Name
maf — multi-word anagram finder
Synopsis
maf [
-d
] [
file-f
] [
file-s
] [
-x
] source_string
Description
The maf (multi-word anagram finder) program finds all the words that can be formed by using the characters in the source_string argument. When a set of words which uses all the characters in the source string is found, the set is printed on stdout.
Command Arguments
-
-f
file Use the named UNIX dictionary file as the basis for searching for anagrams. This is the default command line option, and assumes a UNIX dictionary file called "words" is available in the current working directory.
-
-d
file Use the named BTree dictionary file as the basis for searching for anagrams. Using this option will cause an error, unless BTree support has been compiled into maf.
- -s
Display single-word anagrams only. The default is to display multi-word and single-word anagrams.
- -x
Causes maf to issue a diagnostic trace. Not useful for normal usage.