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.\" $Header: sonnet.6,v 2.0 89/02/08 16:30:30 rsalz Release1 $"
.TH SONNET 6
.SH NAME
sonnet \- write (bad) poetry
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sonnet
[
.BI \-l file
] [
.BI \-f file
] [
.B \-s
] [
.B \-v
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Sonnet
is a screen-oriented program that writes sonnets.
It as an interactive
.IR curses (3)-based
program.
.PP
The ``\-v'' flag, if specified, prints the current version and patchlevel
and exits.
.PP
To start working on a pre-existing sonnet, use the ``\-l'' flag to
load a sonnet, otherwise the program will write one from scratch.
If you load in a file that has a poem not composed by this program
it will abort.
Once the sonnet has been composed, the program will display it
and enter the main command loop.
In this main loop, you can mark lines that you like, and try to
write the rest of the poem around those lines.
.PP
Commands while in the main loop (either case, but end with a return):
.TP 10
.B "?, H"
Display help.
.TP 10
.B R
Recompose.
All un-marked lines are recomposed.
.TP 10
.B [RETURN]
Recompose or Refresh.
Normally, the [RETURN] key will also compose a new sonnet.
If the ``\-s'' flag is used, however, the program acts more ``safely''
and [RETURN] will just redraw the screen.
.TP 10
.BI M #
Mark a line.
The line with the indicated number is marked so that it will not
be replaced with new text after the next restart.
.TP 10
.BI U #
Un-mark.
The line is no longer protected.
.TP 10
.BI W [file]
Write.
The current poem is written to the named file.
If no filename is given, the name specified with the ``\-f'' flag is used.
If the file exists, the poem is appended to the existing contents.
.TP 10
.B Q
Quit.
The program exits.
Note that the poem is not saved.
.PP
Any other key redraws the screen.
.SH BUGS
The database is compiled into the program and must be generated using the
undocumented
.IR makelex (8L)
program distributed with the source.
.SH AUTHORS
Chris Wilbur <chw@mirror.tmc.com>
.br
Rich $alz <rsalz@bbn.com>