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<meta name="author" content="Mikael BERTHE" /> |
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<title>mcabber</title> |
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<h1>MCABBER(1) Manual Page</h1> |
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<h2>NAME</h2> |
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<p>mcabber - |
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a simple Jabber console client |
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<div id="synopsis"> |
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<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2> |
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<p> |
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<b>mcabber</b> [ -f configfile ] [ —help | -h ] |
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<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> |
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<p> |
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<tt>mcabber(1)</tt> is a small Jabber console client.<br /> |
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For now it needs a configuration file to start, so please copy the sample |
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mcabberrc file and adapt your connection settings. |
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<p> |
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The <tt>mcabber(1)</tt> screen is divided into 4 regions. |
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The <b>roster</b>, alias <b>buddylist</b>, is on the left. The <b>chat window</b>, or chat |
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buffer, is on the right. The <b>input line</b> lies at the bottom of the screen, |
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under a small <b>log window</b>. |
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To display buddies chat buffers, you will have to enter <b>chat mode</b>. |
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You can enter chat mode by pressing enter, and leave chat mode with the ESC |
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key. Simply sending a message will also enable chat mode. |
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<p> |
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Here are some of the features of <tt>mcabber</tt>: |
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<b>SSL support</b>. |
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<p> |
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<b>History logging:</b> If enabled (see the CONFIGURATION FILE section), |
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<tt>mcabber(1)</tt> can save discussions to history log files. |
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<b>Commands completion:</b> If possible, <tt>mcabber(1)</tt> will try to complete your |
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command line if you hit the Tab key. |
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<b>External actions:</b> Some events (like receiving a message) can trigger an |
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external action, for example a shell script (you need to enable it in your |
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configuration file). |
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<h2>OPTIONS</h2> |
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<dt><b> |
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—help, -h |
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Quick help usage message |
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<dt><b> |
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-f configfile |
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Use configuration file <b>configfile</b> |
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<h2>KEYS</h2> |
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Text typing occurs in the <b>input line</b>; basic operations are supported |
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(left arrow, right arrow, home/end keys, insert, delete, backspace…). |
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PageUp and PageDown keys are used to move in the roster. |
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To send a message, move to the choosen buddy in the buddylist, type your |
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message and hit enter. If the line begins with a slash, this will be |
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interpreted as a command (see the COMMAND section below). Hit escape to |
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leave the chat mode. |
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Here is a quick description of the key bindings: |
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Ctrl-a |
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Go to the beginning of the input line |
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<tr valign="top"> |
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Ctrl-e |
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Go to the end of the input line |
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Force a resize |
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Move inside the roster (buddylist) |
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Complete current word, in the input line |
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Cancel completion / ctrl-g |
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Scroll up/down half a screen in the buffer window (chat mode) |
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Delete from the cursor to the end of line |
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Transpose chars |
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Jump to the next unread message |
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<h2>COMMANDS</h2> |
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/add jid [nickname] |
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Add the <b>jid</b> Jabber user to our roster (default group), and send a |
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notification request to this buddy. If no nickname is specified, the |
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The <b>buffer</b> command manipulates the current buddy's buffer |
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notification and unsubscribe it from ours. |
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/info |
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Display info on the selected entry (user, agent, group…). |
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/move [groupname] |
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Move the current buddy to the requested group. If no group is |
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/msay begin|send|abort |
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Send a multi-line message. To write a single message with several |
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lines, the <b>multi-line mode</b> should be used. In multi-line mode, |
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each line (except command lines) typed in the input line will |
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be added to the multi-line message. Once the message is finished, it |
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can be sent to the current selected buddy with the "msay /send" |
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<table class="hlist"> |
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<b>begin</b> |
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enter multi-line mode |
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<b>send</b> |
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send the current multi-line message to the currently selected buddy |
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<b>abort</b> |
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Disconnect and leave <tt>mcabber(1)</tt>. |
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/rename nickname |
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Rename current buddy to the given nickname. |
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This command does not work for groups, at the moment (but you can move |
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the buddies to another group with the /move command). |
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/roster hide_offline|show_offline|top|bottom |
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The <b>roster</b> command manipulates the roster/buddylist. |
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<table class="hlist"> |
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<b>hide_offline</b> |
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hide offline buddies |
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<b>show_offline</b> |
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show offline buddies |
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/say text |
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<dt><b> |
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/status [online|avail|invisible|free|dnd|busy|notavail|away] |
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<h2>CONFIGURATION FILE</h2> |
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<h2>FILES</h2> |
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<p> |
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The following files can be used by <tt>mcabber(1)</tt>: |
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<div class="literalparagraph"><pre> |
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$HOME/.mcabber/mcabberrc Default configuration file |
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$HOME/.mcabberrc Configuration file used if no other has been found |
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$HOME/.mcabber/histo/ Default directory for storing chat history files, if enabled |
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</pre></div> |
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<h2>BUGS</h2> |
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Certainly a lot. Please tell me if you find one! :-) |
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<h2>AUTHOR</h2> |
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<p> |
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Written by <a href="mailto:mcabber@lilotux.net">Mikael BERTHE</a>.<br /> |
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Originally based on <a href="http://cabber.sourceforge.net">Cabber</a>, please |
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consult the AUTHORS file for details. |
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<h2>RESOURCES</h2> |
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<p> |
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<a href="http://www.lilotux.net/~mikael/mcabber/">Main web site</a> |
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<h2>COPYING</h2> |
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Copyright © 2005 Mikael Berthe.<br /> |
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Some portions are Copyright © 2002-2004 <a href="mailto:cabber@ajmacias.com">cabber@ajmacias.com</a>. |
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<p> |
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Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public |
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License (GPL). |
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