ircd-ratbox(8)

Usage

ircd-ratbox [{-help | -version}]

ircd-ratbox [-basedir BASEDIR] [-configfile CONFFILE] [-logfile LOGFILE] [-pidfile PIDFILE] [-foreground] [-conftest]

Overview

ircd-ratbox is the main ircd daemon responsible for running the IRC server. It delegates specific tasks to several other daemons: resolver, ssld, bandb.

Options

-help: Show summary of options.

-version: Display version information.

-basedir BASEDIR: Before starting the server, enter BASEDIR directory (chdir).

-configfile CONFFILE: Set configuration file (defaults to /etc/ircd-ratbox/ircd.conf).

-logfile LOGFILE: Set main log path (defaults to /var/log/ircd-ratbox/ircd.log).

-pidfile PIDFILE: Set file used to store main daemon PID (defaults to /etc/ircd-ratbox/ircd.pid).

-foreground: Don't detach process in the background.

-conftest: Check configuration and exit.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 2 times.

5.0
7
8

-basedir since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -help since Debian 7 (Wheezy).

-dlinefile until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -klinefile until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -resvfile until Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -xlinefile until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).