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 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "POLYGLOT 6"
-.TH POLYGLOT 6 "2009-07-26" "" ""
+.TH POLYGLOT 6 "2009-08-13" "" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 PolyGlot \-  Winboard protocol to UCI protocol adapter
          \-  book engine for Polyglot books 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ polyglot merge-book \-in1 inputfile1 \-in2 inputfile2 [\-out outputfile]
 .PP
 polyglot info-book [\-bin inputfile] [\-exact]
 .PP
-polyglot dumb-book [\-bin inputfile] \-color color [\-out outputfile]
+polyglot dump-book [\-bin inputfile] \-color color [\-out outputfile]
 .PP
 polyglot [configfile] epd-test [\-epd inputfile] [\-min\-depth depth] [\-max\-depth depth] [\-max\-time time] [\-depth\-delta delta] 
 .PP
@@ -492,10 +492,16 @@ does not matter.
 .IX Item "BookRandom (default: true)"
 Select moves according to their weights in the book. If false the move
 with the highest weight is selected. 
-.IP "\fBBookLearn\fR (default: false)" 4
-.IX Item "BookLearn (default: false)"
-Record learning information in the opening book. Naturally this requires
-the opening book to be writable. 
+.IP "\fBBookRandom\fR (default: true)" 4
+.IX Item "BookRandom (default: true)"
+Select moves according to their weights in the book. If false the move
+with the highest weight is selected. 
+.IP "\fBBookDepth\fR (default: 256)" 4
+.IX Item "BookDepth (default: 256)"
+Stop using the book after this number of moves. 
+.IP "\fBBookTreshold\fR (default: 5)" 4
+.IX Item "BookTreshold (default: 5)"
+Do not play moves with a weight (probability) lower than this (in per mil). 
 .IP "\fBUseNice\fR (default: false)" 4
 .IX Item "UseNice (default: false)"
 Run the engine at nice level 5, or \*(L"NiceValue\*(R" if it set.  On some
@@ -515,8 +521,7 @@ process is allowed to run on. This option works only on Windows.
 .IX Subsection "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
-correct for bug-free software.
+various software (not just engines).  
 .PP
 \&\s-1IMPORTANT:\s0 Any of these work arounds might be removed in future
 versions of PolyGlot.  You are strongly recommended to contact the
@@ -553,6 +558,20 @@ however do not send a new pv string just before sending the move.
 In that case the output of PolyGlot would be inconsistent. 
 When RepeatPV is false PolyGlot does not repeat the last pv string.
 Due to the way kibitzing is implemented, KibitzMove is disabled in that case. 
+.IP "\fBWbWorkArounds\fR (default: true)" 4
+.IX Item "WbWorkArounds (default: true)"
+The intention of these options is to provide work arounds for
+xboard/winboard bugs should they arise.  This one decapitalizes
+the word Draw in options that contain this word. Some versions of
+xboard/winboard contain a bug which causes such options to be
+interpreted as draw claims by the engine.
+.Sp
+Engines that send options with \*(L"Draw\*(R" in their name are Rybka and \s-1HIARCS\s0. 
+.IP "\fBWbWorkArounds2\fR (default: false)" 4
+.IX Item "WbWorkArounds2 (default: false)"
+Old version of Winboard clear the engine output window at depth 1. With this
+work around \s-1PG\s0 will send info lines at depth >=2. This may or may not improve
+the display. 
 .Sh "[Engine] section"
 .IX Subsection "[Engine] section"
 This section contains engine \s-1UCI\s0 options.  PolyGlot does not