Make the description of the "Info" option more precise

[ngircd-alex.git] / man / ngircd.conf.5.tmpl

diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
index 0971f37646874b9859cf2f3d428fd47b103fb4aa..01e5408e610535fa8b83ddf8bec3243e89e474f5 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" ngircd.conf(5) manual page template
 .\"
-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Jan 2020" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
+.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Sep 2023" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
 .SH NAME
 ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ like the server name and the ports on which the server should be listening.
 These settings depend on your personal preferences, so you should make sure
 that they correspond to your installation and setup!
 .TP
-\fBName\fR (string; required)
+\fBName\fR (string)
 Server name in the IRC network. This is an individual name of the IRC
 server, it is not related to the DNS host name. It must be unique in the
-IRC network and must contain at least one dot (".") character.
+IRC network and must contain at least one dot (".") character. When not set,
+ngIRCd tries to deduce a valid IRC server name from the local host name.
 .TP
 \fBAdminInfo1\fR, \fBAdminInfo2\fR, \fBAdminEMail\fR (string)
 Information about the server and the administrator, used by the ADMIN
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ or is instructed to re-read its configuration file.
 .TP
 \fBInfo\fR (string)
 Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and LINKS requests for
-example.
+example. Set to the server software name and version by default.
 .TP
 \fBListen\fR (list of strings)
 A comma separated list of IP address on which the server should listen.
@@ -510,10 +511,17 @@ Name of the channel, including channel prefix ("#" or "&").
 Topic for this channel.
 .TP
 \fBModes\fR (string)
-Initial channel modes.
+Initial channel modes, as used in "MODE" commands. Modifying lists (ban list,
+invite list, exception list) is supported.
+.PP
+.RS
+This option can be specified multiple times, evaluated top to bottom.
+.RE
 .TP
-\fBKey\fR (string)
-Sets initial channel key (only relevant if channel mode "k" is set).
+\fBAutojoin\fR (boolean)
+Should ngIRCd automatically join ("autojoin") all users to this channel on
+connect? Note: The users must have permissions to access the channel, otherwise
+joining them will fail!
 .TP
 \fBKeyFile\fR (string)
 Path and file name of a "key file" containing individual channel keys for
@@ -557,10 +565,6 @@ The file is not reopened on each access, so you can modify and overwrite it
 without problems, but moving or deleting the file will have not effect until
 the daemon re-reads its configuration!
 .RE
-.TP
-\fBMaxUsers\fR (number)
-Set maximum user limit for this channel (only relevant if channel mode "l"
-is set).
 .SH HINTS
 It's wise to use "ngircd \-\-configtest" to validate the configuration file
 after changing it. See