marktime and ping.

[ircbot] / helpinfos

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@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ General commands:           Registration and user settings:
  !summon <username>           (See `help !identify', `help !blight-id')
  !invite [<chan>] <nick>...  Channel settings (see `help channel'):
  !op [<chan>]                 !channel [<chan>] <setting> [....]
- !leave [<chan>]
-Options:                    Additional help topics:
- !timeformat ks|hms           !identify !identpass !invite !blight-id
+ !leave [<chan>]             Additional help topics:
+                             !identify !identpass !invite !blight-id
 Send commands to me by /msg, or say them in channel with \! in front.
 
 :help
@@ -166,14 +165,31 @@ register insecure   register your nick insecurely
 set                  show your current settings
 set <option>         show the current setting of <option>
 set <option> <value> set <option> to <value>
- See also `help !register' and `help !identify'.  See `help !overview'
- for the list of options, and `help <option>' for specific info.
+ Options:   !timeformat ks|hms   !marktime off|once|<n>[k]s|<n>m|<n>h
+ See also `help <option>', `help !register' and `help !identify'
 
 :timeformat
-set timeformat ks   show times in seconds, kiloseconds, etc.
+!set timeformat ks   show times in seconds, kiloseconds, etc.
 set timeformat hms  use days, hours, minutes, seconds
 
-#
+:ping
+ping [<string>]
+Replies with hopefully-useful information, including:
+* Current time, number of users on the system, and load average.
+* Most recent traffic on a relevant channel (if sent privately, any
+  channel we're both on, otherwise the channel in question.)  Only
+  actual message traffic counts, and \!-commands don't count either.
+* The specified string, if any.
+I can tell you this automatically if you like - see `help !marktime'.
+
+:marktime
+!set marktime off    Only an explicit `!ping' command sends you info.
+set marktime once   Send ping info shortly after I first see you.
+set marktime <n>s   Also send info every <n> seconds (min 300s).
+set marktime <n>ks  Also send info every <n> kiloseconds (min 1ks).
+set marktime <n>m   Also send info every <n> minutes (min 5m).
+set marktime <n>h   Also send info every <n> hours (min 1h).
+
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-# End.
+# End: