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.TH GTYPIST "1" "August 2014" "gtypist 2.9.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
gtypist \- a typing tutor with lessons for different keyboards and languages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B gtypist
[ \fI\,options\/\fR... ] [ \fI\,script-file \/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
`gtypist' is a typing tutor with several lessons for different keyboards and languages.  New lessons can be written by the user easily.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-b\fR     \fB\-\-personal\-best\fR
track personal best typing speeds
.TP
\fB\-e\fR %   \fB\-\-max\-error=\fR%
default maximum error percentage (default 3.0);
valid values are between 0.0 and 100.0
.TP
\fB\-n\fR     \fB\-\-notimer\fR
turn off WPM timer in drills
.TP
\fB\-t\fR     \fB\-\-term\-cursor\fR
use the terminal's hardware cursor
.TP
\fB\-f\fR P   \fB\-\-curs\-flash\fR=\fI\,P\/\fR
cursor flash period P*.1 sec (default 10); valid
values are between 0 and 512; this is ignored if
\fB\-t\fR is specified
.TP
\fB\-c\fR F,B \fB\-\-colours\fR=\fI\,F\/\fR,B
set initial display colours where available
.TP
\fB\-s\fR     \fB\-\-silent\fR
don't beep on errors
.TP
\fB\-q\fR     \fB\-\-quiet\fR
same as \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
.TP
\fB\-l\fR L   \fB\-\-start\-label\fR=\fI\,L\/\fR
start the lesson at label 'L'
.HP
\fB\-w\fR     \fB\-\-word\-processor\fR try to mimic word processors
.TP
\fB\-k\fR     \fB\-\-no\-skip\fR
forbid the user to skip exercises
.TP
\fB\-i\fR     \fB\-\-show\-errors\fR
highlight errors with reverse video
.TP
\fB\-h\fR     \fB\-\-help\fR
print this message
.TP
\fB\-v\fR     \fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-S\fR     \fB\-\-always\-sure\fR
do not ask confirmation questions
.TP
\fB\-\-banner\-colors\fR=\fI\,F\/\fR,B,P,V set top banner colours (background, foreground,
package and version respectively)
.TP
\fB\-\-scoring\fR=\fI\,wpm\/\fR,cpm
set scoring mode (words per minute or characters
per minute)
.PP
If not supplied, script\-file defaults to '/usr/local/share/gtypist/gtypist.typ'.
The path $GTYPIST_PATH is searched for script files.
.SH EXAMPLES
.IP
To run the default lesson in english `gtypist.typ':
.IP
gtypist
.IP
To run the lesson in spanish:
.IP
gtypist esp.typ
.IP
To instruct gtypist to look for lesson `bar.typ' in a non standard directory:
.IP
GTYPIST_PATH="/home/foo" gtypist bar.typ
.IP
To run the lesson in the file `test.typ' of directory `temp', starting at label `TEST1', using the terminal's cursor, and run silently:
.IP
gtypist \-t \-q \-l TEST1 /temp/test.typ
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Simon Baldwin
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to bug\-gtypist@gnu.org
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Simon Baldwin.
.br
Copyright \(co 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 GNU Typist Development Team.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
please see the file 'COPYING' supplied with the source code.
.br
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; again, see 'COPYING' for details.
This program is released under the GNU General Public License.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gtypist
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B gtypist
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info gtypist
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.