hangman

classic word-guessing game

TLDR

Start hangman game

$ hangman

Use custom word list

$ hangman -w [wordlist.txt]

Set word length

$ hangman -l [8]

hangman is a classic word-guessing game. Players guess letters to reveal a hidden word before making too many wrong guesses.The game displays the gallows and tracks incorrect guesses. It uses the system dictionary or a custom word list for challenges.

PARAMETERS

-w FILE

Word list file.

-l LEN

Minimum word length.

-k

Show keyboard.

--help

Display help information.

PREVIEW

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INSTALL

sudo dnf install bsd-games

sudo pacman -S bsd-games

sudo apk add bsd-games

sudo zypper install bsd-games

CAVEATS

Part of BSD games. Requires /usr/share/dict/words or custom list. Terminal-based display.

HISTORY

hangman has been part of BSD games collection since early Unix systems, providing terminal entertainment.