NAME

       bnmotd.txt, bnnews.txt bnissue.txt - messages for the Unix Battle.net daemon

DESCRIPTION

       The  file  bnmotd.txt  contains  text displayed by bnetd(1), when users first log into the
       server.

       The file bnnews.txt contains text displayed when the user uses the /news chat command.

       The files consist of raw text with printf-style formatting escapes.  Each line of  a  file
       can contain a type formatter from the following list:

              %B     Use the broadcast attribute (???).

              %C     Execute the line as if the user entered it as a command.

              %E     Use the error attribute (red).

              %I     Use the info attribute (yellow).  This is the same was %W.

              %M     Normal chat message (white).  This will appear as if the user said it.

              %T     Emote chat message (???).  This will appear as if the user said it.

              %W     Use the warning attribute (yellow).  This is the same was %I.

       Within a line, any of the following format formatters may be used:

              %%     Expand to a literal percent sign (%).

              %a     Expand to the number of accounts on the server.

              %c     Expand to the number of channels on the server.  This includes all permanent
                     and current temporary channels.

              %g     Expand to the number of games on the server.  This includes both public  and
                     private (passworded) games.

              %h     Expand to the hostname of the server (as returned by gethostname(2)).

              %i     Expand  to this user's account ID number, formatted with a leading pound (#)
                     sign and leading zeros.

              %l     Expand to this user's current chat name which is usually the same

              %r     Expand to the IP of the remote machine (the client).

              %t     Expand to four character client tag.

              %u     Expand to the number of users logged into the server.

              %v     Expand to the version number of the server.

SEE ALSO

       bnetd(1)

AUTHOR

       Ross Combs (ross@bnetd.org)

                                          2 August, 2001                                bntext(5)