.TH emp_hub 6
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.SH NAME
emp_hub \- Empire multiplexer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B emp_hub
.I "[-persistent] [-debug] [-help] [-mirror] host port localport"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.BR emp_hub
allows multiple clients to simultaneously connect to a single Empire
country.  This allows you to use both a fast and a smart client
simultaneously.  It also permits multiple corulers to log in at once.

.SS "Parameters"
.PD
.TP 12
.TP
.B host
Hostname of the upstream server.
.TP
.B port
TCP/IP port number the empire server is running on.
.TP
.B localport
TCP/IP port number the emp_hub should listen to for incoming client
connections.
.TP
.I -mirror
Copy commands and replies to all clients using new protocols.  Currently
only the 
.B lafe
client is aware of these protocols, though most clients will ignore them.
.TP
.I -persistent
Normally
.B emp_hub
exits after the last client disconnects.  With this option
.B emp_hub
does not exit, and will wait for new clients to connect.
.B emp_hub
must be killed by the user using the
.B kill
command.
.TP
.I -help
Brief usage information.
.TP
.I -debug
Print lots of messages, including everything sent and received by a client.
Useful when debugging either
.B emp_hub
, a client, or the server.
.PD 0

.SH "SEE ALSO"
emp_server(6), emp_client(6), emp_hub(6), pei(6), eif(6),
http://www.empire.net/~harmless/guide.html,
http://empire.idlpaper.com/

.SH BUGS
Due to the nature of the empire protocol, only one client may have input
focus at one time.  If a client pauses at a context sensitive prompt from
the server, all other clients will be unable to send data.

.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Drake Diedrich <Drake.Diedrich@anu.edu.au>