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#!/bin/bash
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#    FILE: crosswordsolver.sh
# VERSION: .0.0.1
#    DATE: 12-22-2004
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#  AUTHOR: Dave Crouse <dave NOSPAMat usalug.org>
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#          Des Moines, IA 50316-0210
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# Copyright (C) 2004 Dave Crouse <dave NOSPAMat usalug.org>
# All rights reserved.
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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clear
echo "##########################################"
echo "# Grep the great Crossword Puzzle Solver #"
echo "##########################################"
echo ""
echo "This script uses the grep command to do a dictionary search for words that you know some parts of."
echo ""

# Functions starts here
searchwords ()
{
read -p "Please enter the letters you know, and use the period for the letters you don't know.  " unknowntext
grep '\<'$unknowntext'\>' /usr/share/dict/words
echo ""
}

# Program starts here
while true; do
echo "You can quit by using CTL-C to exit"
searchwords
done
exit