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Author:
Alexander Barton <alex@barton.de>
Committer:
Alexander Barton <alex@barton.de>
Date:
Sat Feb 9 23:23:43 2013 UTC
Message:
Commands.txt: Update description of the "VERSION" command
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--- doc/Commands.txt
+++ doc/Commands.txt
@@ -355,10 +355,23 @@ Status and Informational Commands
- RFC 2812, 4.8 "Userhost message"
- VERSION
- VERSION [<server>]
+ VERSION [<target>]
.
- Show the ngIRCd version of the current server, or specified <server>.
+ Show version information about a particular IRC server in the network.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connecion is used when <target> is omitted.
+ .
+ Please note: in normal operation, the version number ends in a dot
+ (".", for example "ngIRCd-20.1."). If it ends in ".1" (for example
+ "ngIRCd-20.1.1", same version than before!), the server is running in
+ debug-mode; and if it ends in ".2", the "network sniffer" is active!
+ Keep your privacy in mind ...
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.3 "Version message"
+
- WHO
WHO [<target> ["o"]]
.
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