.\".\" Copyright (C) 1998  Mark Baysinger (mbaysing@ucsd.edu).\" Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000  Ross Combs (ross@bnetd.org).\" Copyright (C) 1999  Rob Crittenden (rcrit@greyoak.com).\" .\" 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 bntext 5 "2 August, 2001".SH NAMEbnmotd.txt, bnnews.txt bnissue.txt \- messages for the Unix Battle.net daemon.SH DESCRIPTIONThe file.I bnmotd.txtcontains text displayed by.BR bnetd (1),when users first log into the server..LPThe file.I bnnews.txtcontains text displayed when the user uses the /news chat command..LPThe files consist of raw text with printf-style formatting escapes.  Each lineof a file can contain a type formatter from the following list:.RS.TP.B %BUse the broadcast attribute (???)..TP.B %CExecute the line as if the user entered it as a command..TP.B %EUse the error attribute (red)..TP.B %IUse the info attribute (yellow).  This is the same was.B %W..TP.B %MNormal chat message (white).  This will appear as if the user said it..TP.B %TEmote chat message (???).  This will appear as if the user said it..TP.B %WUse the warning attribute (yellow).  This is the same was.B %I..RE.LPWithin a line, any of the following format formatters may be used:.RS.TP.B %%Expand to a literal percent sign (%)..TP.B %aExpand to the number of accounts on the server..TP.B %cExpand to the number of channels on the server.  This includes allpermanent and current temporary channels..TP.B %gExpand to the number of games on the server.  This includes bothpublic and private (passworded) games..TP.B %hExpand to the hostname of the server (as returned by.BR gethostname (2))..TP.B %iExpand to this user's account ID number, formatted with a leadingpound (#) sign and leading zeros..TP.B %lExpand to this user's current chat name which is usually the same.TP.B %rExpand to the IP of the remote machine (the client)..TP.B %tExpand to four character client tag..TP.B %uExpand to the number of users logged into the server..TP.B %vExpand to the version number of the server..RE.SH "SEE ALSO".TP.BR bnetd (1).SH AUTHOR.TPRoss Combs (\fIross@bnetd.org\fP)