8 mcabber - a simple jabber console client

     8 mcabber - a simple Jabber console client

    16 'mcabber'(1) is a small jabber console client.

    16 'mcabber'(1) is a small Jabber console client.

    17 Please copy the sample mcabberrc file and update your connection options.

    17 For now it needs a configuration file to start, so please copy the sample

    18 mcabberrc file and update your connection options.

    19 

    20 The mcabber(1) screen is divided into 4 regions.

    21 The 'roster', alias 'buddylist', is on the left.  The 'chat window', or chat

    22 buffer, is on the right.  The 'input line' lies at the bottom of the screen,

    23 under a small 'log window'.

    24 

    25 Commands completion.  If possible, mcabber(1) will try to complete your

    26 commands line if you hit the Tab key.

    27 

    28 Chat mode.  When 'chat mode' is enabled, the buddies chat buffers are

    29 displayed.  Otherwise, the chat window is empty.  You can enter chat mode by

    30 pressing enter, and leave chat mode with the ESC key.  Sending a message also

    31 enables chat mode implicitly.

    32 

    33 History logging.  If enabled (see the CONFIGURATION FILE section), mcabber(1)

    34 can save discussions to history log files.

    35 

    36 External actions.  Some 'events' (like receiving a message) can trigger an

    37 external action, for example a shell script (you need to enable it in your

    38 configuration file).

    39 

    40 OPTIONS

    41 -------

    42 --help, -h::

    43 	Quick help usage message

    44 

    45 -f configfile::

    46 	Use configuration file 'configfile'

    47 

    48 KEYS

    49 ----

    50 

    51 Text typing happens in the 'input line'; basic operations are supported (left

    52 arrow, right arrow, home/end keys, insert, delete, backspace...).

    53 

    54 PageUp and PageDown keys are used to move in the roster.

    55 

    56 To send a message, move to the choosen buddy in the buddylist, type your

    57 message and hit enter.  If the line begins with a slash, this will be

    58 interpreted as a command (see the COMMAND section below).  Hit escape to

    59 leave the chat mode.

    60 

    61 Here is a quick description of the key bindings:

    62 

    63 Ctrl-a::        Go to the beginning of the input line

    64 Ctrl-e::        Go to the end of the input line

    65 Ctrl-l::        Force a resize

    66 PgUp/PgDown::   Move inside the roster (buddylist)

    67 Tab::           Complete current word, in the input line

    68 Ctrl-g::        Cancel completion / ctrl-g

    69 Ctrl-p/Ctrl-n:: Scroll up/down half a screen in the buffer window (chat mode)

    70 Ctrl-u::        Delete from beginning of the line to the cursor

    71 Ctrl-k::        Delete from the cursor to the end of line

    72 Ctrl-w::        Backward kill word

    73 Ctrl-t::        Transpose chars

    74 Ctrl-q::        Jump to the next unread message (Not yet implemented)