---
name: "metapilot"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "xpilot-extra"
version: "4.4.3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/metapilot"
---

# metapilot(6)

interrogate the the metaserver

## NAME

metapilot - interrogate the the metaserver

## SYNOPSIS

metapilot \[**--help**\] \[**--player** *playerlist*\] \[**--server** *serverlist*\] \[**--map** *maplist\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**metapilot** *is a useful utility for querying the metaserver.  It works by awarding* *points to servers if they have current players or match any of the* *criteria listed on the command line or in a .metapilotrc* file. The format of the *.metapilotrc* file is simple; examples are given below to illustrate what is possible.  Only servers with positive points are printed.

## COMMAND LINE EXAMPLES

The following are typical command line invocations:

**metapilot --player Viper --map Blood**

Will print any server with a player called Viper (or XViperX) or runnning a Blood's Music variant.

**metapilot --server cam.ac.uk rubin.e.kth.se**

Will print any servers running in the \*.cam.ac.uk domain and on rubin.

## METAPILOTRC EXAMPLE

Placing the following in *~/.metapilotrc* achieves the same effect  as the first command line example above:

**player:Viper**

**map:Blood**

## AUTHOR

Matt Kern \<matt.kern@pobox.com\>