erickcan / magic-square

Create a magic square of order three in your terminal.

magic-square

Create a magic square of order three in your terminal.

"Magic square" is the name given to a square array of numbers if the sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diagonals are the same; the number that each sum gives is called the "magic constant". "Order" is the number of integers along one side. (Wikipedia)

Setup

To use magic-square, you need to download the executable (.exe) file in the Releases page and use it via the command-line.

Usage

$ magic-square A B C [--style STYLE]

where

• A is a positive integer: A > 0;
• B is an integer greater than A and not equal to the double of A: B > A && B /= 2 * A;
• C is an integer greater than B plus A: C > B + A;
• STYLE prints the magic square with the chosen style (--styles-list shows available styles).

Examples

$ magic-square 1 5 9
 4 | 15 |  8
------------
13 |  9 |  5
------------
10 |  3 | 14

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$ magic-square 1 3 5 -sMinimal
2 9 4
7 5 3
6 1 8

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$ magic-square 1 4 7 -sPlus
 3 + 12 +  6
++++++++++++
10 +  7 +  4
++++++++++++
 8 +  2 + 11

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$ magic-square 2 3 8 -sBox
 5 || 13 ||  6
##############
 9 ||  8 ||  7
##############
10 ||  3 || 11

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$ magic-square 1 6 9 -sArray
[[ 3, 16,  8],
 [14,  9,  4],
 [10,  2, 15]]