version 1.4b27

[polyglot.git] / polyglot.pod

diff --git a/polyglot.pod b/polyglot.pod
index 0024cd1..f7f066e 100644 (file)
--- a/polyglot.pod
+++ b/polyglot.pod
@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@ Unconditionally stop the seach after this amount of time.
 
 =item B<-depth-delta> (default: 3)
 
-Stop the search if the best move has been constant for this many depths,
-on condition that the mininal depth and minimal time have been reached.
+Stop the search if the solution as been found and the best move has
+been constant for this many depths, on condition that the mininal
+depth and minimal time have been reached.
 
 =item B<-min-depth> (default: 8)
 
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ The config file is in the traditional INI format.
     option = value
     ...
 
-Lines starting with "#" are ignored.
+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". 
@@ -379,6 +380,10 @@ This is the score in centipawns that will trigger resign "counting".
 Show search information during engine pondering.  Turning this off
 might be better for interactive use in some interfaces.
 
+=item B<ScoreWhite> (default: true)
+
+Report score from white's point of view in xboard mode.
+
 =item B<KibitzMove> (default: false)
 
 Whether to kibitz when playing a move.
@@ -392,13 +397,17 @@ Whether to kibitz when the PV is changed (new iteration or new best move).
 xboard command to use for kibitzing, normally "tellall" for kibitzing
 or "tellothers" for whispering.
 
-
 =item B<KibitzDelay> (default: 5)
 
 How many seconds to wait before starting kibitzing.  This has an
 effect only if "KibitzPV" is selected, move kibitzes are always sent
 regardless of the delay.
 
+=item B<KibitzInterval> (default: 0)
+
+This is another form of throttling. PolyGlot will usually wait this
+many seconds before doing the next kibitz. 
+
 =item B<UCI> (default: false)
 
 If true PolyGlot will not understand xboard commands. 
@@ -505,10 +514,10 @@ incorrect form (and of course promotes into a queen).
 
 When true, PolyGlot repeats the last pv string (which also contains
 score,depth and time usage) it got from the engine. Some engines
-however do not send a new pv string just before sending the move and
-the now old pv string might confuse debugtools that parse the winboard
-debug files.
-
+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. 
 
 =back
 
@@ -545,10 +554,18 @@ most 30 plies.
 
     polyglot make-book -pgn games.pgn -bin book.bin -max-ply 30
 
-Merge books "in1.bin" and "in2.bin" into a book "out.bin".
+Merge books "w1.bin" and "w2.bin" into a book "w.bin".
 
     polyglot merge-book -in1 w1.bin -in2 w2.bin -out w.bin
 
+Inspect lines for white in "w.bin"
+
+    polyglot dump-book -bin w.bin -color white -out w_white.txt
+
+Test epd file "test.epd" with a (maximum) search time of 7 minutes per position
+
+    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.