     COW-lite(6)                    X Version 11                     COW-lite(6)
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     NAME
          COW-lite - X11 based Netrek client

     SYNOPSIS
          COW-lite [ -h server name ] [ -p port number ]
               [ -r defaultsfile ] [ -d display name ]
               [ -s socketnum ] [ -l logging filename ]
               [ -C character name ] [ -A character password ]
               [ -M metaserver name ] [ -m ] [ -u ] [ -D ]
               [ -o ] [ -R ] [ -P ] [ -v ] [ -S ]

     DESCRIPTION
          The COW-lite is a client for Netrek a real time, interactive space war
          game.

          Netrek is a fun and exciting pastime, which can waste hours of
          valuable time, and consume CPU time voraciously.  It is also useful in
          overloading the average ethernet to a horrifying extent.

          The COW-lite client is an attempt to combine the features of the COW
          with the BRMH client.  While the BRMH may be fast it lacks many of the
          latest features, conversely COW is slow but is equipped with the
          latest enhancements.  An integration of the two clients resulted in
          COW-lite, which tries to combine the best of both worlds.

     OPTIONS
          COW-lite accepts the following command line options:

          -h servername     Specify a server

          -p port number    Specify a port to connect to

          -r defaultsfile   Specify defaults file

          -d display        Specify X display

          -s socketnum      Specify listen socket port for manual start

          -l filename       Record messages into 'filename'

          -C name           Character name to log into server with

          -A password       Character password to autolog into server with

          -M servername     Specify metaserver and check for active servers

          -m                Check metaserver for active servers

          -u                This message.

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          -D                Debugging level (repeat to increase)

          -o                Use old-style binary verification

          -R                Use RSA binary verification

          -P                Log server packets

          -v                Display client version information

          -S                Generate sample xtrekrc file

     DEFAULTS
          The program understands the following resource in contained in the
          users $(HOME)/.xtrekrc file or a filename specified on the command
          line.

          Resource Values:

          rank.mapped:   on/off
          rank.parent:   window name i.e., root, review_all, netrek,
          rank.geometry: geometry specification
                    ie 80x26+554+624
                    Every window may have these three defaults
                    set for it.  Some windows are resizeable, others
                    are not.

          font:          fixed
          bigfont:  lucidasans-24
          italicfont:    -schumacher-clean-medium-i-normal--10-*-
          *-*-c-80-iso8859-1
          boldfont: -schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--10-100-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1
                    Specifies which fonts you want to use.

          color.white:   white
          color.black:   black
          color.red:     #ffa0ff
          color.green:   green
          color.yellow:  yellow
          color.cyan:    cyan
          color.light grey:light grey
                    Specify what colors should be used by the client.
                    This is generic X color specification (right?).

          name:     string of chars default name

          password: string of chars default password; if
                    name and password are included in your .xtrekrc,
                    COW-lite will attempt to do an autologin for you.

          showshields:   on/off draw shields on ships

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          newDistress:   on/off right justified distress call or
                    is to right justify on

          showIND:  on/off mark independent planets with a

          varyShields:   on/off Shield color and bitmap depends

          varyHull:      on/off graphical indication of your
                    like varyShields

          cloakChars:    string of one or two chars
                    galactic instead of '??'.

          enemyPhasers:  integer 0-10 enemy phasers thickness at

          showstats:     on/off show stats window

          reportkills:   on/off display kill messages or ignore

          netstats: on/off collect network statistics for measuring

          netstatfreq:   integer how often to update the

          newPlanetBitmaps:   on/off new planet bitmaps, less junk
                    get in the way of seeing torps

          whichNewPlanetBitmaps:   integer whihc new planet bitmaps to
                    use.  Default is rabbit ear bitmaps (1).
                    1 Show rabbit ear bitmaps
                    2 Show ZZ minimal bitmaps

          newDashboard:  on/off new dashboard, has sliding bars
                    numbers at the bottom of the screen, definately worth
                    a look

          newdashboard2: on/off new new dashboard, adds
                    colors and reverses some things

          newPlist: on/off new playerlist, instead of total
                    kills, deaths offense and defense it shows
                    login and stats off+bomb+planet.

          keepInfo: integer number of updates to keep
                    screen before automatically removing them

          logging:  on/off displays messages to stdout if

          useRSA:        on/off default setting for whether the
                    verification.

          tryShort: on/off default setting for whether to

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          showMotd: on/off display motd if in wait

          keymap:        string of chars remaps the keyboard,
                    syntax is simply the key to map onto, followed by
                    the key to map, repeated.  Thus to map the "fire
                    torps" key 't' onto 'f', use keymap: ft

          buttonmap:     string of chars map the mouse
                    i.e. the default mapping is:
                    1t2p3k

          macroKey: string of chars remaps the macro
                    (usually 'X') to key indicated.  Special
                    values of "TAB" and "ESC" are also recognized.

          metaserver:         charon.amdahl.com
                    default meta server that is called when -m
                    argument is specified.  The compiled in default
                    server is charon.amdahl.com.  -M command line
                    can also be used to specify a metaserver.

          server:        bronco.ece.cmu.edu
                    default server that is called when no -h argument
                    is specified.  The compiled in default server is
                    bronco.ece.cmu.edu
          port:          2596
                    default port that gets called. The compiled
                    default is 2592

          server.rio:    riovista.berkeley.edu
                       Allows you to specify a server abbreviation.
                    Thus instead of using "-h riovista.berkeley.edu"
                    you now use only "-h rio"

          port.rio: 4566
                    default port that gets called for the server
                    abbreviation.

          showtractorpressor: on/off toggle showing tractor/pressor beams

          tryUdp:        on/off Automaticaly use UDP if on

          udpDebug:      on/off

          udpClientSend: on/off

          udpClientRecv: on/off

          udpSequenceChk: on/off

          extraAlertBorder: on/off Draws border in internal

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                    netrek windows, as well as external ones
                    (which get ignored in X11 with window-managers)

          forcemono:     on/off if on, the client windows
                    set to be monochrome

          showgalactic:  integer default: 1
                    Can show nothing, resources, or owner
                    on galactic by default.
                    2 Show nothing
                    1 Show resources
                    0 Show ownership
          showlocal:     integer default: 2
                    Can show nothing, resources, or owner on
                    local map by default.

                    2 Show nothing
                    1 Show resources
                    0 Show ownership

          showplanetnames:on/off Can turn off planet
                    names by default.

          sortPlayers:   on/off Can sort player list by
                    team.

          showLock: integer default: 3
                    Can show lock on galactic, local,
                    galactic & local, or none.

                    0 Don't show lock
                    1 Show lock on galactic
                    2 Show lock on local
                    3 Show lock on both

          shipBitmapPath: path to alternate ship bitmap
                    files (in Paradise format, see
                    make_shippicfile.sh(6)).

          colorfulPhasers: on/off cycle through phaser
                    colors when you hit with phasers.

          UseLite: on/off use RCD highlighting.

          DefLite: on/off highlite a reasonable set
                    the default RCD messages.

          Notes on Writeable Configuration:

          The writeable configuration option on the options window can create a
          file called $(HOME)/.cow-literc.  This file is very similar to the

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          $(HOME)/.xtrekrc file but is automatically generated by the client
          when you choose the ``Write Configuration'' option from the options
          menu.  You should not edit this file because any changes you make will
          be overwritten if you choose this option again.

          In order to facilitate the use of other clients besides COW-lite, two
          new xtrekrc directives have been added.  The directive cow-lite-
          include tells the client to pay attention to the following xtrekrc
          resource values.  The directive cow-lite-exclude tells the client to
          ignore the the following xtrekrc resource values.

          Another useful directive is cow-lite-override, it can be used to
          change the default precedence betweeen the xtrekrc and cow-literc
          files.  When cow-lite-override is placed anywhere in the xtrekrc file,
          the cow-literc file will then override any duplicate entries between
          the two files.

          Example:

          cow-lite-exclude
          # This stuff is ignored because of the above directive
          name:                    seurat
          password:      test

          showshields:             on
          showstats:               off
          keepPeace:               on
          reportkills:             off
          cow-lite-include

          # This stuff is not ignored because of the above directive
          netrek.geometry:    +0+0

     COMMANDS
          Mouse buttons:

          LEFT     fire torpedo.

          MIDDLE   fire phaser.

          RIGHT    set course.

          Keyboard commands:

          0    Set speed to warp 0

          1    Set speed to warp 1

          2    Set speed to warp 2

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          3    Set speed to warp 3

          4    Set speed to warp 4

          5    Set speed to warp 5

          6    Set speed to warp 6

          7    Set speed to warp 7

          8    Set speed to warp 8

          9    Set speed to warp 9

          )    Set speed to warp 10

          !    Set speed to warp 11

          @    Set speed to warp 12

          %    Set speed to maximum warp

          <    Set speed 1 warp lower

          >    Set speed 1 warp higher

          k    Set course

          p    Fire phaser

          t    Fire torpedo.

          f    Fire plasma torpedo.

          d    Detonate approaching enemy torpedos.

          D    Detonate your torpedos.

          u    Toggle shield UP/DOWN.

          s    Toggle shield UP/DOWN.

          ]    Put up shields.

          [    Put down shields.

          b    Bomb planet.

          z    Beam up your armies.

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          x    Beam down armies.

          R    Repair your ship

          o    Orbit planet

          Q    Quit (self-destruct).

          q    Quick quit (self-destruct).

          c    Raise/Lower cloak.

          {    Cloak.

          }    Uncloak.

          C    Coup a planet.

          ;    Lock on planet/starbase.

          l    Lock on ship/planet.

          SP   (space bar) Remove special windows.

          L    List active players.

          P    List planets.

          S    Status graph toggle.

          M    Toggle message logging.

          N    Toggle name mode.

          T    Toggle tractor beam.

          y    Toggle pressor beam.

          _    Tractor beam on.

          ^    Pressor beam on.

          $    Tractor/pressor off.

          i    Information on player/planet.

          I    Extended nformation on player/planet.

          h    Create/Destroy help window.

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          w    Show war window.

          e    Docking permission toggle.

          r    Refit (change ship type).

          :    Re-read defaults file.

          &    Re-read defaults file.

          X    Enter macor mode.

          E    Send distress signal.

          F    Send armies carried report.

          =    Update all.

          ?    Message window rotate.

          ~    Save client configuration.

          ^x   Show xtrekrc window.

          ^s   Show macro window.

          ^k   Show keymaps window.

     ENVIRONMENT
          COW-lite can use the environment variable ``DISPLAY'' to specify which
          bit map display terminal to use.  The environmental variable
          ``XTREKRC'' can be used to specify the path to an xtrekrc file other
          than the default $(HOME)/.xtrekrc.  The file $(HOME)/.cow-literc is
          read in at starup, if it exists.

     SEE ALSO
          make_shippicfile.sh(6)

          xtrek(6)
          xtrekd(6)

          ``Netrek: How to fail out of college''
          ``Customizing Netrek: How to fail out of college even quicker''

          ``COW.DOC'' - main documentation file
          ``DISTRESS.DOC'' - documentation for
           setting up distress calls
          ``NEWMACROS.DOC'' - documentation for
           setting up macros
          ``BEEPLITE.DOC'' - documentation for
           setting up RCD higlighting.

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     BUGS
          Too numerous to mention.

     COPYRIGHT
          X11 Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
          See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

     AUTHORS
          Far too many people, including:
          Scott Silvey
          Kevin Smith
          Rick Weinstein
          J. Mark Noworolski  Passing Wind
          Tedd Hadley         pteroducktyl
          Heiko Wengler       Musashi
          Andy McFadden
          Chris Guthrie
          Ed James
          Eric Mehlhaff
          Nick Trown
          Lars Bernhardsson   lab
          Sam Shen
          Rick
          Jeff Nelson         Miles Teg
          Jeff Waller
          Robert Kenney
          Steve Sheldon       caesar
          Dave Gosselin
          Kurt Siegl          007
          Kevin Powell        seurat

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