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Command line

The game: Linux and Windows

lord -d <drop file or node dir> [-r rows] [-n node] [-p gamedir]
lord -l [-u name] [-p gamedir]       sysop local play
lord 0                               local play as node 0, as LORD 4.06
lord -d <drop file> -i               show what the drop file says
Option What it does
-d <file or dir> The drop file, or the node directory holding one (see Drop files). On Windows, a DOOR32.SYS with connection type 2 gives the caller's socket (see The Windows version).
-r <rows> The caller's screen rows (DOOR32.SYS has none; default 24).
-n <node> The node number, if the drop file doesn't give it.
-p <dir> The game directory; default is the directory the program is in.
-l Local play on your terminal, as $USER.
-u <name> With -l: play as this name.
-i Show what the drop file says, and stop.
-debug Log LADY scripts to lady.log (see testing scripts).
0 Local play as node 0.

The caller is on stdin/stdout.

The game: DOS

LORD.EXE <node>          play on <node>, as set up in NODE<n>.DAT
LORD.EXE 0               local play (START 0); node 0 needs no NODE0.DAT
LORD.EXE <node> /L       local play on <node>
LORD.EXE <node> /DEBUG   LADY script testing

Set LORDTRACE=<file> and LORD.EXE writes a trace to that file, for debugging.

lordcfg

lordcfg [-p gamedir]                 set-up
lordcfg -p <gamedir> -reset          reset the game, no questions (for scripts)
lordcfg -406 -p <LORD 4.06 dir>      tools for a DOS LORD 4.06 game
LORDCFG.EXE                          set-up, on the local screen (DOS)
LORDCFG.EXE /C<port>                 set-up over COM<port> (from a BBS sysop menu)
LORDCFG.EXE /406                     LORD 4.06 tools (DOS)

See lordcfg, the set-up program.