README.md

Quiz on Terminal

Preparing for an exam but not sure how to review all the topics? Try this tool!

How to use

1. Install Java.

2. Download the quiz-on-terminal.jar file from the releases.

3. In the same folder as the downloaded file, create a questions.txt file.

4. Populate the text file with some questions. To format them correctly, read the next paragraph.

5. Open a terminal and write:

    java -jar quiz-on-terminal.jar
   

Format your questions

Create a questions.txt file with your questions and answers. It must be formatted this way:

Top Topic
Question
- Answer
+ Answer
- Answer
- Answer
Question
+ Answer
- Answer
- Answer

• When you want to specify a topic for your questions, just put 'Top ' before your questions
• To write an answer to a question, simply write it in a next line with the prefix '- '
• The answer with '+ ' is parsed as the correct answer
• You can write max 26 answers per question
• No blank line is permitted

How to compile

1. Install Java (both JRE and JDK).
2. Clone the repository.
3. Open a terminal and write javac Ask.java.
4. To run: java Ask.