FICS RPBLC v1.4.61.4.6

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+.\" -*- 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
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+.\" -*- mode: nroff; -*-
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2024 Markus Uhlin
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
+.\"
+.Dd May 26, 2024
+.Dt FICS_ADDPLAYER 1
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm fics_addplayer
+.Nd creates a registered chess player
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm fics_addplayer
+.Bk -words
+.Op Fl a
+.Ek
+.Aq UserName
+.Aq FullName
+.Aq EmailAddress
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+creates a registered chess player on a server that runs FICS.
+An email will be sent to the given address with the login details.
+.Sh OPTIONS
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl a
+Make the player an administrator.
+.El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ fics_addplayer nash "Richard V. Nash" nash@nomos.com
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr fics 1 , Xr makerank 1
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+.\" -*- mode: nroff; -*-
+.Dd March 15, 2024
+.Dt MAKERANK 1
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm makerank
+.Nd creates rankings for FICS games
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+Takes no arguments.
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+creates sorted rankings for FICS (Free Internet Chess Server) games
+and writes them to the hard disk.
+Currently for the following game types:
+.Bl -bullet -compact
+.It
+std
+.It
+blitz
+.It
+wild
+.It
+lightning
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr fics 1 , Xr fics_addplayer 1