From: *@eli.users.panix.com
In alt.anagrams, Phil Carmody wrote:
> The console-based "an" should be compilable on any system. It looks
> like Debian have given it a complete rewrite since I last patched it,
> pick whichever suits you best. I presume Tk should be available too,
> in which case you can try my disgustingly ugly "anaffront" front end
> to it.
I've never heard of the 'an' one before. I've known and used 'wordplay'
for a very long time. Mostly I use it with the "list candidate words"
("-l") "only" ("-x") mode. I installed ('apt-get install an') 'an' just
now and tried it:
$ an --help
Usage: an [OPTION] PHRASE
-c, --contain PHRASE print anagrams containing PHRASE
-d, --dict DICTIONARY search DICTIONARY for words
-l, --length WORDS find anagrams with up to WORDS number of words
-m, --minimum WORDLEN only use words at least WORDLEN long
-n, --number NUM print maximum of NUM anagrams
-w, --words print words that PHRASE letters make
-t, --test ANAG test if ANAG can be made with PHRASE
-u, --used PHRASE Flag PHRASE letters already used
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
64 bit support
$ an --words "Anagram Maker"
Abort(coredump)
$
However 'an -w' does not coredump. The list of words output includes
"née" and "manège". While it is interesting to have output beyond
pure ASCII, there is only one "e" in "Anagram Maker" and no accented
ones.
$ an -u 'A Ragnarök, Emma' -w 'Anagram Maker'
an: no words in '/usr/share/dict/words' can be made
$
Elijah
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Ragnarök aside, it is not really an eschatological category bug
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