Module: ngircd.git Branch: master Commit: c319fb8eaa859e1c5b4e0333abf4dabf6023708d URL: http://ngircd.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=ngircd.git&a=commit;h=c319fb8ea... Author: Alexander Barton <alex@barton.de> Date: Tue Oct 9 13:13:01 2012 +0200 Update manual pages Among other little things, bring project description in line with website. --- man/ngircd.8.tmpl | 29 +++++++++++++++++------------ man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl | 2 +- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ngircd.8.tmpl b/man/ngircd.8.tmpl index f0703f3..318c045 100644 --- a/man/ngircd.8.tmpl +++ b/man/ngircd.8.tmpl @@ -1,30 +1,35 @@ .\" .\" ngircd(8) manual page template .\" -.TH ngircd 8 "Mar 2012" ngircd "ngIRCd Manual" +.TH ngircd 8 "Oct 2012" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual" .SH NAME -ngIRCd \- the next generation IRC daemon +ngIRCd \- the "next generation" IRC daemon .SH SYNOPSIS -.B ngircd [ +.B ngircd +[ .I Options -.B ] +] .SH DESCRIPTION .BR ngIRCd -is a free open source daemon for the Internet Relay Chat (IRC), -developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). +is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small +or private networks, developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). +It is easy to configure, can cope with dynamic IP addresses, and supports +IPv6, SSL-protected connections as well as PAM for authentication. +It is written from scratch and not based on the original IRCd. .PP -It's written from scratch and is not based upon the original IRCd like -many others. It is easy to configure, supports server links (even with -original ircd's) and runs on hosts with changing IP addresses (such as -dial-in networks). +The name ngIRCd means +.IR "next generation IRC daemon", +which is a little bit exaggerated: +.IR "lightweight Internet Relay Chat server" +most probably would have been a better name :-) .PP Currently supported platforms include AIX, A/UX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, Mac OS X, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and Windows with Cygwin. .PP As ngIRCd relies on UNIX standards and uses GNU automake and GNU autoconf there are good chances that it also supports other UNIX-based operating -systems as well. By default, ngIRCd writes diagnostic and informational messages using -the syslog mechanism. +systems as well. By default, ngIRCd writes diagnostic and informational +messages using the syslog mechanism. .SH OPTIONS The default behavior of .BR ngircd diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl index c03cf74..5f9d6dd 100644 --- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl +++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .\" .\" ngircd.conf(5) manual page template .\" -.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Mar 2012" ngircd "ngIRCd Manual" +.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Oct 2012" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual" .SH NAME ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd .SH SYNOPSIS