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Ok i just got my server up and i put a stock circle mud code on it . is their any way to remove the whole code and put in a stock star wars code . Also where can i find the best version of Starwars codebase ?

Uhhhh... rm -r (insert circlemud directory here)?
dataw0lf

thanks but i have no idea how to code . im trying to get the base up so my coder can get to work.

ok nvm can anyone just tell me where to find a good starwars stock code? Any input will be great.

Wow.... ummm... here:
1 ) Position hand on the 'mouse' (the complex looking thing that controls the cursor on the screen of your computer)
2 ) Using this 'mouse', carefully position the cursor over a 'web browser' program. Examples include 'Internet Explorer', 'Netscape', and 'Mozilla'.
3 ) Click on the 'web browser' using the LEFT mouse button until a window pops up.
4 ) Here is the hard part, you might have trouble with this at first, but you will eventually get the hang of it: There should a text input field in the browser, towards the top. Click on it with said 'mouse', and then using the 'keyboard'( a rectangular thing with various characters of the English alphabet represented on it) type in this : http://lots.wolfpaw.net/swr/downloads.html

5) Click on the codebase that fits your needs.

6) A download message box should appear. Allow it to download.

And blah, blah blah. Seriously, if you don't understand a simple *nix command such as 'rm', how do you really think you are going to host this mud? Telepathy doesn't work. Trust me, twinks have tried before..
dataw0lf

Dataw0lf is right - If you're planning on owning a MUD, even if you have a great coder, you MUST know some shell commands because unless you do, you don't really own it, but the coder does.

So just to be nice, here's a couple stuff to get you going - hopefully you can find anything else you need in some FAQ where you're hosted:

a) dir - lists all the files in the directory you're in
You can also type: dir a* to list all files starting with the letter a
Or similarly, type dir *.c to find all the files that end with .c

b) cd - Change directory. For example, if you have a directory called Circlemud, typing: cd Circlemud will get you into it. Upper/lowercase letters are important to parse.

c) grep - Searches your files for a specific string.
Example: grep 'Hello' *.c
Will find all the lines that contain the word "Hello" in your .c files.
Example: grep -i 'HeLlO' *.c
Will find all the lines that contain the word "Hello", with no regard to uppercase/lowercase letters.

d) pico - Edits a file. Now this one's important, cause you can use it to edit your pfiles and code, pretty much, type "pico filename" and you're in the editor. Make whatever changes you want (Ctrl+W = Search, Ctrl+X = Exit/Save), and either type "Make" to compile it, or don't do anything if it's something other than code.

e) ps - Shows the processes you're running.
Example: ps -ux (Though on some servers you don't/can't need the -, and just type "ps ux")
Will show you all the processes you are running. If they're taking too much CPU/Mem, do the server a favor and shut your Mud down using the...

f) kill - shuts a process down.
Lets say you typed ps ux, an you see your mud taking up 99% CPU (Probably means it's in some endless loop). On the PID column there's a number, type:

kill -9 PID_goes_here

and it's down.
If it keeps happening, don't forget to shut down the startup script.


There. That's all I can give you in a moment's notice :P I'm sure you can find some more useful *nix commands out there, but this should get you started.

Now remember, it's IMPORTANT to know how to use these unless you want to lose your mud one day after a fight with your coder, or if you wanna backup your mud anytime.

-Amnon

What are you talking about?! Telepathy works! I stare at my putty window, and I get wonderful things! Like when I connect to my mud, I have the uber event system! Every once and awhile, I get->

%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.
%%% Error Connecting: Connection refused
%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.
%%% Error Connecting: Connection refused
%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.
%%% Error Connecting: Connection refused
%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.
%%% Error Connecting: Connection refused
%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.
%%% Error Connecting: Connection refused
%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.
%%% Error Connecting: Connection refused
%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.
%%% Error Connecting: Connection refused
%%% Retrying connection to 69.93.197.196 on port 6769.
%%% Disconnected from server.

Its teh uber! I coded it all with telepathy! *flexes his telepathic muscle*

Davion

d) pico - Edits a file. Now this one's important, cause you can use it to edit your pfiles and code, pretty much, type "pico filename" and you're in the editor. Make whatever changes you want (Ctrl+W = Search, Ctrl+X = Exit/Save), and either type "Make" to compile it, or don't do anything if it's something other than code.

Egad! What are you trying to do to the poor newbie?? Use vi. Find a good tutorial and learn it. I guarantee you will be better for it if you do.
dataw0lf

Star Wars code can be found at www.gendi.co.uk. You also may want to try the mudmagic.com code repository. Gendi has some things mudmagic doesn't, and vice versa.

Darrik Vequir

thanks all . Pico is the command im using on putty to alter the code . Still trying to figure out how to remove all the circle mud code and replace it with swr code . Do i just use the ls command and switch to the swr code ?

(Comment added by Amon12 on Thu May 27 8:59:36 2004)

a_htw your post helped me alot now i just need to clear all my f**k ups and start fresh.

I think someone said before.. but the command is

rm (Like Remove)

rm -r (Recursive - meaning it goes through all the directories)

rm -r Circle (If Circle is the main directory of your mud, it deletes everything in Circle including the dir itself)

So that's what you should do