---
name: "gtypist"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gtypist"
version: "2.9.5-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gtypist"
---

# gtypist(1)

a typing tutor with lessons for different keyboards and languages

## NAME

gtypist - a typing tutor with lessons for different keyboards and languages

## SYNOPSIS

**gtypist** \[ *options*... \] \[ *script-file* \]

## DESCRIPTION

\`gtypist' is a typing tutor with several lessons for different keyboards and languages.  New lessons can be written by the user easily.

## OPTIONS

- **-b** **--personal-best**

  track personal best typing speeds

- **-e** % **--max-error=**%

  default maximum error percentage (default 3.0); valid values are between 0.0 and 100.0

- **-n** **--notimer**

  turn off WPM timer in drills

- **-t** **--term-cursor**

  use the terminal's hardware cursor

- **-f** P **--curs-flash**=*P*

  cursor flash period P\*.1 sec (default 10); valid values are between 0 and 512; this is ignored if **-t** is specified

- **-c** F,B **--colours**=*F*,B

  set initial display colours where available

- **-s** **--silent**

  don't beep on errors

- **-q** **--quiet**

  same as **-s**, **--silent**

- **-l** L **--start-label**=*L*

  start the lesson at label 'L'

**-w**     **--word-processor** try to mimic word processors

- **-k** **--no-skip**

  forbid the user to skip exercises

- **-i** **--show-errors**

  highlight errors with reverse video

- **-h** **--help**

  print this message

- **-v** **--version**

  output version information and exit

- **-S** **--always-sure**

  do not ask confirmation questions

- **--banner-colors**=*F*,B,P,V set top banner colours (background, foreground,

  package and version respectively)

- **--scoring**=*wpm*,cpm

  set scoring mode (words per minute or characters per minute)

If not supplied, script-file defaults to '/usr/local/share/gtypist/gtypist.typ'. The path $GTYPIST\_PATH is searched for script files.

## EXAMPLES

-

  To run the default lesson in english \`gtypist.typ':

-

  gtypist

-

  To run the lesson in spanish:

-

  gtypist esp.typ

-

  To instruct gtypist to look for lesson \`bar.typ' in a non standard directory:

-

  GTYPIST\_PATH="/home/foo" gtypist bar.typ

-

  To run the lesson in the file \`test.typ' of directory \`temp', starting at label \`TEST1', using the terminal's cursor, and run silently:

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  gtypist -t -q -l TEST1 /temp/test.typ

## AUTHOR

Written by Simon Baldwin

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to bug-gtypist@gnu.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Simon Baldwin.\
 Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 GNU Typist Development Team. This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details please see the file 'COPYING' supplied with the source code.\
 This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; again, see 'COPYING' for details. This program is released under the GNU General Public License.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **gtypist** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **gtypist** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info gtypist**

should give you access to the complete manual.