gtypist(1)

NAME

   gtypist  -  a  typing  tutor  with  lessons for different keyboards and
   languages

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

   `gtypist'  is  a  typing  tutor  with  several  lessons  for  different
   keyboards  and  languages.   New  lessons  can  be  written by the user
   easily.

OPTIONS

   -b     --personal-best
          track personal best typing speeds

   -e %   --max-error=%
          default maximum error percentage (default 3.0); valid values are
          between 0.0 and 100.0

   -n     --notimer
          turn off WPM timer in drills

   -t     --term-cursor
          use the terminal's hardware cursor

   -f P   --curs-flash=P
          cursor  flash  period  P*.1  sec  (default 10); valid values are
          between 0 and 512; this is ignored if -t is specified

   -c F,B --colours=F,B
          set initial display colours where available

   -s     --silent
          don't beep on errors

   -q     --quiet
          same as -s, --silent

   -l L   --start-label=L
          start the lesson at label 'L'

   -w     --word-processor try to mimic word processors

   -k     --no-skip
          forbid the user to skip exercises

   -i     --show-errors
          highlight errors with reverse video

   -h     --help
          print this message

   -v     --version
          output version information and exit

   -S     --always-sure
          do not ask confirmation questions

   --banner-colors=F,B,P,V set top banner colours (background, foreground,
          package and version respectively)

   --scoring=wpm,cpm
          set scoring mode (words per minute or characters per minute)

   If       not       supplied,       script-file       defaults        to
   '/usr/local/share/gtypist/gtypist.typ'.    The  path  $GTYPIST_PATH  is
   searched for script files.

EXAMPLES

          To run the default lesson in english `gtypist.typ':

          gtypist

          To run the lesson in spanish:

          gtypist esp.typ

          To instruct gtypist to  look  for  lesson  `bar.typ'  in  a  non
          standard directory:

          GTYPIST_PATH="/home/foo" gtypist bar.typ

          To  run  the  lesson in the file `test.typ' of directory `temp',
          starting at label `TEST1', using the terminal's cursor, and  run
          silently:

          gtypist -t -q -l TEST1 /temp/test.typ

AUTHOR

   Written by Simon Baldwin

REPORTING BUGS

   Report bugs to [email protected]

COPYRIGHT

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

SEE ALSO

   The  full  documentation for gtypist is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
   If the info and gtypist programs are properly installed at  your  site,
   the command

          info gtypist

   should give you access to the complete manual.

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