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EMPIRE(6)			  Games Manual			       EMPIRE(6)

NAME
     empire - Empire client

SYNOPSIS
     empire [-hkruv] [-2 outfile] [-H histfile] [-s [host:]port] [country [pass-
     word]]

DESCRIPTION
     empire is a bare bones client to connect to the Empire server.  Empire is a
     global  economic/political/military simulation game wherein players, repre-
     senting national governments, make  "real-time"  decisions  concerning  re-
     source  allocation,  national goals, international diplomatic efforts, etc.
     Extensive records are kept for all players.

     WARNING -- This game is not only addictive but often peels  back  the  thin
     veneer of civilization that hides the maniac within.

OPTIONS
     -h     Help.  Print brief usage information and exit.

     -H histfile
	    Load  command  history  from histfile, and save it back.  Default is
	    '~/.empire_history' without -r, and none with -r.  You might want to
	    protect your history file from prying eyes.

	    Only available when compiled the GNU readline library.

     -k     If someone else is connected to your country, kill their connection.

     -r     Restricted mode: disable redirections and execute command.	This  is
	    useful  when  you  want to grant somebody access to just Empire, but
	    not to the host system's user account  that  runs  the  client.   Be
	    careful with -H and -2 then.

     -s [host:]port
	    Specify server host and port.

     -u     Use UTF-8 rather than ASCII character set.

	    This  requires  server  version 4.2.21 or later, and a terminal that
	    understands UTF-8.

     -v     Print version information and exit.

     -2 outfile
	    Append log of session to outfile.

OPERANDS
     country
	    The name of your country in the game.

     password
	    The password for your country in the game.	 Warning:  the	password
	    passed here is visible to other users on the same machine!

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     The following environment variables affect the execution of the client:

     EMPIREHOST
	    Specifies  the host to connect to, i.e. where the server runs.  Only
	    effective if no host specified via -s.

     EMPIREPORT
	    Specifies the port number or service name to connect to.   Only  ef-
	    fective if no port specified via -s.

     COUNTRY
	    The name of your country in the game.

     PLAYER
	    The password for your country in the game, also known as your repre-
	    sentative.

     LOGNAME
	    Your user name.

     INPUTRC
	    The  filename  for the readline startup file, overriding the default
	    of ~/.inputrc (see READLINE below).

READLINE
     When compiled with the GNU readline library, the client supports fancy line
     editing and persistent history.  Its application name for	application-spe-
     cific settings is Empire.	See the readline documentation for details.

SEE ALSO
     emp_server(6), readline(3).

FILES
     ~/.inputrc
	    Individual readline initialization file

AUTHORS
     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>
     Martin Haukeli <martin.haukeli@gmail.com>
     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>
     Chris Metcalf <metcalf-christopher@yale.arpa>
     Dave Muir Sharnoff <muir@cogsci.berkeley.edu>
     Keith Muller <muller@sdcc7.ucsd.edu>
     Chuck Musciano <chuck@trantor.harris-atd.com>
     Jeff Okamoto <okamoto%hpccc@hplabs.hp.com>
     Julian Onions <jpo@computer-science.nottingham.ac.uk>
     Kurt Pires <kjpires@ic.berkeley.edu>
     Jim Reuter <reuter@decwrl.dec.com>
     Peter Vukovich <peterv@monet.berkeley.edu>
     Jeff Wallace <jeffw@scam.berkeley.edu>
     John Yockey <johny@verinet.com>

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