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NAME
     an - Anagram generator

SYNOPSIS
     an  [-w] [-c string] [-d dictionary] [-l number_words] [-m word_length] [-u
     string] [-n number_anagrams] [-h] [-v] [--words] [--contain string] [--dict
     dictionary]  [--length  number_words]  [--minimum	 word_length]	 [--used
     string] [--number number_anagrams] [--help] [--version] PHRASE

DESCRIPTION
     an  finds	all anagrams which can be made from the letters in PHRASE, using
     words   in   the	specified   dictionary.   The	default   is   to    use
     /usr/share/dict/words.

OPTIONS
     -w, --words
	    Print words that the letters in PHRASE can make, then exit.

     -c, --contain string
	    Only print anagrams which contain string.

     -d, --dict dictionary
	    Use  dictionary  file  to find words which the letters in PHRASE can
	    make.

     -m, --minimum word_length
	    Only include word which are at least word_length long.

     -u, --used string
	    Considers that letters in string have already  used  when  analyzing
	    letters in PHRASE.	Like --contain but doesn't print out string.

     -l, --length number_words
	    Finds  anagrams  which have a maximum of number_words words in them.
	    This is very useful when number of	anagrams  which  are  output  is
	    large.

     -n, --number number_anagrams
	    Stops after finding number_anagrams anagrams.

     -h, --help
	    Print a usage message on standard output, then exit.

     -v, --version
	    Print version information on standard output, then exit.

EXAMPLE
     an -c imp 'Paul Martin'

     Finds anagrams for Paul Martin which contain the word imp.

AUTHOR
     Paul Martin <pm@debian.org>

THANKS
     Richard Jones (richard@deep-thought.org)
       - Coding and algorithm design of original version.

     Julian Assange (proff@suburbia.net)
       - Algorithm design of original version.

     Please  note  that the email addresses for Richard and Julian are from over
     ten years ago and probably no longer work.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (c) Paul Martin 2012. All rights reserved.

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