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QQWING(1)		     General Commands Manual		       QQWING(1)

NAME
     qqwing - A tool for generating and solving Sudoku puzzles

SYNOPSIS
     qqwing --generate [OPTIONS...]
     qqwing --solve [OPTIONS...]

DESCRIPTION
     qqwing  is  a  Sudoku  puzzle generator and solver. It offers the following
     features:

     * Fast. It can solve 1000 puzzles in 1 second and generate 1000 puzzles in
     25 seconds.

     * Uses logic. Uses as many solve techniques as possible when solving puz-
     zles rather than guessing.

     * Rates puzzles. Most generators don't give an indication of the difficulty
     of a Sudoku puzzle. QQwing does.

     * Can print solve instructions. Tells steps that need to be taken to solve
     any puzzle.

     * Customizable output style, including a CSV style that is easy to import
     into a database.

OPTIONS
     --generate <num>
	    Generate new puzzles

     --solve
	    Solve all the puzzles from standard input

     --difficulty
	    Generate only simple, easy, intermediate, expert, or any

     --symmetry <sym>
	    Symmetry: none, rotate90, rotate180, mirror, flip, or random

     --puzzle
	    Print the puzzle (default when generating)

     --nopuzzle
	    Do not print the puzzle (default when solving)

     --solution
	    Print the solution (default when solving)

     --nosolution
	    Do not print the solution (default when generating)

     --stats
	    Print statistics about moves used to solve the puzzle

     --nostats
	    Do not print statistics (default)

     --timer
	    Print time to generate or solve each puzzle

     --notimer
	    Do not print solve or generation times (default)

     --count-solutions
	    Count the number of solutions to puzzles

     --nocount-solutions
	    Do not count the number of solutions (default)

     --history
	    Print trial and error used when solving

     --nohistory
	    Do not print trial and error to solve (default)

     --instructions
	    Print the steps (at least 81) needed to solve the puzzle

     --noinstructions
	    Do not print steps to solve (default)

     --log-history
	    Print trial and error to solve as it happens

     --nolog-history
	    Do not print trial and error  to solve as it happens

     --one-line
	    Print puzzles on one line of 81 characters

     --compact
	    Print puzzles on 9 lines of 9 characters

     --readable
	    Print puzzles in human readable form (default)

     --csv  Output CSV format with one line puzzles

     -h, --help
	    Display help message

     --about
	    Display author and license information

     --version
	    Display version number

SEE ALSO
     http://qqwing.com/

				   2014-08-03			       QQWING(1)

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