111 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
111 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
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.TH "QQWING" "1" "2014\-08\-03"
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.SH "NAME"
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qqwing \- A tool for generating and solving Sudoku puzzles
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBqqwing\fR \-\-generate [\fIOPTIONS...\fP]
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\fBqqwing\fR \-\-solve [\fIOPTIONS...\fP]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBqqwing\fR is a Sudoku puzzle generator and solver. It offers the following features:
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\(bu Fast. It can solve 1000 puzzles in 1 second and generate 1000 puzzles in 25 seconds.
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\(bu Uses logic. Uses as many solve techniques as possible when solving puzzles rather than guessing.
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\(bu Rates puzzles. Most generators don't give an indication of the difficulty of a Sudoku puzzle. QQwing does.
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\(bu Can print solve instructions. Tells steps that need to be taken to solve any puzzle.
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\(bu Customizable output style, including a CSV style that is easy to import into a database.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.BR \-\-generate\ <num>
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Generate new puzzles
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.BR \-\-solve
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Solve all the puzzles from standard input
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.BR \-\-difficulty
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Generate only simple, easy, intermediate, expert, or any
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.BR \-\-symmetry\ <sym>
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Symmetry: none, rotate90, rotate180, mirror, flip, or random
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.BR \-\-puzzle
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Print the puzzle (default when generating)
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.BR \-\-nopuzzle
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Do not print the puzzle (default when solving)
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.BR \-\-solution
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Print the solution (default when solving)
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.BR \-\-nosolution
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Do not print the solution (default when generating)
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.BR \-\-stats
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Print statistics about moves used to solve the puzzle
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.BR \-\-nostats
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Do not print statistics (default)
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.BR \-\-timer
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Print time to generate or solve each puzzle
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.BR \-\-notimer
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Do not print solve or generation times (default)
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.BR \-\-count\-solutions
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Count the number of solutions to puzzles
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.BR \-\-nocount\-solutions
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Do not count the number of solutions (default)
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.BR \-\-history
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Print trial and error used when solving
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.BR \-\-nohistory
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Do not print trial and error to solve (default)
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.BR \-\-instructions
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Print the steps (at least 81) needed to solve the puzzle
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.BR \-\-noinstructions
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Do not print steps to solve (default)
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.BR \-\-log\-history
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Print trial and error to solve as it happens
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.BR \-\-nolog\-history
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Do not print trial and error to solve as it happens
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.BR \-\-one\-line
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Print puzzles on one line of 81 characters
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.BR \-\-compact
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Print puzzles on 9 lines of 9 characters
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.BR \-\-readable
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Print puzzles in human readable form (default)
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.BR \-\-csv
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Output CSV format with one line puzzles
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.BR \-h ,\ \-\-help
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Display help message
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.BR \-\-about
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Display author and license information
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.BR \-\-version
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Display version number
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PP
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http://qqwing.com/
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