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BZAdmin

2012-06-21T20:33:47Z

RayCast: /* Running BZAdmin */

[[BZAdmin]] is a text-only client for [[BZFlag]]. It is primarily meant to be a tool for server administrators, but it can also be used for other things. Read the man page for more details.

When you start [[BZAdmin]] without any command line options other than callsign and hostname a simple curses-based user interface will be started (unless you built [[BZAdmin]] without curses support). This interface is divided into three rectangles; the output window (which covers almost all of the terminal), the target window, and the input window.

The curses user interface also has a simple menu system where you can edit the server variables (if you are an admin) and see a player list. If you are an admin you can also see the IP addresses in the player list, if you have sent a /playerlist command. The menu shows up when you hit the F2 key. It only covers the upper half of the screen, so you can still see what's going on in the game. You can navigate through the menu with the up and down arrow keys, and use the enter key to select submenus and other menu items. If you hit F2 again the command prompt will regain keyboard focus, but the menu will still be visible. If you hit F2 a third time the menu will go away.

== Running BZAdmin ==

BZAdmin is run from the command line with its required arguments, a callsign and a server:

Please note: fields surrounded by brackets e.g. "[field]" are optional''

{|
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bzadmin callsign[:password]@server[:port]
|}

=== Examples ===

On specific platforms for the callsign "example" with a password of "password" accessing the viper.pimpi.org server at port 5158:

==== Windows ====
Open up a command prompt (start -> run -> "cmd") and type:

{|
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"C:\Program Files\BZFlag2.4.0_32Bit\bzadmin.exe" example:password@viper.pimpi.org:5158"
|}

==== Mac OS X ====

Open up a terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and type:

{|
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/Applications/BZFlag2.4.0.app/Contents/MacOS/bzadmin example:password@viper.pimpi.org:5158
|}

==== Linux ====
Open up a terminal and type:

{|
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/usr/local/bin/bzadmin example:password@viper.pimpi.org:5158
|}

== Command Line Options ==

'''-help'''

This will display a help message including a list of command line options.

'''-hide msgtype{,msgtype}*'''

Tell bzadmin not to show these message types. The available message types are: chat, join, kill, leave, pause, ping, rabbit, and spawn. By default chat, join, kill, leave, pause, and rabbit are shown.

'''-show msgtype{,msgtype}*'''

Tell bzadmin to show these message types. See -hide for a list of available message types. If a message type is listed both in -show and -hide it will not be shown.

'''-ui {curses | stdboth | stdin | stdout}'''

Select the user interface that you want. The curses interface is the default, and it is described above. The stdin interface reads user commands from the standard in stream and sends them to the server. All server output is ignored. The stdout interface prints all server output to the standard out stream. All user input is ignored. The stdboth interface is a combination of stdin and stdout - it prints server output to the standard out stream, and reads user commands from the standard in stream.

== Other Examples ==
Join the game on localhost, port 5154, using the callsign 'admin'.
{|
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bzadmin admin@localhost:5154
|}
Connect to the server at localhost and ban the IP 192.168.0.2 for 2 hours.
{|
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bzadmin admin@localhost "/password secretpass" "/ban 192.168.0.2 2h test"
|}
Connect to bzserver.org and print all server messages that contain 'magicword'.
{|
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bzadmin -ui stdout spy@bzserver.org | grep magicword
|}
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User talk:RayCast

2012-04-01T23:40:18Z

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Join Game Menu

2011-08-21T22:40:29Z

RayCast: Redirected page to Getting Started#Join Game Menu

#REDIRECT [[Getting Started#Join Game Menu]]

Menu System

2011-08-21T22:38:28Z

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Menu System

2011-08-20T17:45:19Z

Join Game Menu

2011-08-20T17:31:52Z

2011-08-20T17:16:59Z

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The Join Game Menu at 1280x800

2011-08-20T03:04:41Z

RayCast: /* Issues */

==Issues==

This page isn't really necessary.... What's wrong with [[BZFS Command Line Options]]? It's also not worded particularly well. "Players other than your house"

This page should die. There is already a [[Creating a server]] article that explains how to create a public server, a description on the [[BZFS]] page, and, as Spazzy said, an entery in [[BZFS Command Line Options]].
I'm for redirect to [[BZFS]] or [[BZFS Command Line Options]]. --[[User:Me1|Me1]] 19:35, 9 April 2009 (EDT)

I think it would make sense if more fleshed out, and the other public options included I'll try to work on it, in the meantime I will remove the Merge note and add it as a Stubb. --[[User:RayCast|RayCast]] 22:44, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Things to add ==

Usage of other '''-public'''* options.

Talk:Public Server

2011-08-20T03:04:19Z

RayCast:

Talk:Public Server

2011-08-20T03:03:25Z

RayCast: /* Things to add */ new section

This page isn't really necessary.... What's wrong with [[BZFS Command Line Options]]? It's also not worded particularly well. "Players other than your house"

This page should die. There is already a [[Creating a server]] article that explains how to create a public server, a description on the [[BZFS]] page, and, as Spazzy said, an entery in [[BZFS Command Line Options]].
I'm for redirect to [[BZFS]] or [[BZFS Command Line Options]]. --[[User:Me1|Me1]] 19:35, 9 April 2009 (EDT)

I think it would make sense if more fleshed out, and the other public options included I'll try to work on it, in the meantime I will remove the Merge note and add it as a Stubb. --[[User:RayCast|RayCast]] 22:44, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Things to add ==

Usage of other '''-public'''* options.

Talk:ShockWave

2011-08-20T03:02:07Z

RayCast: /* What must be expanded */

== What must be expanded ==

How do you change said server variables? --[[User:RayCast|RayCast]] 23:02, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Talk:ShockWave

2011-08-20T03:01:54Z

RayCast: What must be expanded

== What must be expanded ==

How do you change said server variables?

Talk:Public