---
name: "bzfquery"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "bzflag-server"
version: "2.4.30-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bzfquery"
---

# bzfquery(6)

Contact a bzflag server and print the game status

## NAME

bzfquery - Contact a bzflag server and print the game status

## SYNOPSIS

**bzquery** \[*server* \[*port*\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

Generate a report to standard output describing the status of a bzflag game. The report includes a player count, team listings, score, and the flags controlling game option and state.

## OPTIONS

**server** This is the hostname of the server to query. If this is not specified, bzfquery will default to localhost.

**port** This is the port the BZFlag server is running at. If this is not specified, bzfquery will default to standard port 4053.

## SEE ALSO

[bzflag(6)](/bzflag/6.md), [bzfs(6)](/bzfs/6.md), [bzadmin(6)](/bzadmin/6.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page is based on *misc/bzfquery.pl*.