+@menu
+* bot.conf::
+@end menu
+
+@node bot.conf, , Configuration File Syntax, Configuration File Syntax
+@subsection bot.conf
+
+bot.conf is the main configuration file for a Bobot++. The available
+configuration variables are listed below in the format ``@var{variable}
+<default-value>: description''
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item @var{nickname} <Bobot>: The nickname of the bot (@var{nick} is an
+alias for @var{nickname})
+@item @var{username} <bobot>: The IRC username of the bot
+@item @var{cmdchar} <!>: The character that prefixes commands given to
+the bot (@var{command} is an alias for @var{cmdchar})
+@item @var{ircname} <I'm a bobot++!>: The IRC name (or 'real name') of
+the bot (@var{realname} is an alias for @var{ircname})
+@item @var{userlist} <bot.users>: Name of the file where the userlist is
+stored
+@item @var{shitlist} <bot.shit>: Name of the file where the shitlist is
+stored
+@item @var{logfile} <$LOGDIR/bot.log>:
+
+@end itemize