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TYPIST(1) User Commands TYPIST(1) NAME Typist - a typing tutor with lessons for different keyboards and lan- guages SYNOPSIS gtypist [OPTION]... [SCRIPT]... DESCRIPTION GNU Typist is a typing tutor with several lessons for different key- boards and languages. New lessons can be written by the user easily. -h, --help Print help and exit -V, --version Print version and exit -b, --personal-best track personal best typing speeds (default=off) -e, --max-error=FLOAT default maximum error percentage; valid values are between 0.0 and 100.0 (default=`3.0') -n, --notimer turn off WPM timer in drills (default=off) -t, --term-cursor use the terminal's hardware cursor (default=off) -f, --curs-flash=P cursor flash period P*.1 sec; valid values are between 0 and 512; this is ignored if -t is specified (default=`10') -c, --colours=F,B set (F)orground and (B)ackground colours, where available (de- fault=`7,0') -s, --silent don't beep on errors (default=off) -q, --quiet same as --silent (default=off) -l, --start-label=LABEL start the lesson at the given label -w, --word-processor try to mimic word processors (default=off) -k, --no-skip forbid the user to skip exercises (default=off) -i, --show-errors highlight errors with reverse video (default=off) -a, --sync-ahead try to sync ahead (i.e. h_s if you type hs) (default=on) -S, --always-sure do not ask confirmation questions (default=off) --banner-colors=F,B,P,V set top banner colours: (F)oreground, (B)ackground, (P)ackage and (V)ersion (default=`6,0,5,1') --scoring=MODE set scoring mode; valid values are "wpm" (words per minute) and "cpm" (characters per minute) (possible values="wpm", "cpm") --no-welcome-screen don't show beginner tutorial message at start-up (default=off) If not supplied, script-file defaults to the 'gtypist.typ' that came with this software. If you specify a script, 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 direc- tory: GTYPIST_PATH="/home/foo" gtypist bar.typ To run the lesson in the file '/tmp/test.typ', starting at label 'TEST1', using the terminal's cursor, and run silently: gtypist -t -q -l TEST1 /temp/test.typ REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to <bug-gtypist@gnu.org>. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Felix Natter, Mihai G??tejescu Created by Simon Baldwin License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSO The full documentation for Typist is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and Typist programs are properly installed at your site, the command info Typist should give you access to the complete manual. GNU Typist 2.10.1 February 2025 TYPIST(1)
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