From eb57c55645d23b7746d40c3f13f7fe3c402d9e08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: djmcgrath Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:27:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * Updated FAQ with more fact pack tips git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/infobot/code/trunk@1860 c11ca15a-4712-0410-83d8-924469b57eb5 --- FAQ | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 30681df..6f24c06 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -16,6 +16,28 @@ A: Yes, but at the moment, you need to manually use SQL commands in your sql> DELETE FROM factoids WHERE created_by = 'areacodes.fact'; +Q: Where can I download some existing fact packs? +A: As of yet, the fact packs aren't available in SVN. You can try the + original infobot web site at: + + http://www.infobot.org/factpacks/ + + NOTE: The import script can't yet handle compressed files, so you must + extract the factpacks in advance. + +Q: How can I make my own fact packs? +A: The syntax is pretty basic. You just need a plain text file that has + one key/value pair per line. Comment lines begin with a "#" character + and are ignored, as are blank lines. Extra whitespace around key/value + pairs should hopefully be stripped out as well. A few example lines from + the areacodes.fact file: + + # Sample comment here + area code 011 => the International Access Code + area code 201 => Hackensack, Morristown and Newark, New Jersey + area code 202 => Washington, District of Columbia + + Q: The bot exits after I run 'factstats testing' or 'kernel' or anything that uses fork(). Is this a bug in the bot? -- 2.39.2