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TYPIST(1)			  User Commands 		       TYPIST(1)

NAME
     Typist - a typing tutor with lessons for different keyboards and languages

SYNOPSIS
     gtypist [OPTION]... [SCRIPT]...

DESCRIPTION
     GNU  Typist  is a typing tutor with several lessons for different keyboards
     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 directory:

	    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 com-
     mand

	    info Typist

     should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU Typist 2.10.1		  February 2025 		       TYPIST(1)

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