HANGMAN(6,C) AIX Commands Reference HANGMAN(6,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hangman PURPOSE Plays hangman, the word-guessing game. SYNTAX +--------+ /usr/games/hangman ---| |---| +- file -+ Note: This command does not have MBCS support. DESCRIPTION The hangman game chooses a word of at least seven letters from a standard dictionary. You try to guess the word by guessing the letters in it, one at a time. You are allowed seven mistakes. The file parameter specifies an alternate dictionary. To quit the game, press the INTERRUPT key or END-OF-FILE key (Ctrl-D). Processed November 8, 1990 HANGMAN(6,C) 1