.\".\" Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000  Ross Combs (ross@bnetd.org).\" .\" This is free documentation; you can redistribute it and/or.\" modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as.\" published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of.\" the License, or (at your option) any later version..\".\" The GNU General Public License's references to "object code".\" and "executables" are to be interpreted as the output of any.\" document formatting or typesetting system, including.\" intermediate and printed output..\".\" This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the.\" GNU General Public License for more details..\".\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public.\" License along with this manual; if not, write to the Free.\" Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111,.\" USA..\".TH BNCHAT 1 "09 April, 1999" "BNETD" "BNETD User's Manual".SH NAMEbnchat \- Battle.net text-based chat client.SH SYNOPSIS.B bnchat[\fIoptions\fP][\fIservername\fP [\fIserverport\fP]].SH DESCRIPTION.B bnchatis a simple Battle.net client emulator that can be used as a minimal chat client with.BR bnetd (1)in order to test certain aspects of the server configuration or to do serveradministration from the Unix command line. It is also compatible with FSGS servers, buthas difficulty with real Battle.net servers..LPIf no \fIservername\fP is specified, localhost is assumed.  If no \fIserverport\fP isspecified, 6112 is assumed..SH OPTIONS.TP.B \-a --ansi-colorAllows.B bnchatto use ANSI terminal color escapes to make things morereadable.  You must be using a terminal compatible with VT100 positioning andANSI color codes.  The program will not attempt to determine your terminal type..TP.B \-bCauses.B bnchatto emulate a Brood Wars client..TP.B \-c --change-passwordCauses.B bnchatto prompt for a new login password on the.BR bnetd (1)server..TP.B \--clientCauses.B bnchatto emulate a specific client.  The following client tags are recognized:DRTL DSHR STAR SSHR SEXP W2BN.There are short options which may be used instead for the common clients..TP.B \-dCauses.B bnchatto emulate a Diablo client..TP.B \-h --help --usagePrint usage information and exit..TP.B \-k --cdkeyCauses.B bnchatto report an alternate key to the.BR bnetd (1)server..TP.B \-o --ownerCauses.B bnchatto report an alternate owner to the.BR bnetd (1)server..TP.B \-n --new-accountCauses.B bnchatto prompt to create a new player account on the.BR bnetd (1)server..TP.B \-sCauses.B bnchatto emulate a Starcraft client..TP.B \-v --versionPrint its version number and exit..TP.B \-wCauses.B bnchatto emulate a Warcraft II BNE client..SH NOTESThe terminal width is attempted to be determined at runtime but if it does not workyou may need to try running.BR resize (1) .As a final act of desperation you can try setting the COLUMNS environmental variable..LPIf SIGWINCH and its associated.BR ioctl (2)are supported on your system, resizing the window while the program is running shouldimmediately update width of the entry line..LPThe current version is available with the bnetd distribution at:.LP.RS.I http://www.bnetd.org/.RE.SH BUGSThis program assumes that the terminal will move to the beginning of the current linewhen the carriage return character (^M) is printed.  It also assumes the backspacecharacter (^H) will move one column to the left that character printed after thatwill replace those already on the screen..LPThe terminal settings are not consulted for keybindings.  The following are assumed:.TP^Hdelete the character to the left of the cursor.TP^Jaccept current line.TP^M (return)accept current line.TP^Ttranspose the last two characters.TP^Wdelete word to the left of the cursor.TP^Udelete the whole input line.TP^[ (escape)cancel the current input line.TP^? (delete)delete the character to the left of the cursor.SH "SEE ALSO".BR bnetd (1).SH AUTHORRoss Combs (\fIross@bnetd.org\fP)