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eggdrop(1)			   IRC Tools			    eggdrop(1)

NAME
       eggdrop - an IRC bot

SYNOPSIS
       eggdrop [options] [config-file]

DESCRIPTION
       Eggdrop	is  the World's most popular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bot; it
       is freely distributable under the GNU  General  Public  License	(GPL).
       Eggdrop	is  a  feature	rich  program  designed	 to be easily used and
       expanded upon by both novice and advanced IRC users  on	a  variety  of
       hardware and software platforms.

       An  IRC bot is a program that sits on an IRC channel and performs auto‐
       mated tasks while looking just like a normal user on the channel.  Some
       of  these functions include protecting the channel from abuse, allowing
       privileged users to gain op or voice status,  logging  channel  events,
       providing information, hosting games, etc.

       One  of	the  features  that makes Eggdrop stand out from other bots is
       module and Tcl scripting support. With scripts  and  modules,  you  can
       make  the  bot  perform	almost any task you want. They can do anything
       from preventing floods to greeting users and banning  advertisers  from
       channels.

       You can also link multiple Eggdrop bots together to form a botnet. This
       can allow bots to op each other securely, control  floods  efficiently,
       and even link channels across multiple IRC networks. It also allows the
       Eggdrops share user lists, ban lists, exempt/invite lists,  and	ignore
       lists with other bots if userfile sharing is enabled. This allows users
       to have the same access on every bot on your botnet. It also allows the
       bots to distribute tasks such as opping and banning users. See doc/BOT‐
       NET for information on setting up a botnet.

       Eggdrop needs a config file to run. For an  example,  have  a  look  at
       eggdrop.conf which is distributed with Eggdrop.

OPTIONS
       -h     Display a list of command-line options.

       -n     Don't  background.  Normally,  Eggdrop will move itself into the
	      background when you start it  up,	 meaning  you'll  get  another
	      shell  prompt, and you can do other things while the bot is run‐
	      ning. With -n, you won't return to the shell  prompt  until  the
	      bot  exits  (which  won't normally happen until it's killed). By
	      default, -n will send all log entries to the console.

       -nt    Don't background, use terminal. This is  just  like  -n,	except
	      that instead of seeing log entries, your console will simulate a
	      DCC chat with the bot.

       -nc    Don't background, show channel  info.  This  is  just  like  -n,
	      except that instead of seeing log entries, every 10 seconds your
	      screen will clear and you will see the current  channel  status,
	      sort of like "top".

       -m     Create  userfile.	 If  you don't have a userfile, this will make
	      Eggdrop create one and give owner status	to  the	 first	person
	      that introduces himself or herself to it. You'll need to do this
	      when you first set up your bot.

       -v     Show version info, then quit.

SIGNALS
       SIGCHLD
	      This signal is ignored by Eggdrop and can be used	 to  determine
	      whether it's running or not.

       SIGTERM
	      Depending	 on  die-on-sigterm  being set to 0 or 1 in the config
	      file, Eggdrop will save its user and channel file and/or die.

       SIGHUP Depending on die-on-sighup being set to 0 or  1  in  the	config
	      file, Eggdrop will rehash (reload its config file) or die.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       EGG_LANG
	      This  variable  can  be  set  to	the language in which you want
	      Eggdrop to speak
	       to you. It defaults to English, but  German,  French,  Finnish,
	      and Danish are supported, too.

       EGG_LANGDIR
	      Specifies	 the  directory	 where	all  your  language  files are
	      stored.  The default is ./language.

SEE ALSO
       tclsh(1), irc(1), ircII(1), ircd(8)

       There is extensive online documentation.	 Once you get the bot running,
       open a DCC chat with it, and type: .help

       In  addition, the files in the doc/ directory provide detailed informa‐
       tion about how Eggdrop works and how to use it.

AUTHORS
       Written by Robey Pointer, the Eggheads  Development  Team  and  various
       others.	See  the  files	 AUTHORS  for a list of Eggdrop developers and
       major contributors, THANKS for a full list of Eggdrop contributors, and
       the  doc/Changes	 files	for  a list of changes made to each version of
       Eggdrop.

REPORTING BUGS
       See doc/BUG-REPORT.

       Bugs   can   either   be	  reported   directly	 to    BugZilla,    at
       http://bugzilla.eggheads.org, or via e-mail to <bugs@eggheads.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1997 Robey Pointer
       Copyright (C) 1999 - 2011 Eggheads Development Team

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published  by  the
       Free  Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
       option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it	will  be  useful,  but
       WITHOUT	ANY  WARRANTY;	without	 even  the  implied  warranty  of MER‐
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU  General
       Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
       59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA	02111-1307, USA.

Eggheads Development Team	  August 2004			    eggdrop(1)
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