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 ![example-cmd](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29569674/224686413-9d76b4c9-c8d8-4547-b5d5-c9a9afc577e6.jpg)
 
+#### Characters explanation
+    [/] - spare , [X] - strike, [ ] - precedes a strike / no roll
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 **example.txt**
 
     Kamil Stoch
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 More example files can be found in [/examples](https://github.com/kosteklvp/bowling-results-reporting-system/tree/main/examples) folder.
 
+File should contain lines with the player's name and a sequence of points alternating. Blank lines in between are allowed.
+Only numbers between 0 and 10 are allowed. There can be from 11 to 21 numbers in one player sequence.
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 ## Used tooling
 
 - Java 17