-.TH EMP_CLIENT 6
+.TH EMPIRE 6
.SH NAME
empire \- Empire client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B empire
[
-.BI \-k
+.B \-hkuv
]
[
-.BI \-u
+.BI \-2 " outfile"
]
[
-.BI \-2 " outfile"
+.BI \-s " [host:]port"
]
[
-.IR country
+.I country
[
-.IR password
+.I password
]
]
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I empire
+.B empire
is a bare bones client to connect to the Empire server. Empire is a
global economic/political/military simulation game wherein players,
representing national governments, make "real-time" decisions
the thin veneer of civilization that hides the maniac within.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.IR country
-the name of your country in the game
+.B \-h
+Help. Print brief usage information and exit.
.TP
-.IR password
-the password for your country in the game
+.B \-k
+If someone else is connected to your country, kill their connection.
.TP
-.BI \-k
-if someone else is connected to your country, kill their connection
+.BI \-s " [host:]port"
+Specify server \fIhost\fR and \fIport\fR.
.TP
-.BI \-u
-use UTF-8 rather than ASCII character set
+.B \-u
+Use UTF-8 rather than ASCII character set.
.IP
This requires server version 4.2.21 or later, and a terminal that
understands UTF-8.
.TP
+.B \-v
+Print version information and exit.
+.TP
.BI \-2 " outfile"
-redirect output to
-.I outfile
+Append log of session to \fIoutfile\fR.
+.SH OPERANDS
+.TP
+.I country
+The name of your country in the game.
+.TP
+.I password
+The password for your country in the game.
+\fIWarning:\fR the password passed here is visible to other users on
+the same machine!
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of the
client:
.TP
.I EMPIREHOST
Specifies the host to connect to, i.e. where the server runs.
+Only effective if no host specified via \-s.
.TP
.I EMPIREPORT
Specifies the port number or service name to connect to.
+Only effective if no port specified via \-s.
.TP
.I COUNTRY
The name of your country in the game.
.TP
.I LOGNAME
Your user name.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+\fIemp_server\fR(6).
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Primary Author is Dave Pare (mr-frog@scam.berkeley.edu)
Secondary authors/contributors may include:
James Anderson (jwa@k.cs.cmu.edu)
Jeff Anton (anton@postgres.berkeley.edu)
+Markus Armbruster (armbru@pond.sub.org)
Phill Everson (everson@compsci.bristol.ac.uk)
Steven Grimm (koreth@ucscb.UCSC.EDU)
Lewis R. Jansen (lrj@helios.tn.cornell.edu)
Mike St. Johns (stjohns@edn-vax.arpa)
+Ron Koenderink (rkoenderink@yahoo.ca)
Nick Lai (lai@cs.ucla.edu)
Shelley Louie (slouie@cory.berekely.edu)
Steve McClure (ionica@empire.cx)