.TH EMP_SERVER 6
.UC
.SH NAME
emp_server \- Empire server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B emp_server
[
.BI \-dhps
]
[
.BI \-D\ datadir
]
[
.BI \-e\ configfile
]
[
.IR name
]
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I emp_server
is a demon which listens to the Empire port for players connecting to
the game.  When a player connects, a thread is created for that player
within the server.  For more information on the game of Empire, see
the
.I info
pages within the game.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-d 
Debug mode.  This will prevent the server from forking itself into the
background.  It will also cause the server to dump core if it crashes.
You must run with this flag if you are running
.I emp_server
from within a debugger.
.TP
.B \-h 
Help.  Print a usage line showing the command line options.
.TP
.B \-p
Lwp Print mode.  This is used for debugging lwp-threads.
.TP
.B \-s
Lwp stack check mode.  This will report if any of the lwp thread stack
spaces overflow.  It forces lwp print mode on.
.TP
.BI \-D\ datadir
causes the server to use the data files in 
.I datadir
.TP
.BI \-e\ configfile
causes the server to use the game configuration specification in 
.I configfile
(by default, the file "econfig" in the data directory is used)
.TP
.IR name
This argument does nothing.  It is used by scripts to locate the
server to kill it.
.SH BUGS
Please report all bugs to the Wolfpack <wolfpack@wolfpackempire.com>
.SH AUTHORS
Dave Pare, Jeff Bailey, Thomas Ruschak, Ken Stevens and Steve McClure
 are principle authors.
The list of secondary authors is too long to mention.