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NAME¶
yics - Yahoo! Chess client for use with FICS interfacesSYNOPSIS¶
yics [ -l logfile ]DESCRIPTION¶
YICS connects to the free Yahoo! Chess lobbies and emulates a FICS server. It can be used with most FICS interfaces ( xboard(6), for example) to play on Yahoo! Chess.OPTIONS¶
YICS currently accepts only one option:- -l logfile
- Saves a connection log (excluding login information) to logfile, which can be attached to a bug report if requested by the author.
COMMAND REFERENCE¶
A reference of commands, and other useful documentation, may be found on the YICS wiki: <http://wiki.yics.org>.YICS AS A HELPER PROGRAM¶
YICS was designed to be used as a helper program with FICS interfaces. With xboard the use is fairly straightforward:xboard -ics -icshost Yahoo -icshelper yics Note that the parameter to -icshost has no effect, aside from setting the xboard title. eboard is a little tricky, but can be done:
ln -s $(which yics) timeseal.$(uname -s) ; eboard Choose " Peer > Connect to FICS" in eboard to connect.
SEE ALSO¶
xboard(6).AUTHOR¶
YICS was written by Chris Howie <chris@yics.org>. This manual page was written by Chris Howie <cdhowie@nerdshack.com>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).03 Feb 2006 |