gtypist(1)

1GTYPIST(1)                       User Commands                      GTYPIST(1)
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NAME

6       gtypist - manual page for gtypist 2.8.3
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SYNOPSIS

9       gtypist [ Options... ] [ script-file ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       `gtypist'  is  a  typing  tutor with several lessons for different key‐
13       boards and languages.  New lessons can be written by the user easily.
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OPTIONS

16       -e %   --max-error=%
17              default maximum error percentage (default 3.0); valid values are
18              between 0.0 and 100.0
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20       -n     --notimer
21              turn off WPM timer in drills
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23       -t     --term-cursor
24              use the terminal's hardware cursor
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26       -f P   --curs-flash=P
27              cursor  flash  period  P*.1  sec  (default 10); valid values are
28              between 0 and 512; this is ignored if -t is specified
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30       -c F,B --colours=F,B
31              set initial display colours where available
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33       -s     --silent
34              don't beep on errors
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36       -q     --quiet
37              same as -s, --silent
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39       -l L   --start-label=L
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42       -w     --word-processor try to mimic word processors
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44       -k     --no-skip
45              forbid the user to skip exercises
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47       -i     --show-errors
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50       -h     --help
51              print this message
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53       -v     --version
54              output version information and exit
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56       -S     --always-sure
57              do not ask confirmation questions
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59       --banner-colors=F,B,P,V set top banner colours (background, foreground,
60              package and version respectively)
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62       --scoring=wpm,cpm
63              set scoring mode (words per minute or characters per minute)
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65       If  not  supplied,  script-file  defaults  to   '/usr/local/share/gtyp‐
66       ist/gtypist.typ'.  The path $GTYPIST_PATH is searched for script files.
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EXAMPLES

69              To run the default lesson in english `gtypist.typ':
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71              gtypist
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73              To run the lesson in spanish:
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77              To  instruct gtypist to look for lesson `bar.typ' in a non stan‐
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80              GTYPIST_PATH="/home/foo" gtypist bar.typ
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82              To run the lesson in the file `test.typ'  of  directory  `temp',
83              starting  at label `TEST1', using the terminal's cursor, and run
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86              gtypist -t -q -l TEST1 /temp/test.typ
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AUTHOR

89       Written by Simon Baldwin
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REPORTING BUGS

92       Report bugs to bug-gtypist@gnu.org
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COPYRIGHT

95       Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Simon Baldwin.
96       Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2008 GNU Typist Development Team.  This program
97       comes  with  ABSOLUTELY  NO  WARRANTY;  for details please see the file
98       'COPYING' supplied with the source code.
99       This is free software, and you are welcome  to  redistribute  it  under
100       certain  conditions; again, see 'COPYING' for details.  This program is
101       released under the GNU General Public License.
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