HANGMAN(6)

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version 3.3 · 3 versions
, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling

okay so bestie, we're deep in the Games Manual and this page is all about hangman — yes, the actual game, and yes, it's lowkey iconic. 💅✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

hangman — it's literally the computer version of the game hangman. No cap. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

hangman [-d wordlist] [-m minlen]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so here's the vibe: in hangman, the computer picks a word from the on-line word list and you have to try to guess it. 🕵️‍♀️💖

The computer keeps track of which letters have been guessed and how many wrong guesses you've made — and it shows all of that right on the screen in a graphic fashion. It's giving main character energy, honestly. 😭✨

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -d — use the specified wordlist instead of the default one named below. Custom words? Obsessed. 💅
  • -m — set the minimum word length to use. The default is 6 letters. 🍓

📚 FILES 📚

  • /usr/share/dict/words — the on-line word list. iykyk. 🌈

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Ken Arnold 👑

this page comes from Debian and is dated May 31, 1993 — vintage, fr fr, and still serving. 🦋💜 periodt.

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