---
name: "rubiks_cubex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rubiks"
version: "20070912-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rubiks_cubex"
---

# rubiks\_cubex(1)

fast non-optimal solver for 3x3x3 Rubik's cube

## NAME

rubiks\_cubex - fast non-optimal solver for 3x3x3 Rubik's cube

## SYNOPSIS

**rubiks\_cubex**

**rubiks\_cubex \<cube-layout\>\[\<center-rotations\>\]**

**rubiks\_cubex random\[-centers\]**

## DESCRIPTION

- Solves a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube.

  ## OPTIONS

- **(none)**

  prints help screen with complete examples

- **random**

  randomly scrambles a cube then generate a solution

- **random-centers**

  randomly scrambles a cube then generate a solution, but will also fix center rotations

- **\<cube-layout\>**

  a 54-character string, representing each facelet on the cube, going from face to face in this order: top, left, front, right, back, bottom, with a number (1 through 6), in the order: left to right, top to bottom (as you're looking at each face)

- **\<center-rotations\>**

  an OPTIONAL 6-character addition to the string, representing the rotation of each center, with a number (0 through 3), in this order: top, left, front, right, back, bottom, in which the rotations are like so: 0, 1, 2, 3, which mean (respectively): center is rotated correctly, center is rotated 90 degrees clockwise, center is rotated 180 degrees, center is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.

## EXAMPLES

- rubiks\_cubex 212212212333333333626626626555555555141141141464464464

  - cubex random