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NAME

     hangman - computer version of the game hangman

SYNOPSIS

     hangman [-d wordlist] [-m minlen]

DESCRIPTION

     In hangman, the computer picks a word from the on-line word list and you
     must try to guess it.  The computer keeps track of which letters have
     been guessed and how many wrong guesses you have made on the screen in a
     graphic fashion.

OPTIONS

     -d    Use the specified wordlist instead of the default one named below.

     -m    Set the minimum word length to use.  The default is 6 letters.

FILES

     /usr/share/dict/words  On-line word list

AUTHORS

     Ken Arnold