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1 Major modes

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-XBoard always runs in one of four major modes. You select the -major mode from the command line when you start up XBoard. - +

+XBoard always runs in one of four major modes. You select the +major mode from the command line when you start up XBoard. +

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xboard [options]
As an interface to GNU Chess or another chess engine running on your -machine, XBoard lets you play a game against the machine, -set up arbitrary positions, force variations, watch a game between two -chess engines, interactively analyze your stored games or set up and -analyze arbitrary positions. (Note: Not all chess engines support -analysis.) -
xboard -ics -icshost hostname [options]
As Internet Chess Server (ICS) interface, XBoard -lets you play against other ICS users, observe games -they are playing, or review games that have recently finished. Most -of the ICS "wild" chess variants are supported, including bughouse. -
xboard -ncp [options]
XBoard can also be used simply -as an electronic chessboard to play through games. It will read and -write game files and allow you to play through variations -manually. You can use it to browse games off the net or review games -you have saved. These features are also available in the other modes. -
|pxboard
If you want to pipe games into XBoard, use the supplied shell -script pxboard. For example, from the news reader xrn, -find a message with one or more games in it, click the Save button, -and type ‘|pxboard’ as the file name. -
cmail [options]
As an interface to electronic mail correspondence chess, XBoard -works with the cmail program. See CMail below for -instructions. +
xboard [options]
As an interface to GNU Chess or another chess engine running on your +machine, XBoard lets you play a game against the machine, +set up arbitrary positions, force variations, watch a game between two +chess engines, interactively analyze your stored games or set up and +analyze arbitrary positions. (Note: Not all chess engines support +analysis.) +
xboard -ics -icshost hostname [options]
As Internet Chess Server (ICS) interface, XBoard +lets you play against other ICS users, observe games +they are playing, or review games that have recently finished. Most +of the ICS "wild" chess variants are supported, including bughouse. +
xboard -ncp [options]
XBoard can also be used simply +as an electronic chessboard to play through games. It will read and +write game files and allow you to play through variations +manually. You can use it to browse games off the net or review games +you have saved. These features are also available in the other modes. +
|pxboard
If you want to pipe games into XBoard, use the supplied shell +script pxboard. For example, from the news reader xrn, +find a message with one or more games in it, click the Save button, +and type ‘|pxboard’ as the file name. +
cmail [options]
As an interface to electronic mail correspondence chess, XBoard +works with the cmail program. See CMail below for +instructions.
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