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.\" $Id: Client.py.1,v 1.3 2005/05/06 21:32:38 arigo Exp $
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.TH Client.py 1 "APRIL 2005" Linux "User Manuals"
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.SH NAME
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Client.py \- the bub-n-bros client
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B python Client.py [
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.I options
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.BI "] [" host [: port ]]
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.PP
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Note that this script is in the
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.B display/
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subdirectory of the original directory layout.
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This is the bub-n-bros client that connects to bub-n-bros servers
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started with
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.BR bb.py "(1) or " BubBob.py (1) .
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It supports many different audio and video drivers and is very
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multi-platform.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.I host
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Search for a game on the given machine, and connect to one if found.
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If this is not defined, search for servers on the local network.
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.TP
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.IB host : port
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Connect to server running on given port on given host. If this is not
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defined, search for servers on the local network.
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.TP
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.BI --bits= N
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This option concerns only the
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.B windows
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audio driver. Set bits per sample. Valid values are 8 and 16 (default).
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.TP
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.BI "-d " DRIVER ", --display=" DRIVER
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Use video driver
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.IR DRIVER .
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Valid drivers are:
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.RS
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.TP
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.B X
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X Window driver for Linux and Unix systems with an X server
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running. See the
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.B --shm
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option.
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.TP
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.B windows
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MS Windows driver.
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.TP
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.B pygame
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PyGame gaming library for python (if installed) has video output. Use
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it if this is specified. See
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.BR http://www.pygame.org " and the " --transparency " option."
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.TP
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.B gtk
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Use the PyGTK library (if installed). See
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.BR http://www.pygtk.org/ " and the " --zoom " option."
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.RE
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.TP
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.B -h, --help
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Display help.
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.TP
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.BI --fmt= format
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This option concerns only the
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.B linux
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audio driver. Set the sound data format. Defaults to
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.BR S16_NE .
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You can get a list of supported formats with
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.BR --fmt=list .
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.TP
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.BI --freq= N
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This option concerns only the
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.BR linux " and " windows
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audio drivers. Set mixing frequency to
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.I N
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(in Hz). Defaults to 44100.
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.TP
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.B -m, --metaserver
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Connect with the help of the Metaserver (see
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.BR bb.py (1)
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for more info). Run
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.I Client.py -m
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to print a table of currently running servers, pick the
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the exact IP address and port of the server of your choice
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from the table, and run again
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.I Client.py -m
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.BR host:port .
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.TP
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.BI "--port TCP=" port
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In conjunction with the
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.I -m
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option, force a specific
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.I port
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on which to listen for an incoming TCP connexion from the
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remote server. This is only used if a direct connexion to
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the server fails. A random port number is picked by default.
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This option is useful if you are behind a firewall but can
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let TCP connexions on specific ports reach you.
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.TP
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.BI "--port UDP=" port
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Force a specific
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.I port
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on which to listen for incoming UDP traffic (animation
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data). Useful if you are behind a firewall but can let UDP
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traffic on a given
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.I port
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pass through. This is optional: animation data is routed
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over the TCP link if it does not appear to reach the client.
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A random port number is picked by default.
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.TP
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.BI "-s " DRIVER ", --sound=" DRIVER
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Use driver
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.I DRIVER
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for audio. Valid drivers are:
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.RS
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.TP
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.B pygame
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Use the audio capabilities of the PyGame library
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.RB ( http://www.pygame.org ).
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.TP
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.B linux
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Use the linux audio mixer. See the
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.BR --freq " and " --fmt " options."
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.TP
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.B windows
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Use the Windows audio mixer. See the
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.BR --freq " and " --bits "options."
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.TP
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.B off
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No sounds.
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.RE
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.TP
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.B --shm=yes, --shm=no
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This option concerns only the
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.B X
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display driver. Disable or enable the
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.B shm
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(Shared Memory) extension. It is enabled by default and should only be
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disabled for remote X connections and old X servers.
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.TP
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.B -t
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Use the
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.B TCP
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protocol. The default is to autodetect the protocol. See the
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.B -u
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option.
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.TP
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.B --transparency=yes, --transparency=no
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This option concerns only the
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.B pygame
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display driver. Disable or enable transparent bubbles. Enabled by
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default. Disabling makes game a bit faster.
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.TP
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.B -u
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Use the
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.B UDP
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protocol. The default is to autodetect the protocol. See the
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.B -t
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option.
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.TP
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.BI --zoom= N %
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This option concerns only the
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.B gtk
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display driver. Scale output by
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.IR N %.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR bb.py (1)
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.BR Client.py (1)
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.BR python (1) |