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gnarr(6)                             Gnarr                            gnarr(6)

NAME
       gnarr - generate a dwarven battle cry

       gnarr [-1]
       gnarr -l
       gnarr -h
       gnarr -v
       gnarr -m

       Gnarr generates a dwarven battle cry using some preset templates. It is
       based on the Dwarven Battle Cry Generator that was in Dragon Magazine,
       with some additions.

OPTIONS
       -1     Print one battle cry and exit (normal behavior is to prompt for
              another).  Suitable for use in scripts.

       -l     Print all replacements Gnarr can make to templates. You should
              probably pipe this to a pager.

       -h     Print a help text describing command options.

       -v     Print version information.

       -m     Print multiple battlecries, asking whether to stop after each.

FILES
       /etc/gnarr/templates,
              Contains the templates Gnarr uses to construct battle cries; one
              is a global system file (installed with Gnarr), the other is
              user-specific.

TEMPLATES
       Gnarr constructs battle cries by randomly choosing a template from the
       list in /etc/gnarr/templates and ~/.gnarrrc, and replacing certain
       words with randomly chosen words or phrases. For example, WEAPON is
       replaced by a random weapon name. THe word categories are defined by
       /etc/gnarr/categories, with each category having a separate
       configuration file in /etc/gnarr/ (i.e. /etc/gnarr/weapons).

       For an up-to-date list, and what words they can be replaced by, see
       gnarr -l.

BUGS
       Gnarr generates battle cries in Common, not Dwarvish. Also, it is
       unknown as to whether or not dwarves shout "Rice!" when entering
       battle. It is the opinion of the author that they do, however since v3,
       they don't.

AUTHOR
       Joe Wreschnig <piman@sacredchao.net> is the author Gnarr. This idea
       originally appeared in Dragon Magazine. Gnarr is in the public domain,
       but you are encouraged to contribute new cry templates or substitutions
       back to Joe.  Version 3 enhancement and code cleanup by Daniel Ryslink
       <daniel.ryslink@dialtelecom.cz>.

FreeD&D                       December 12th, 2000                     gnarr(6)