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20 .TH "MCABBER" 1 "" "" "" |
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21 .SH NAME |
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22 mcabber \- a simple Jabber console client |
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23 .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
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26 mcabber [ \-f configfile ] [ --help | \-h ] |
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28 .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
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31 mcabber(1) is a small Jabber console client\&. For now it needs a configuration file to start, so please copy the sample mcabberrc file and update your connection options\&. |
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34 The mcabber(1) screen is divided into 4 regions\&. The roster, alias buddylist, is on the left\&. The chat window, or chat buffer, is on the right\&. The input line lies at the bottom of the screen, under a small log window\&. |
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37 To display buddies chat buffers, you will have to enter chat mode\&. You can enter chat mode by pressing enter, and leave chat mode with the ESC key\&. Sending a message also enables chat mode implicitly\&. |
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40 Here are some of the features of mcabber: |
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42 .TP 3 |
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43 \(bu |
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44 SSL support\&. |
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45 .TP |
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47 History logging: If enabled (see the CONFIGURATION FILE section), mcabber(1) can save discussions to history log files\&. |
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48 .TP |
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49 \(bu |
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50 Commands completion: If possible, mcabber(1) will try to complete your commands line if you hit the Tab key\&. |
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51 .TP |
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52 \(bu |
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53 External actions: Some events (like receiving a message) can trigger an external action, for example a shell script (you need to enable it in your configuration file)\&. |
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54 .LP |
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56 .SH "OPTIONS" |
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58 .TP |
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59 --help, \-h |
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60 Quick help usage message |
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62 .TP |
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63 \-f configfile |
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64 Use configuration file configfile |
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66 .SH "KEYS" |
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69 Text typing happens in the input line; basic operations are supported (left arrow, right arrow, home/end keys, insert, delete, backspace...)\&. |
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72 PageUp and PageDown keys are used to move in the roster\&. |
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75 To send a message, move to the choosen buddy in the buddylist, type your message and hit enter\&. If the line begins with a slash, this will be interpreted as a command (see the COMMAND section below)\&. Hit escape to leave the chat mode\&. |
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78 Here is a quick description of the key bindings: |
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81 Ctrl\-a |
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85 Go to the beginning of the input line |
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89 Ctrl\-e |
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93 Go to the end of the input line |
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97 Ctrl\-l |
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101 Force a resize |
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105 PgUp/PgDown |
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109 Move inside the roster (buddylist) |
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113 Tab |
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117 Complete current word, in the input line |
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121 Ctrl\-g |
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125 Cancel completion / ctrl\-g |
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129 Ctrl\-p/Ctrl\-n |
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133 Scroll up/down half a screen in the buffer window (chat mode) |
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137 Ctrl\-u |
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141 Delete from beginning of the line to the cursor |
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145 Ctrl\-k |
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149 Delete from the cursor to the end of line |
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153 Ctrl\-w |
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157 Backward kill word |
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161 Ctrl\-t |
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165 Transpose chars |
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169 Ctrl\-q |
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173 Jump to the next unread message (Not yet implemented) |
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176 .SH "COMMANDS" |
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178 .TP |
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179 /add jid |
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180 Add the jid Jabber user to our roster, and send a notification request to this buddy |
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182 .TP |
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183 /buffer clear|top|bottom |
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184 The buffer command manipulates the current buddy's buffer (chat window)\&. |
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185 clear |
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187 clear the current buddy chat window |
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189 top |
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191 jump to the top of the current buddy chat buffer |
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193 bottom |
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195 jump to the bottom of the current buddy chat buffer |
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198 .TP |
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199 /clear |
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200 The clear command is an alias for "/buffer clear"\&. |
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202 .TP |
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203 /group expand|shrink|toggle |
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204 The group command changes the group display settings\&. |
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205 expand |
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207 expand the current group tree in the roster (syn: unfold) |
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209 shrink |
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211 shrink the current group tree in the roster (syn: fold) |
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213 toggle |
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215 toggle the fold/unfold state of the current tree |
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218 .TP |
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219 /info |
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220 Display info on the selected entry (user, agent, group...) |
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222 .TP |
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223 /quit |
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224 Disconnect and leave mcabber(1) |
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226 .TP |
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227 /roster hide_offline|show_offline|top|bottom |
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228 The roster command manipulates the roster/buddylist\&. |
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229 hide_offline |
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231 hide offline buddies |
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233 show_offline |
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235 show offline buddies |
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237 top |
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239 jump to the top of the roster |
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241 bottom |
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243 jump to the bottom of the roster |
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246 .TP |
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247 /say text |
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248 Send the text message to the currently selected buddy\&. Can be useful if you want to send a message beginning with a slash, for example\&. |
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250 .TP |
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251 /status [online|avail|invisible|free|dnd|busy|notavail|away] |
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252 Set the current status\&. If no status is specified, display the current status\&. |
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254 .SH "CONFIGURATION FILE" |
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257 See the provided sample configuration file, which should be self\-documented\&. |
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259 .SH "FILES" |
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262 The following files can be used by mcabber(1): |
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264 .nf |
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266 $HOME/\&.mcabber/mcabberrc Default configuration file |
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267 $HOME/\&.mcabberrc Configuration file used if no other has been found |
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268 $HOME/\&.mcabber/histo/ Default directory for storing chat history files, if enabled |
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270 .fi |
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272 .SH "BUGS" |
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275 Certainly a lot\&. Please tell me if you find one! :\-) |
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277 .SH "AUTHOR" |
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280 Written by Mikael BERTHE: \fImailto:mcabber@lilotux.net\fR\&. Originally based on Cabber: \fIhttp://cabber.sourceforge.net\fR, please consult the AUTHORS file for details\&. |
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282 .SH "RESOURCES" |
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285 Main web site: \fIhttp://www.lilotux.net/~mikael/mcabber/\fR |
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287 .SH "COPYING" |
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290 Copyright (C) 2005 Mikael Berthe\&. Some portions are Copyright (C) 2002\-2004 cabber@ajmacias\&.com: \fImailto:cabber@ajmacias.com\fR\&. |
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293 Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)\&. |
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