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| author | Markus Uhlin <markus@nifty-networks.net> | 2025-09-15 18:50:32 +0200 |
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| committer | Markus Uhlin <markus@nifty-networks.net> | 2025-09-15 18:50:32 +0200 |
| commit | c3eee8e333866d92e5fd94ae83cef618758c11bb (patch) | |
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FICS RPBLC v1.4.61.4.6
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diff --git a/manpages/fics.1 b/manpages/fics.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ad00f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/manpages/fics.1 @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +.\" -*- mode: nroff; -*- +.\" +.\" SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2024 Markus Uhlin +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC +.\" +.Dd August 3, 2024 +.Dt FICS 1 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm fics +.Nd free internet chess server fork +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm fics +.Bk -words +.Op Fl d +.Op Fl h +.Op Fl l +.Op Fl p Ar port +.Ek +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is a free internet chess server originally developed by Richard Nash +in the mid 90's. +This manual page however documents a fork of +.Nm +developed by the +.Lk www.rpblc.net RPBLC +computing network. +.Sh OPTIONS +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Fl d +Run in the background and act as a daemon. +.It Fl h +Outputs the program usage. +.It Fl l +Display the legal notice and exit. +.It Fl p Ar port +Which port shall the chess server listen on? +(The default is 5000.) +.El +.Sh FICS CLIENT +While it's possible to play chess via the terminal by connecting to a +server using +.Xr telnet 1 , +it can be a lot easier to play with a GUI client like +.Xr xboard 1 . +To connect to a server by using +.Xr xboard 1 , +try: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +xboard -ics -icshost server.hostname.com +.Ed +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr fics_addplayer 1 , Xr makerank 1 +.Sh AUTHORS +This manual page was written by +.An Markus Uhlin +.Aq Mt maxxe@rpblc.net |