NAME
bnmotd.txt, bnnews.txt bnissue.txt - messages for the Unix Battle.net® daemon
DESCRIPTION
The file bnmotd.txt contains text displayed by bnetd(8), when users first log into the server.
The file bnnews.txt contains text displayed when the user uses the /news chat command.
The files consist of raw text with printf-style formatting escapes. Each line of a file can contain a type formatter from the following list:
- %B
-
Use the broadcast attribute (???).
- %C
-
Execute the line as if the user entered it as a command.
- %E
-
Use the error attribute (red).
- %I
-
Use the info attribute (yellow). This is the same was %W.
- %M
-
Normal chat message (white). This will appear as if the user said it.
- %T
-
Emote chat message (???). This will appear as if the user said it.
- %W
-
Use the warning attribute (yellow). This is the same was %I.
Within a line, any of the following format formatters may be used:
- %%
-
Expand to a literal percent sign (%).
- %a
-
Expand to the number of accounts on the server.
- %c
-
Expand to the number of channels on the server. This includes all permanent and current temporary channels.
- %g
-
Expand to the number of games on the server. This includes both public and private (passworded) games.
- %h
-
Expand to the hostname of the server (as returned by gethostname(2)).
- %i
-
Expand to this user's account ID number, formatted with a leading pound (#) sign and leading zeros.
- %l
-
Expand to this user's current chat name which is usually the same
- %r
-
Expand to the IP of the remote machine (the client).
- %t
-
Expand to four character client tag.
- %u
-
Expand to the number of users logged into the server.
- %v
-
Expand to the version number of the server.
SEE ALSO
- bnetd(8)
AUTHOR
- Ross Combs ([email protected])
LEGAL NOTICES
Battle.net, Diablo, Starcraft, Brood War, Warcraft, and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. All rights reserved.
Neither this program nor the bnetd project are in any way affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.