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Reverted changes on new command lines & grammatical errors

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Jack Miner 2016-02-26 16:20:32 -07:00
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@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ unique: you may not have two 5-point puzzles.
Point values should roughly reflect how difficult a problem is to solve. Point values should roughly reflect how difficult a problem is to solve.
It's not terribly important that a 200-point puzzle be ten times harder It's not terribly important that a 200-point puzzle be ten times harder
than a 20-point puzzle, but it is crucial that a 25-point puzzle be than a 20-point puzzle, but it is crucial that a 25-point puzzle be
roughly as difficult as a 20-point puzzle. Poorly-weighted puzzles have roughly as difficult as a 20-point puzzle. Poorly-weighted puzzles has
been the main reason students lose interest. been the main reason students lose interest.
Step 3: Set up your puzzle structure Step 3: Set up your puzzle structure
@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ Your first step will be to make a "sandwich" directory somewhere.
$ mkdir sandwich $ mkdir sandwich
$ cd sandwich $ cd sandwich
$
Within your category directory, create subdirectories for each point Within your category directory, create subdirectories for each point
value puzzle. In the "sandwich" category we have only 5, 10, and value puzzle. In the "sandwich" category we have only 5, 10, and
100-point puzzles. 100-point puzzles.
$ mkdir 5 10 100 $ mkdir 5 10 100
$
Step 4: Write puzzles Step 4: Write puzzles
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@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ Answers are matched exactly (ie. they are case-sensitive).
You can add other files to this subdirectory, and they will copied to the You can add other files to this subdirectory, and they will copied to the
install location and linked to in a list below the puzzle description. If you install location and linked to in a list below the puzzle description. If you
want to explicitly define which files are copied, create a file want to explicitly define which files are copied, create a file
`00manifest.txt` and add the name of each file to included to its own line. If `00manifest.txt` and add the name of each file to included to its own line. If
you want files to be copied, but not show up in the list (e.g., images in the you want files to be copied, but not show up in the list (e.g., images in the
puzzle description), prepend `,` to the name of the file. Files ending with puzzle description), prepend `,` to the name of the file. Files ending with
@ -126,12 +128,14 @@ Let's make our 5-point sandwich question!
$ echo "3ch01c" > 00author.txt $ echo "3ch01c" > 00author.txt
$ cp /tmp/sandwich.jpg ,sandwich.jpg $ cp /tmp/sandwich.jpg ,sandwich.jpg
$ echo ",sandwich.jpg" >> 00manifest.txt $ echo ",sandwich.jpg" >> 00manifest.txt
$
If you wanted to provide a PDF of various sandwiches, this would be the If you wanted to provide a PDF of various sandwiches, this would be the
time to add that too: time to add that too:
$ cp /tmp/sandwich-types.pdf . $ cp /tmp/sandwich-types.pdf .
$ echo "sandwich-types.pdf" >> 00manifest.txt $ echo "sandwich-types.pdf" >> 00manifest.txt
$
In a real category, you might provide an executable, hard drive image, In a real category, you might provide an executable, hard drive image,
or some other kind of blob. or some other kind of blob.
@ -149,5 +153,6 @@ up.
$ cd ../.. $ cd ../..
$ zip -r sandwich.zip sandwich/ $ zip -r sandwich.zip sandwich/
$
Now mail the zip file in, and you're all done! Now mail the zip file in, and you're all done!