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@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 Zippy README file
 For version xboard/WinBoard 4.2.4 and later only
-$Id: zippy.README,v 2.3 2003/11/17 07:39:44 mann Exp $
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 Zippy is a program that lets GNU Chess act as a computer player on an
@@ -224,9 +223,12 @@ NEW OPTIONS
         does not work.  Instead, use the -zippyGameEnd option to have
         a string of several commands sent, with newlines in between.
         For example, you could give WinBoard the command line option
-          -zippyGameEnd='say thanks\nseek 5 0\nseek 2 12\n'
-        You could give xboard the command line option
-          -xrm '*zippyGameEnd: say thanks\nseek 5 0\nseek 2 12\n'
+          -zippyGameEnd=\"say thanks\\nseek 5 0\\nseek 2 12\\n\"
+        Note the extra backslashes: these are essential, because the
+        shell will strip them from the command before passing it to
+        XBoard, and XBoard needs to see the quotes (which would
+        otherwise be stripped by the shell as well), because only within
+        quotes it will recognize the \n as a linefeed.
 
   -zippyAdjourn True/False or -zadj/-xzadj
 	Zippy will allow its opponent to adjourn if this option is
@@ -278,6 +280,15 @@ NEW OPTIONS
 	starts a game between Zippy and the first opponent to respond,
 	giving Zippy no choice about whether to accept or decline.
 
+  -zippyShortGame int 
+        If zippyShortGame > 0, Zippy will decline all challenges 
+	from an opponent that terminated a game before the given number
+	of ply (with an explanatory tell) until either someone else has
+	played or zippyReplayTimeout seconds have elapsed. Do not set
+	the number of moves to large; the number of ply during which
+	opponents can abort a game without rating change would be a
+	good setting. Default: zippyShortGame=0.
+
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 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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