NAME

       sobby - a dedicated server for collaborative editing

SYNOPSIS

       sobby [options] [session file]

DESCRIPTION

       sobby  is  a dedicated server which allows clients to edit plain text documents and source
       files collaboratively over a network. Changes to the documents are synchronised  instantly
       to the other clients.

OPTIONS

       This  program  follows  the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with
       two dashes (`-'). A summary of available options is included below.

       -?, --help
              Show help options

       -n, --name=NAME
              Published server name

       -i, --interactive
              Show prompt to enter commands at runtime

       -p, --port=PORT
              Port which should be used to listen for clients

       --password=PASSWORD
              Global password required to join the session

       -c, --configfile=FILE
              Use the settings specified in the given configuration file

       --write-configfile=FILE
              Write the settings passed on the command line to the specified  configuration  file
              and exit

       --autosave-file=FILE
              File where to store autosaved sessions

       --autosave-interval=INTERVAL
              Interval  (in  seconds)  between  autosaves,  0  disables  them;  the  presence  of
              --autosave-directory automatically disables this option

       --autosave-directory=DIRECTORY
              Directory where to autosave all individual files of a session

       session file
              File to restore the session from, together with all documents  stored  therein  and
              changes attributed to the corresponding users.

AUTHOR

       sobby was written by the 0x539 dev group <crew@0x539.de>.

                                         August 17, 2006                                 SOBBY(1)