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NAME

       emp_server - Empire server


SYNOPSIS

       emp_server [-dFhpsv] [-e configfile] [-E action] [-R seed]


DESCRIPTION

       emp_server is a daemon which listens to the Empire port for players
       connecting to the game.  For more information on the game of Empire,
       see the info pages within the game.


OPTIONS

       -d     Debug mode.  This will prevent the server from forking itself
              into the background.  Implies -E abort.  You normally want to
              use this flag if you are running emp_server from within a
              debugger.

       -e configfile
              Use game configuration in configfile.

       -E action
              What to do on recoverable internal error ("oops"): abort,
              crash-dump (but continue), nothing (default).  crash-dump works
              by aborting a fork of the server process.

       -F     Force emp_server to start even when game state looks bad.  Risks
              crashes and further corruption; use this only for attempting to
              fix up problems.  Better make a backup first, and lock out
              players.

       -h     Help.  Print brief usage information and exit.

       -p     Threading debug mode.  Implies -d.

       -s     Enable thread stack checking.

       -R  seed
              Set the seed for random function.

       -v     Print version information and exit.


OPERANDS

       Operands are ignored for backward compatibility.  Their use is
       deprecated.


SIGNALS

       SIGHUP Request emp_server to reopen log files and reload its
              configuration.  This allows proper log rotation.  Only the
              update schedule is reloaded at this time.

       SIGINT, SIGTERM
              Request emp_server to shut down immediately.


BUGS

       Please report all bugs to the Wolfpack <wolfpack@wolfpackempire.com>


SEE ALSO

       empire(6), empsched(6), fairland(6), files(6), pconfig(6).


AUTHORS

       Dave Pare, Jeff Bailey, Thomas Ruschak, Ken Stevens, Steve McClure and
       Markus Armbruster are principal authors.  The full list of authors is
       too long to include here.

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