From: Alexander Barton <alex@barton.de>
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 14:09:09 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Add doc/Commands.txt which should document all commands
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Add doc/Commands.txt which should document all commands

This document can be used as "help text", too, see configuration option
"HelpFile" in ngircd.conf(5).

Please note that this file in its current state is far from complete, only
a few commands are documented, but you should get an idea how it works.

So please send in patches adding the remaining parts! :-)
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diff --git a/doc/Commands.txt b/doc/Commands.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9b78731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Commands.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+
+                     ngIRCd - Next Generation IRC Server
+                           http://ngircd.barton.de/
+
+               (c)2001-2013 Alexander Barton and Contributors.
+               ngIRCd is free software and published under the
+                   terms of the GNU General Public License.
+
+                              -- Commands.txt --
+
+
+This file lists all commands available on ngIRCd. It is written in a format
+that is human readable as well as machine parseable and therefore can be used
+as "help text file" of the daemon.
+
+In short, the HELP command parses this file as following when a user user
+issues a "HELP <cmd>" command:
+
+ 1. Search the file for a line "- <cmd>",
+ 2. Output all subsequent lines that start with a TAB (ASCII 9) character
+    to the client using NOTICE commands, treat lines containing a single "."
+    after the TAB as empty lines.
+ 3. Break at the first line not starting with a TAB character.
+
+This format allows to have information to each command stored in this file
+which will not be sent to an IRC user requesting help which enables us to
+have additional annotations stored here which further describe the origin,
+implementation details, or limits of the specific command.
+
+A special "Intro" block is returned to the user when the HELP command is
+used without a command name:
+
+
+- Intro
+	This is ngIRCd, a server software for Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
+	networks. You can find more information about ngIRCd on its homepage:
+		<http://ngircd.barton.de>
+	.
+	Use "HELP COMMANDS" to get a list of all available commands and
+	"HELP <command-name>" to get help for a specific IRC command, for
+	example "HELP quit" or "HELP privmsg".
+
+
+General Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- AWAY
+
+- CAP
+
+- CHARCONV
+
+- HELP
+	HELP [<command>]
+	.
+	Show help information for a specific IRC <command>. The <command> name
+	is case-insensitive.
+	.
+	Use the command "HELP Commands" to get a list of all available commands.
+
+	The HELP command isn't specified by any RFC but implemented by most
+	daemons. If no help text could be read in, ngIRCd outputs a list of all
+	implemented commands when receiving a plain "HELP" command as well as
+	on "HELP Commands".
+
+	ngIRCd replies using "NOTICE" commands like ircd 2.10/2.11; other
+	implementations are using numerics 704, 705, and 706.
+
+
+- MODE
+
+- NICK
+
+- NOTICE
+
+- PASS
+
+- PING
+
+- PONG
+
+- PRIVMSG
+
+- QUIT
+	QUIT [<quit-message>]
+	.
+	End IRC session and disconnect from the server.
+	.
+	If a <quit-message> has been given, it is displayed to all the
+	channels that you are a member of when leaving.
+
+- USER
+
+- WALLOPS
+
+- WEBIRC
+
+
+Status and Informational Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- INFO
+
+- ISON
+
+- LINKS
+
+- LUSERS
+
+- METADATA
+
+- MOTD
+
+- NAMES
+
+- STATS
+
+- TIME
+
+- TRACE
+
+- USERHOST
+
+- VERSION
+
+- WHO
+
+- WHOIS
+
+- WHOWAS
+
+
+Channel Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- INVITE
+
+- JOIN
+
+- KICK
+
+- LIST
+
+- PART
+
+- TOPIC
+
+
+Administrative Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- ADMIN
+	ADMIN [<server>]
+	.
+	Show administartive information about an IRC server in the network.
+	If no server name has been given, the local server will respond.
+
+- CONNECT
+
+- DIE
+
+- DISCONNECT
+
+- GLINE
+
+- KILL
+
+- KLINE
+
+- OPER
+
+- REHASH
+
+- RESTART
+
+
+IRC Service Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- SERVICE
+
+- SERVLIST
+
+- SQUERY
+
+- SVSNICK
+
+
+Server Protocol Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- CHANINFO
+
+- ERROR
+	ERROR [<message> [<> [...]]]
+	.
+	Return an error message to the server. The first parameter, if given,
+	will be logged by the server, all further parameters are silently
+	ignored.
+	.
+	This command is silently ignored on non-server and non-service links.
+
+- NJOIN
+
+- SERVER
+
+- SQUIT
+
+
+Dummy Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- SUMMON
+
+- USERS
+
+- GET
+
+- POST
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 2b9b3aab..eb6fa937 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SUFFIXES = .tmpl
 static_docs = \
 	Bopm.txt \
 	Capabilities.txt \
+	Commands.txt \
 	Contributing.txt \
 	FAQ.txt \
 	GIT.txt \