gtypist(1)

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

6       gtypist  - a typing tutor with lessons for different keyboards and lan‐
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SYNOPSIS

10       gtypist [ options... ] [ script-file ]
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DESCRIPTION

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

17       -b     --personal-best
18              track personal best typing speeds
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20       -e %   --max-error=%
21              default maximum error percentage (default 3.0); valid values are
22              between 0.0 and 100.0
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24       -n     --notimer
25              turn off WPM timer in drills
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27       -t     --term-cursor
28              use the terminal's hardware cursor
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30       -f P   --curs-flash=P
31              cursor flash period P*.1 sec  (default  10);  valid  values  are
32              between 0 and 512; this is ignored if -t is specified
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34       -c F,B --colours=F,B
35              set initial display colours where available
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37       -s     --silent
38              don't beep on errors
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40       -q     --quiet
41              same as -s, --silent
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43       -l L   --start-label=L
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46       -w     --word-processor try to mimic word processors
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48       -k     --no-skip
49              forbid the user to skip exercises
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51       -i     --show-errors
52              highlight errors with reverse video
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54       -h     --help
55              print this message
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57       -v     --version
58              output version information and exit
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60       -S     --always-sure
61              do not ask confirmation questions
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63       --banner-colors=F,B,P,V set top banner colours (background, foreground,
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66       --scoring=wpm,cpm
67              set scoring mode (words per minute or characters per minute)
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69       If   not  supplied,  script-file  defaults  to  '/usr/local/share/gtyp‐
70       ist/gtypist.typ'.  The path $GTYPIST_PATH is searched for script files.
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EXAMPLES

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

93       Written by Simon Baldwin
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REPORTING BUGS

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

99       Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Simon Baldwin.
100       Copyright  ©  2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 GNU Typist Development Team.  This
101       program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details please  see  the
102       file 'COPYING' supplied with the source code.
103       This  is  free  software,  and you are welcome to redistribute it under
104       certain conditions; again, see 'COPYING' for details.  This program  is
105       released under the GNU General Public License.
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