2 .\" Note: Options specific to the native Windows port are suppressed
3 .\" unless you format with non-zero number register w, e.g. by
4 .\" supplying -rw1 to nroff.
6 emp_server \- Empire server
21 .BI \-I " service-name"
31 .BI \-R " service-name"
35 is a daemon which listens to the Empire port for players connecting to
36 the game. For more information on the game of Empire, see the info
37 pages within the game.
41 Debug mode. This will prevent the server from forking itself into the
42 background. It will also make it abort when it detects an internal
43 error. You normally want to use this flag if you are running
45 from within a debugger.
48 Use game configuration in \fIconfigfile\fR.
51 Help. Print brief usage information and exit.
55 Install as a Windows Service called "Empire Server".
57 .BI \-I " service-name"
58 Install as a Windows Service with the specified name.\}
61 Threading debug mode. Implies \fB-d\fR.
65 Remove the Windows Service called "Empire Server".
67 .BI \-R " service-name"
68 Remove the Windows Service with the specified name.\}
71 Enable thread stack checking.
74 Print version information and exit.
76 Operands are ignored for backward compatibility. Their use is
84 to reopen log files and reload its configuration. This allows proper
85 log rotation. Only the update schedule is reloaded at this time.
87 .BR SIGINT ", " SIGTERM
90 to shut down immediately.
94 When using the service control manager (Services Window), the start
95 parameters are not processed. The only parameters processed are the
96 ones supplied during service installation. To modify the startup
97 parameters, you must remove the service and reinstall the service.\}
99 Please report all bugs to the Wolfpack <wolfpack@wolfpackempire.com>
101 \fIempire\fR(6), \fIempsched\fR(6), \fIfairland\fR(6), \fIfiles\fR(6),
104 Dave Pare, Jeff Bailey, Thomas Ruschak, Ken Stevens and Steve McClure
105 are principal authors. The full list of authors is too long to