sgf2misc is a generic filter for various Go game formats. The program reads and writes the following formats:

Input

• SGF format
• Standard Format
• Liberty format

Output

• SGF format
• Standard Format
• TeX & TeX diagrams
• TeX & PostScript diagrams
• Plain PostScript
• Images (GIF, PNG, JPG)
• HTML mode
• ASCII format
• Screen

You can try out some of the output modes interactively using the online service. Supported input mode is SGF code. Supported output modes are: ASCII, PostScript and GIF. Besides modes are available to convert between SF and SGF format.

Since sgf2misc knows about IGS, it also conveniently deals with kibitzs (example).
Please read the README file for more detailed info on the program.

When you are planning to use the GIF or HTML mode, you need the netpbm package installed on your system. Besides, you'll need the specially designed diagram fonts (included in the distribution). These fonts currently come in three pointsizes, 15, 19 and 23 points (pixels) creating diagrams of 285, 361 or 437 pixels respectively. The average size of such GIF images is 4-5kb, 7-8kb or 10-12kb.

Version 2.7.5 of the source of sgf2misc is available from this WWW page. Later versions were merged with the GoBase libraries and consequently these sources will not be made publicly available.

Executables are usually available for the most recent version of sgf2misc. Check the CHANGES file to see if it's worthwhile to upgrade your version of the program.

SGI-6.x

A binary distribution of version 2.7.8 is available. Unpack with:

$ cd /usr/local
$ gunzip < sgf2misc-2.7.8-sgi-6.tgz | tar -xvf -

This version was compiled by Jan van der Steen.

Sun-solaris

A binary distribution of version 2.7.8 is available (statically linked). Unpack with:

$ cd /usr/local
$ gunzip < sgf2misc-2.7.8-solaris.tgz | tar -xvf -

This version was compiled by Jan van der Steen.

Linux

A binary distribution of version 2.9.2 is available (statically linked). Unpack with:

$ cd /usr/local
$ gunzip < sgf2misc-2.9.2-elf.tgz | tar -xvf -

This version was compiled by Jan van der Steen.

Linux

Available is an executable of version 2.7.1. The default output device for this executable is Ishi format (-to sf). This version was compiled with the GNU compiler gcc by Jean-loup Gailly.

PC

Available is an executable of version 2.7.1. The default output device for this executable is Ishi format (-to sf). This version was compiled with the GNU compiler gcc by Jean-loup Gailly.

Atari-ST

Available is an executable of version 2.5. You'll need the archive program zoo to unpack it. Included are: the executable program, the TeX style files, and the PostScript files. Install instructions are included in the file README.ST.

This version was compiled by Jan van der Steen.

Mac OS X

Compilation instructions are available (thanks to Scott Thompson).

sgf2tex

Software package written by Dan Bump and Reid Augustin to typeset Go documents including Go diagrams.

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