-.TH PCONFIG 1
+.TH PCONFIG 6
.SH NAME
-pconfig \- Print configuration
+pconfig \- Print Empire configuration
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pconfig
[
-.IR configfile
+.I configfile
]
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I pconfig
-creates an "econfig" file which may be used with the \-e argument with
-most Empire programs. By default, Empire programs look for a file
-called "econfig" in the data directory, but the
-.I pconfig
-program may be used to create an alternate Empire configuration file.
-After you have created an "econfig" file, you can edit the game
-configuration data in the file which the server uses to control
-various parameters for the game.
-.SH OPTIONS
+.B pconfig
+prints server configuration to standard output. Output is in
+configuration file syntax, and is designed to be self-explanatory.
+.SH OPERANDS
.TP
-.BI configfile
-causes
-.I pconfig
-to use the game configuration specified in
.I configfile
+makes
+.B pconfig
+use the game configuration specified in
+.I configfile
+instead of compiled-in defaults. You can use this to merge
+.I configfile
+with compiled-in defaults into a configuration file that specifies all
+configuration keys.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+\fIemp_server\fR(6).
.SH AUTHOR
Julian Onions <j.onions@nexor.co.uk>