory 🏠💖

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Joseph Heled, Øystein Johansen, Jørn Thyssen, and Gary Wong, with the assistance of many others. absolute legends, every single one 🫶

Bug reports go to <bug-gnubg@gnu.org>. found a problem? tell the girlies, they'll handle it fr fr.

Manual written by Christian Anthon. thank you for your service 😭💐

ngl this whole thing is version gnubg(6) dated 5 November 2022, and that's the vibe check complete. slay, periodt, go roll some dice 🎲✨💜
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