Re: Linux Admining
Some highlists on that blitz script...
It selects random opponents (presently rem'd out in its use)
It selects a random port and it tests to see if that port is in use
It creates a random password and uses that as the master password for the game
It chooses a random word from the system spelling dictionary and uses that as the game name (some very interesting results have come from that)
It chooses a random era
It creates a random map for the game of 640x480 and 30 provinces. Suitable for a 2 or 3 player blitz game
It creates a game log and a game error file
It adds the games description (game name, port, settings) to a BLITZ_games.txt so that if I whip off 10 quick new games I can just upload that text to announce them
It creates a quick-kill shell in the games directory
It creates pre and post shells.
Sets up the pre shell to move the blitz map to the game directory once the game starts. That saves on cleanup of the games later.
Sets up the post shell to rotate the logs which can get very large depending on how many d's you use on the games command line
Any questions?
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