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Update the documentation
author edwarj4
date Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:12:26 +0000
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--- a/rogue3/rogue36.cat	Fri Oct 23 01:38:53 2009 +0000
+++ b/rogue3/rogue36.cat	Sat Oct 24 14:12:26 2009 +0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
        rogue - Exploring The Dungeons of Doom
 
 SYNOPSIS
-       rogue [ save_file ]
+       rogue [ -s ] [ save_file ] [ -n playername ]
 
 DESCRIPTION
        Rogue  is a computer fantasy game with a new twist.  It is crt oriented
@@ -18,36 +18,49 @@
        ?   will  give  you  a list of the available commands and the command /
        will identify the things you see on the screen.
 
-       To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people high
-       scores)  you  must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below
-       the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out.  Nobody has achieved this
-       yet  and  if  somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a
-       hero among heros.
+       To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to  beat  other  people's
+       high  scores)  you  must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere
+       below the 20th level of  the  dungeon  and  get  it  out.   Nobody  has
+       achieved  this  yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in
+       history as a hero among heros.
 
        When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you  (by
-       some  miracle)  manage to win, rogue will give you alist of the top-ten
+       some  miracle) manage to win, rogue will give you a list of the top-ten
        scorers.  The scoring is based entirely upon how  much  gold  you  get.
        There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed.
 
        For more detailed directions, read the document A Guide to the Dungeons
        of Doom.
 
+OPTIONS
+       If a save_file argument is given, rogue will attempt to load  a  previ-
+       ously saved game from that file.
+
+       With  the  -n  option,  rogue will load a game with the name playername
+       from a location defined at compile time.  If no such  game  exists,  it
+       will start one.
+
+       The -s option prints the top-ten scores list and exits.
+
+
 FILES
-       rogue36.scr                  Score file
-       ~/rogue36.sav                Default save file
+       /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3.scr   Score file
+       ~/rogue3.save                           Default save file
+       /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3save   System savefiles
 
 SEE ALSO
        Michael C. Toy, A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom
 
 BUGS
-       Probably infinite.  Currently known bugs are: Sometimes you  are  still
-       hungry  even  after you eat food and sometimes you get a monster on the
+       Probably  infinite.   Currently known bugs are: Sometimes you are still
+       hungry even after you eat food and sometimes you get a monster  on  the
        screen in reverse video which may or may not cause a core dump.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom
        Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman
        All rights reserved.
+       License: 3-clause BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.