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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# roll

> Rolls a user-defined dice sequence.
> More information: <https://manned.org/roll>.

- Roll 3 6-sided dice and sums the results:

`roll {{3d}}`

- Roll 1 8-sided die, add 3 and sum the results:

`roll {{d8 + 3}}`

- Roll 4 6-sided dice, keep the 3 highest results and sum the results:

`roll {{4d6h3}}`

- Roll 2 12-sided dice 2 times and show every roll:

`roll --verbose {{2{2d12}}}`

- Roll 2 20-sided dice until the result is bigger than 10:

`roll "{{2d20>10}}"`

- Roll 2 5-sided dice 3 times and show the total sum:

`roll --sum-series {{3{2d5}}}`
