sobby1

Usage

Overview

sobby is a dedicated server which allows clients to edit plain text documents and source files collaboratively over a network. Changes to the documents are synchronised instantly to the other clients.

Options

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of available options is included below.

-?, --help

Show help options

-n, --name=NAME

Published server name

-i, --interactive

Show prompt to enter commands at runtime

-p, --port=PORT

Port which should be used to listen for clients

--password=PASSWORD

Global password required to join the session

-c, --configfile=FILE

Use the settings specified in the given configuration file

--write-configfile=FILE

Write the settings passed on the command line to the specified configuration file and exit

--autosave-file=FILE

File where to store autosaved sessions

--autosave-interval=INTERVAL

Interval (in seconds) between autosaves, 0 disables them; the presence of --autosave-directory automatically disables this option

--autosave-directory=DIRECTORY

Directory where to autosave all individual files of a session

session file

File to restore the session from, together with all documents stored therein and changes attributed to the corresponding users.