.TH SPEEDPAD 1 "20 Oct 2011"
.SH NAME
speedpad \- ncurses tool to test, train, and increase typing speed
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBspeedpad\fP [\fIOPTIONS\fP] [\fR\-\-\fP] [\fIFILE\fP [\fIFILE\fP .\|.\|.]]
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\fBspeedpad\fP [.\|.\|.] \-c [\fR\-\-\fP] [\fICMD\fP [\fIARG\fP .\|.\|.]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
speedpad is an interactive ncurses tool to test, train, and increase typing
speed on arbitrary text input:
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designed for intermediate to advanced level typists
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assumes that you have already learned how to touch type
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no lessons, no single words, no synthetic stuff
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tab expansion, auto indentation and syntax support to train on code
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reference speed robot (defaults to 100 WPM)
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supports CPS, CPM, WPM, PPM, and CPH/KPH metrics
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shows detailed statistics about speed and typos
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helps to find and eliminate frequent typos

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fP
show version number and exit
.TP
\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP
show help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-c\fP
use positional arguments as command line (default: False)
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\fB\-o\fP \fIFILE\fP
write stats dump to file (default: <stdout>)
.TP
\fB\-\-wpm\fP
speed in words per minute (default: True)
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\fB\-\-cpm\fP
speed in chars per minute (default: False)
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\fB\-\-cps\fP
speed in chars per second (default: False)
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\fB\-\-speed \fISPEED\fP
reference speed in matching unit (default: 100.0)
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\fB\-\-wrap \fIWIDTH\fP
wrap text at specified width (default: 0)
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[<0 = disable, 0 = auto, >0 = fixed]
.TP
\fB\-\-user \fINAME\fP
set custom user name (default: <login name>)
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\fB\-\-tabsize \fIN\fP
set custom tabsize (default: 8)
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\fB\-\-strict\fP
require manual line breaks (default: False)
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\fB\-\-indent\fP
enable auto indentation (default: False)
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\fB\-\-syntax\fP
enable syntax support (default: False)
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\fB\-\-no\-strip\fP
keep excessive whitespace in text (default: False)
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\fB\-\-no\-robot\fP
disable the reference speed robot (default: False)
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\fB\-\-no\-color\fP
disable colors (default: False)
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\fB\-\-no\-stats\fP
disable stats dump on stdout (default: False)
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\fB\-\-code\fP
equals \fB\-\-no\-strip \-\-indent \-\-syntax\fP

.PP
The following options should be used carefully:
.TP
\fB\-\-input\-encoding\fP \fIencoding\fP
.TP
\fB\-\-output\-encoding\fP \fIencoding\fP
.TP
\fB\-\-filesystem\-encoding\fP \fIencoding\fP
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For a full list of supported encodings, see:
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http://docs.python.org/library/codecs.html#standard\-encodings

.SH KEYBINDS
.TP
\fBENTER\fP
load next quote (if not started)
.TP
\fBCTRL\-X\fP
reset counters and position, restart quote (if started)
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\fBCTRL\-D\fP
stop current round and show statistics (if started)
.TP
\fBCTRL\-Q\fP
quit gracefully and dump stats
.TP
\fBCTRL\-C\fP
quit forcefully and do not dump stats
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\fBUP\fP/\fBDOWN\fP/\fBLEFT\fP/\fBRIGHT\fP
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\fBPGUP\fP/\fBPGDOWN\fP/\fBHOME\fP/\fBEND\fP
.PP
Press \fIspace\fP, \fItab\fP, or any \fIalphanumeric\fP key to start typing.

.SH EXAMPLES
speedpad file1 file2 file3
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grep ^foo words | speedpad
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speedpad \-c \-\- fortune \-s \-n 500
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speedpad \-c \-\- fortune 40% startrek 60% linux
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speedpad /usr/src/linux/README
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speedpad \-\-code /usr/src/linux/mm/pagewalk.c

.TP
write stats to file:
speedpad > \fIstats\fP
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speedpad >> \fIstats\fP  (append)
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speedpad \-o \fIstats\fP  (append)
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show speed for all records:
gnuplot \-p \-e "plot '\fIstats\fP' using 15
               smooth sbezier title 'wpm'"
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show speed development over time:
gnuplot \-p \-e "set xdata time; set timefmt '%s';
               plot '\fIstats\fP' using 1:15
               smooth sbezier title 'wpm'"
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show speed in relation to elapsed typing time:
gnuplot \-p \-e "plot '\fIstats\fP' using 3:15
               smooth sbezier title 'wpm'"
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show typos in relation to speed:
gnuplot \-p \-e "plot '\fIstats\fP' using 15:11
               smooth sbezier title 'typos'"

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR fortune (6)
.BR gnuplot (1)
.BR gtypist (1)
.BR typespeed (1)
.PP
http://feurix.org/projects/speedpad/

.SH AUTHOR
speedpad and this man page was written by John Feuerstein.