From 50057d5149dda340b3b47aca4096f4a6ec66b9ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?P=C5=99emysl=20Eric=20Janouch?= <p@janouch.name>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 16:12:15 +0200
Subject: Come up with sillier names for the binaries

I'm not entirely sure, but it looks like some people might not like
jokes about the Holocaust.

On a more serious note, the project has become more serious over
the 7 or so years of its existence.
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+xB(1)
+=====
+:doctype: manpage
+:manmanual: uirc3 Manual
+:mansource: uirc3 {release-version}
+
+Name
+----
+xB - modular IRC bot
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+*xB* [_OPTION_]...
+
+Description
+-----------
+*xB* is a modular IRC bot with a programming language-agnostic plugin
+architecture based on co-processes.
+
+Options
+-------
+*-d*, *--debug*::
+	Print more information to help debug various issues.
+
+*-h*, *--help*::
+	Display a help message and exit.
+
+*-V*, *--version*::
+	Output version information and exit.
+
+*--write-default-cfg*[**=**__PATH__]::
+	Write a configuration file with defaults, show its path and exit.
++
+The file will be appropriately commented.
+
+Commands
+--------
+The bot accepts the following commands when they either appear quoted by the
+*prefix* string on a channel or unquoted as a private message sent directly
+to the bot, on the condition that the sending user matches the *admin*
+regular expression or that it is left unset:
+
+*quote* [_message_]::
+	Forwards the message to the IRC server as-is.
+*quit* [_reason_]::
+	Quits the IRC server, with an optional reason string.
+*status*::
+	Sends back a report about its state and all loaded plugins.
+*load* _plugin_[, _plugin_]...::
+	Tries to load the given plugins.
+*unload* _plugin_[, _plugin_]...::
+	Tries to unload the given plugins.
+*reload* _plugin_[, _plugin_]...::
+	The same as *unload* immediately followed by *load*.
+
+Plugins
+-------
+Plugins communicate with the bot over their standard input and output streams
+using the IRC protocol.  (Caveat: the standard C library doesn't automatically
+flush FILE streams for pipes on newlines.)  A special *ZYKLONB* command is
+introduced for RPC, with the following subcommands:
+
+*ZYKLONB get_config* _key_::
+	Request the value of the given configuration option.  If no such option
+	exists, the value will be empty.  The response will be delivered in
+	the following format:
++
+```
+ZYKLONB :value
+```
++
+This is particularly useful for retrieving the *prefix* string.
+
+*ZYKLONB print* _message_::
+	Make the bot print the _message_ on its standard output.
+
+*ZYKLONB register*::
+	Once a plugin issues this command, it will start receiving all of the bot's
+	incoming IRC traffic, which includes data from the initialization period.
+
+All other commands will be forwarded directly to the IRC server.
+
+Files
+-----
+*xB* follows the XDG Base Directory Specification.
+
+_~/.config/xB/xB.conf_::
+	The bot's configuration file.  Use the *--write-default-cfg* option
+	to create a new one for editing.
+
+_~/.local/share/xB/_::
+	The initial working directory for plugins, in which they may create private
+	databases or other files as needed.
+
+_~/.local/share/xB/plugins/_::
+_/usr/local/share/xB/plugins/_::
+_/usr/share/xB/plugins/_::
+	Plugins are searched for in these directories, in order, unless
+	the *plugin_dir* configuration option overrides this.
+
+Reporting bugs
+--------------
+Use https://git.janouch.name/p/uirc3 to report bugs, request features,
+or submit pull requests.
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