From d17a8b6aa9cb128c47d7f6c5414a786e336e430c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jstmax! <maxwasmailed@proton.me>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:19:52 +0100
Subject: tweaks + added custom coloumn size and usage screen

---
 combinations.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

(limited to 'combinations.c')

diff --git a/combinations.c b/combinations.c
index 5237647..f115504 100644
--- a/combinations.c
+++ b/combinations.c
@@ -6,16 +6,32 @@
 void swap(char *a, char *b);
 void permute(char *s, int l, int r);
 unsigned long long fact(int n);
+void usage();
 
 const char red[] = "\033[31m";
 const char white[] = "\033[37m";
 const char norm[] = "\033[0m";
+int colsize = 3;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-    if (argc != 2) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
         printf("%scmb%s>%s at least give me a string :(\n", red, white, norm);
         return 1;
     }
+    if (argc == 3) {
+        if (strcmp(argv[2], "-h") == 0 || strcmp(argv[2], "--help") == 0) {
+            usage();
+            return 0;
+        } else {
+            if (atoi(argv[2]) > 9) {
+                colsize = 9;
+            } else if (atoi(argv[2]) < 1) {
+                colsize = 1;
+            } else {
+                colsize = atoi(argv[2]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     
     char warn = 'n';
     char *str = strdup(argv[1]);
@@ -35,8 +51,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         }
     }
 
-    printf("%scmb%s>%s ", red, white, norm); // without \n -> prints the given string, *wink* *wink* :)
+    printf("%scmb%s>%s %s\n", red, white, norm, str); 
     permute(str, 0, strlen(str) - 1);
+    printf("\n");
 
     free(str);
     return 0;
@@ -49,15 +66,18 @@ void swap(char *a, char *b) {
 }
 
 void permute(char *s, int l, int r) {
+    static unsigned long long count = 0;
     if (l == r) {
-        printf("%s\n", s);
+        printf("%s\t", s);
+        count++;
+        if (count % colsize == 0) printf("\n");
         return;
     }
 
     for (int i = l; i <= r; i++) {
-        swap(&s[l], &s[i]); 
+        swap(&s[l], &s[i]);
         permute(s, l + 1, r);
-        swap(&s[l], &s[i]); 
+        swap(&s[l], &s[i]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -65,3 +85,19 @@ unsigned long long fact(int n) {
     return (n <= 1) ? 1 : n * fact(n - 1);
 }
 
+void usage() {
+    // the most beautiful printf call you'll ever see <3
+    printf(
+        "%sC%so%sMB%sinations\n"
+        "A simple utility that prints all the combinations of a given string.\n\n"
+        "Syntax: %scmb%s string [%soptions%s]\n"
+        "%sOptions%s:\n"
+        "%s-h%s | %s--help%s : Prints this usage screen\n"
+        "%s1%s-%s9%s : Specify coloumn size\n"
+        , red, norm, red, norm
+        , red, norm, red, norm
+        , red, norm
+        , red, norm, red, norm
+        , red, norm, red, norm
+    );
+}
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