---
name: "transpose-freecell-board.py"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "freecell-solver"
version: "6.16.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/transpose-freecell-board.py"
---

# transpose-freecell-board.py(6)

transpose a Freecell/etc. layout from play-stacks in text-columns to play-stacks in text lines.

## NAME

transpose-freecell-board.py - transpose a Freecell/etc. layout from play-stacks in text-columns to play-stacks in text lines.

## SYNOPSIS

**transpose-freecell-board.py** *-o output\_fn* *input\_fn \| -*

## DESCRIPTION

This programs transposes a Freecell/etc. layout.

Sample input:

```
    4C 5H QC 5D 2D 7H AH 7S
    2H QH 9S 2S KD JS 5S 6C
    9C 3C 6H JC TH KH 6S 7D
    8C AC 9H 5C TC TS AD 4D
    QS 3H 3S JH TD    8H 8S
       4H KS 6D 8D    JD
       QD 3D AS       KC
          2C          9D
          4S
          7C
```

Sample output:

```
    : 4C 2H 9C 8C QS
    : 5H QH 3C AC 3H 4H QD
    : QC 9S 6H 9H 3S KS 3D 2C 4S 7C
    : 5D 2S JC 5C JH 6D AS
    : 2D KD TH TC TD 8D
    : 7H JS KH TS
    : AH 5S 6S AD 8H JD KC 9D
    : 7S 6C 7D 4D 8S
```

The columns are prefixed with a single optional `"Foundations:"` line followed by a single optional `"Freecells:"` line in fc-solve format.

## OPTIONS

**-o** Specify an output filename.

## SEE ALSO

**fc-solve** (6)

/usr/share/doc/freecell-solver-FCS\_VERSION/board\_gen/README

## AUTHOR

Shlomi Fish, \<http://www.shlomifish.org/\> .

Thanks to Manish Jain for inspiring this program.