NAME

       sudoku_generator - generate and solve Sudoku puzzles

SYNOPSIS

       sudoku_generator [-n|--non-sym] [-d|--dump] [givens_count]
       sudoku_generator -s|--solve|-p|--print sudoku_dump

DESCRIPTION

       sudoku_generator  generates,  solves and prints Number Place puzzles, so called Sudokus.  A Sudoku puzzle
       consists of 9 x 9 cells subdivided into 9 regions with 3 x 3 cells. The rules are simple. There  have  to
       be the numbers from 1 to 9 in every row, column and region.

       givens_count
              Number  of  givens  (<= 81). Default is 36.  Generation of Sudoku puzzles with less than 26 givens
              takes very long.

       sudoku_dump
              String with 81 * 1-9 or _ (+ ignored).

OPTIONS

       -n, --non-sym
              Generate a non-symmetric Sudoku puzzle. Default is symmetric.

       -d, --dump
              Dump the generated Sudoku puzzle (don't print).

       -s, --solve sudoku_dump
              Solve a Sudoku puzzle.

       -p, --print sudoku_dump
              Print a Sudoku puzzle.

       -v, --version
              Print version information and exit.

       -h, --help
              Print help message and exit.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2005-2010, Thomas Günther <tom@toms-cafe.de>
       This GPL program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; this  is  free  software,  and  you  are  welcome  to
       redistribute it under certain conditions; see the source for details.

sudoku_generator 0.3.5                             April 2010                                sudoku_generator(1)