Update command-line help text to explain server descriptions

Makes it clear that a each server can also specify port/password/nick/network if desired.

Reported by Ant.
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Kevin Easton 2018-11-14 13:17:48 +11:00
parent 076850f81b
commit e51469568e
2 changed files with 8 additions and 4 deletions

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[Changes 1.2.2]
* Update command-line help text to explain server descriptions.
Reported by Ant. (caf)
* Replace last uses of bcopy() with memcpy(). (caf)
* Fix /HISTORY *pattern* and /HISTORY -CLEAR. (caf)

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@ -211,9 +211,10 @@ static volatile int cntl_c_hit = 0;
static const char * const switch_help =
"Usage: BitchX [switches] [nickname] [server list] \n"
" The [nickname] can be at most 15 characters long\n"
" The [server list] is a whitespace separate list of server name\n"
" The [switches] may be any or all of the following\n"
" The [nickname] can be at most 15 characters long.\n"
" The [server list] is a whitespace-separated list of server descriptions. Each\n"
" server description is of the form hostname[:port[:password[:nick[:network]]]].\n"
" The [switches] may be any or all of the following:\n"
#ifndef WINNT
" -H <hostname>\tuses the virtual hostname if possible\n"
#endif
@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ static const char * const switch_help =
" -f\t\tyour terminal uses flow controls (^S/^Q), so BitchX shouldn't\n"
" -F\t\tyour terminal doesn't use flow control (default)\n"
#endif
" -d\t\truns BitchX in \"dumb\" terminal mode\n"
" -d\t\truns BitchX in \"dumb\" terminal mode\n"
" -q\t\tdoes not load ~/" IRCRC_NAME "\n"
" -r file\tload file as list of servers\n"
" -n nickname\tnickname to use\n"