---
name: "sudoku_generator"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vdr-plugin-sudoku"
version: "0.3.5-20+b1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sudoku_generator"
---

# sudoku\_generator(1)

generate and solve Sudoku puzzles

## NAME

sudoku\_generator - generate and solve Sudoku puzzles

## SYNOPSIS

**sudoku\_generator** \[*-n\|--non-sym*\] \[*-d\|--dump*\] \[*givens\_count*\]\
 **sudoku\_generator** *-s\|--solve\|-p\|--print* *sudoku\_dump*

## DESCRIPTION

**sudoku\_generator** generates, solves and prints Number Place puzzles, so called Sudokus. A Sudoku puzzle consists of 9 x 9 cells subdivided into 9 regions with 3 x 3 cells. The rules are simple. There have to be the numbers from 1 to 9 in every row, column and region.

- **givens\_count**

  Number of givens (\<= 81). Default is 36. Generation of Sudoku puzzles with less than 26 givens takes very long.

- **sudoku\_dump**

  String with 81 \* 1-9 or \_ (+ ignored).

## OPTIONS

- **-n**, **--non-sym**

  Generate a non-symmetric Sudoku puzzle. Default is symmetric.

- **-d**, **--dump**

  Dump the generated Sudoku puzzle (don't print).

- **-s**, **--solve** *sudoku\_dump*

  Solve a Sudoku puzzle.

- **-p**, **--print** *sudoku\_dump*

  Print a Sudoku puzzle.

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

  Print version information and exit.

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

  Print help message and exit.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2005-2010, Thomas Günther \<tom@toms-cafe.de\>\
 This GPL program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; this is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the source for details.