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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 diff --git a/manpages/fics_addplayer.1 b/manpages/fics_addplayer.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..92e978a --- /dev/null +++ b/manpages/fics_addplayer.1 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +.\" -*- 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 diff --git a/manpages/makerank.1 b/manpages/makerank.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e156288 --- /dev/null +++ b/manpages/makerank.1 @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +.\" -*- 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 |