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Subject: Commands for Ruffian

Author: Christian Koch

Date: 03:49:27 02/29/04

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Here some commands for Ruffian in console mode :-)

usage: ruffian [options]
   Book options:
   -B FILE       Use FILE as opening book
   -I PGN-file   Build opening book from PGN-file
   -D DEPTH      Cut book lines at DEPTH
   -P MINPLAYED  Add moves played more then n-times
   -o            Disable opening book

   Output options:
   -v            Print the version number and exit
   -d            Print diagram
   -n            Print move number before whites move
   -H            Print hash usage
   -q            Suppress all output
   -l FILE       Send log output to FILE

   Search options:
   -a            Start in analyze mode
   -N MOVES      Start in analyze mode and analyze N-best moves
   -e            Disable Pondering
   -m DEPTH      Max depth

   Other options:
   -c FILE       Configuration file
   -C            Print default configuration
   -h SIZE       Hash size (xxM, xxK or bytes)
   -b FEN        Load FEN position
   -x            Disable endgame tables

   Test suite:
   -T FILE       Run an epd test suite from FILE
   -t SEC        Test time (default 10 seconds)
   -p PLY        Extra test ply (default 3)

Have fun,
Christian


On February 28, 2004 at 21:08:50, Peter Skinner wrote:

>With all the talk about whether Ruffian is hampered with ponder on settings, I
>am wondering how to disable in via Winboard. There is no option in the cfg file
>for it.
>
>Going back to version 1.0.5 there was the option keephash=1 so I am assuming it
>you put that to 0, that turns pondering off.
>
>With the newer 2.0.0, 2.0.2, and 2.1.0 this option is missing.
>
>Also is there a way of creating a new book for Ruffian or is the default (4)
>books my only options?
>
>Are there any ways of controling opening selection?
>
>Peter.



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