- a perft counter
SYNOPSIS
- polyglot [configfile]
-
- polyglot -ec engine
+ polyglot [configfile] [-noini] [-ec engine] [-ed enginedirectory] [-en
+ enginename] [-log] [-lf logfile] [-hash value] [-bk book] [-pg
+ <name>=<value>]* [-uci <name>=<value>]*
polyglot make-book [-pgn inputfile] [-bin outputfile] [-max-ply ply]
[-min-game games] [-min-score score] [-only-white] [-only-black] [-uni-
polyglot info-book [-bin inputfile] [-exact]
- polyglot dumb-book [-bin inputfile] -color color [-out outputfile]
+ polyglot dump-book [-bin inputfile] -color color [-out outputfile]
- polyglot [configfile] epd-test [-epd inputfile] [-min-depth depth]
- [-max-depth depth] [-max-time time] [-depth-delta delta]
+ polyglot [configfile] epd-test [engineoptions] [-epd inputfile]
+ [-min-depth depth] [-max-depth depth] [-max-time time] [-depth-delta
+ delta]
polyglot perft [-fen fen] [-max-depth depth]
ever much slower than other more dedicated programs.
OPTIONS
- When invoked without options or with a config file as argument PolyGlot
- acts as an adapter. The config file format is documented below. The
- default config file is "polyglot.ini".
+ When PolyGlot is invoked as an adapter of in epd-test mode it gets its
+ options from a config file and then from the command line. The default
+ config file is "polyglot.ini" but an alternative one may be optionally
+ included as first argument. The config file format is described below.
- When invoked as
+ The following engine options may be specified on the command line.
+
+ -noini
+ Do not use a config file, even if one was specified on the command
+ line.
+
+ -pg The argument is a string of the form <name>=<value>. This option
+ will set the Polyglot option <name> to <value>.
+
+ -uci
+ The argument is a string of the form <name>=<value>. This option
+ will set the engine option <name> to <value>.
+
+ -ec This is an alias for -pg "EngineCommand=<value>"
+
+ -ed This is an alias for -pg "EngineDir=<value>"
+
+ -en This is an alias for -pg "EngineName=<value>"
- polyglot -ec engine
+ -log (default: false)
+ This is an alias for -pg "Log=<value>"
- PolyGlot simply starts "engine" and acts as an adapter. No config file
- is used and thus it is expected that all properties will be set by the
- GUI.
+ -lf (default: "polyglot.log")
+ This is an alias for -pg "LogFile=<value>".
+
+ -wb (default: "true")
+ This is an alias for -pg "OnlyWbOptions=<value>".
When invoked as
polyglot epd-test
- (possibly with a config file as first argument) PolyGlot supports the
- following options
+ (possibly with a config file as first argument) PolyGlot supports
+ besides the generic options described above the following additional
+ options.
-max-depth (default: 63)
Unconditionally stop the search when this depth has been reached.
The characters "#" and ";" serve as comment characters.
- NOTE: There can be spaces in option names or values. Do not use
- quotes. Boolean values are written as "true" or "false".
+ By default initial and final white space is stripped from option val-
+ ues. If you want to avoid this, or if you want use one of the comment
+ characters # or ; in option values (such as for NalimovPath), enclose
+ the value in quotes.
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command-line arguments. Path searching is used and the current
directory will be "EngineDir".
+ SettingsDir (default: $HOME/.polyglot on Linux; ".\_PG" on Windows)
+ The directory where ini files are stored for engines that are
+ started with -noini. Such ini files may be created by pushing the
+ "Save" button in the Engine settings dialog in WB/XB 4.4.0 and
+ higher. As a special exception (for WB/XB 4.4.0 compatibility) this
+ directory is also used in case PolyGlot is started with config
+ files named "polyglot_1st.ini" or "polyglot_2nd.ini".
+
Log (default: false)
Whether PolyGlot should log all transactions with the interface and
the engine. This should be necessary only to locate problems.
UCI (default: false)
If true PolyGlot will not understand xboard commands.
- Chess960 (default: false)
- Play Chess960 (also called Fischer Random Chess or FRC),
-
MateScore (default: 10000)
Mate score reported to GUI when in xboard mode.
move with the highest weight is selected.
BookLearn (default: false)
- Record learning information in the opening book. Naturally this
- requires the opening book to be writable.
+ Store learning information in the book (which must be writable).
+ Currently no engine actually uses this information.
+
+ BookDepth (default: 256)
+ Stop using the book after this number of moves.
+
+ BookTreshold (default: 5)
+ Do not play moves with a weight (probability) lower than this (in
+ per mil).
UseNice (default: false)
Run the engine at nice level 5, or "NiceValue" if it set. On some
This a bit vector in which each bit represents the processors that
a process is allowed to run on. This option works only on Windows.
+ OnlyWbOptions (default: true)
+ If true then PolyGlot restricts the options it sends to those that
+ are potentially useful for WinBoard.
+
Work arounds
Work arounds are identical to options except that they should be used
only when necessary. Their purpose is to try to hide problems with
- various software (not just engines). The default value is always cor-
- rect for bug-free software.
+ various software (not just engines).
IMPORTANT: Any of these work arounds might be removed in future ver-
sions of PolyGlot. You are strongly recommended to contact the author
GUI or launch the engine in a console and type "uci".
EXAMPLES
+ Running the UCI engine "fruit" under xboard 4.3.15 and later (this
+ invokes PolyGlot internally).
+
+ xboard -fcp fruit -fUCI
+
+ An explicit command line for using the UCI engine "fruit" with 128M
+ hash in xboard with logging enabled (this also works on xboard 4.2.7).
+
+ xboard -fcp "polyglot -noini -log -ec fruit -hash 128"
+
+ The equivalent config file would be:
+
+ [PolyGlot]
+ EngineCommand = fruit
+ Log = true
+ [Engine]
+ Hash=128
+
Compile "games.pgn" into a book "book.bin" retaining all lines of at
most 30 plies.
polyglot epd-test -epd test.epd -max-time 420
- The command line for using the UCI engine "fruit" in a GUI which uses
- the xboard protocol.
-
- polyglot -ec fruit
-
- The equivalent config file:
-
- [PolyGlot]
- EngineCommand = fruit
- [Engine]
-
EXIT STATUS
PolyGlot always returns 0 on exit.
Various enhancements: Fonzy Bleumers<match(at)geenvis.net>
- UCI port: Michel Van den Bergh <michel.vandenbergh(at)uhasselt.be>
+ UCI port and implementation of new WB protocol: Michel Van den Bergh
+ <michel.vandenbergh(at)uhasselt.be>
SEE ALSO
xboard(6)
- 2009-07-26 POLYGLOT(6)
+ 2009-09-11 POLYGLOT(6)
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