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6 <meta name="author" content="Mikael BERTHE" />
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7 <meta name="author-email" content="mcabber@lilotux.net" />
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9 <title>mcabber</title>
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12 <div id="content">
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13 <h1>MCABBER(1) Manual Page</h1>
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14 <h2>NAME</h2>
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15 <p>mcabber -
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16 a simple Jabber console client
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17 </p>
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18 <div id="synopsis">
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19 <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
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20 <p>
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21 <b>mcabber</b> [ -f configfile ] [ —help | -h ]
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22 </p>
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23 </div>
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24 <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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25 <p>
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26 <tt>mcabber(1)</tt> is a small Jabber console client.<br />
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27 For now it needs a configuration file to start, so please copy the sample
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28 mcabberrc file and adapt your connection settings.
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29 </p>
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30 <p>
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31 The <tt>mcabber(1)</tt> screen is divided into 4 regions.
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32 The <b>roster</b>, alias <b>buddylist</b>, is on the left. The <b>chat window</b>, or chat
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33 buffer, is on the right. The <b>input line</b> lies at the bottom of the screen,
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34 under a small <b>log window</b>.
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35 </p>
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36 <p>
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37 To display buddies chat buffers, you will have to enter <b>chat mode</b>.
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38 You can enter chat mode by pressing enter, and leave chat mode with the ESC
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39 key. Simply sending a message will also enable chat mode.
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40 </p>
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41 <p>
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42 Here are some of the features of <tt>mcabber</tt>:
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43 </p>
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44 <ul>
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45 <li>
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46 <p>
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47 <b>SSL support</b>.
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48 </p>
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49 </li>
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50 <li>
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51 <p>
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52 <b>History logging:</b> If enabled (see the CONFIGURATION FILE section),
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53 <tt>mcabber(1)</tt> can save discussions to history log files.
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54 </p>
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55 </li>
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56 <li>
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57 <p>
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58 <b>Commands completion:</b> If possible, <tt>mcabber(1)</tt> will try to complete your
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59 command line if you hit the Tab key.
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60 </p>
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61 </li>
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62 <li>
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63 <p>
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64 <b>External actions:</b> Some events (like receiving a message) can trigger an
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65 external action, for example a shell script (you need to enable it in your
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66 configuration file).
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67 </p>
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68 </li>
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69 </ul>
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70 <h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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71 <dl>
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72 <dt><b>
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73 —help, -h
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74 </b></dt>
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75 <dd>
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76
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77 Quick help usage message
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78
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79 </dd>
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80 <dt><b>
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81 -f configfile
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82 </b></dt>
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83 <dd>
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84
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85 Use configuration file <b>configfile</b>
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86
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87 </dd>
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88 </dl>
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89 <h2>KEYS</h2>
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90 <p>
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91 Text typing occurs in the <b>input line</b>; basic operations are supported
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92 (left arrow, right arrow, home/end keys, insert, delete, backspace…).
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93 </p>
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94 <p>
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95 PageUp and PageDown keys are used to move in the roster.
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96 </p>
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97 <p>
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98 To send a message, move to the choosen buddy in the buddylist, type your
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99 message and hit enter. If the line begins with a slash, this will be
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100 interpreted as a command (see the COMMAND section below). Hit escape to
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101 leave the chat mode.
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102 </p>
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103 <p>
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104 Here is a quick description of the key bindings:
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105 </p>
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106 <table class="hlist">
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107 <tr valign="top">
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108 <td>
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109 Ctrl-a
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110 </td>
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111 <td>
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112
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113 Go to the beginning of the input line
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114
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115 </td>
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116 </tr>
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117 <tr valign="top">
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118 <td>
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119 Ctrl-e
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120 </td>
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121 <td>
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122
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123 Go to the end of the input line
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124
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125 </td>
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126 </tr>
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127 <tr valign="top">
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128 <td>
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129 Ctrl-l
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130 </td>
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131 <td>
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132
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133 Force a resize
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134
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135 </td>
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136 </tr>
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137 <tr valign="top">
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138 <td>
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139 PgUp/PgDown
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140 </td>
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141 <td>
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142
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143 Move inside the roster (buddylist)
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144
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145 </td>
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146 </tr>
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147 <tr valign="top">
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148 <td>
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149 Tab
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150 </td>
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151 <td>
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153 Complete current word, in the input line
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154
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155 </td>
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156 </tr>
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157 <tr valign="top">
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158 <td>
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159 Ctrl-g
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160 </td>
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161 <td>
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163 Cancel completion / ctrl-g
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164
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165 </td>
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166 </tr>
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167 <tr valign="top">
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168 <td>
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169 Ctrl-p/Ctrl-n
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170 </td>
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171 <td>
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172
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173 Scroll up/down half a screen in the buffer window (chat mode)
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174
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175 </td>
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176 </tr>
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177 <tr valign="top">
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178 <td>
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179 Ctrl-u
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180 </td>
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181 <td>
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183 Delete from beginning of the line to the cursor
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184
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185 </td>
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186 </tr>
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187 <tr valign="top">
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188 <td>
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189 Ctrl-k
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190 </td>
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191 <td>
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193 Delete from the cursor to the end of line
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195 </td>
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196 </tr>
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197 <tr valign="top">
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198 <td>
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199 Ctrl-w
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200 </td>
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201 <td>
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202
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203 Backward kill word
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204
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205 </td>
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206 </tr>
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207 <tr valign="top">
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208 <td>
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209 Ctrl-t
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210 </td>
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211 <td>
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212
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213 Transpose chars
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215 </td>
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216 </tr>
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217 <tr valign="top">
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218 <td>
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219 Ctrl-q
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220 </td>
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221 <td>
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223 Jump to the next unread message
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225 </td>
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226 </tr>
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227 </table>
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228 <h2>COMMANDS</h2>
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229 <dl>
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230 <dt><b>
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231 /add jid [nickname]
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232 </b></dt>
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233 <dd>
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235 Add the <b>jid</b> Jabber user to our roster (default group), and send a
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236 notification request to this buddy. If no nickname is specified, the
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237 jid is used.
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239 </dd>
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240 <dt><b>
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241 /buffer clear|top|bottom
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242 </b></dt>
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243 <dd>
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245 The <b>buffer</b> command manipulates the current buddy's buffer
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246 (chat window).
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247
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248 <table class="hlist">
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249 <tr valign="top">
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250 <td>
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251 <b>clear</b>
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252 </td>
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253 <td>
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254
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255 clear the current buddy chat window
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257 </td>
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258 </tr>
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259 <tr valign="top">
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260 <td>
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261 <b>top</b>
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262 </td>
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263 <td>
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264
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265 jump to the top of the current buddy chat buffer
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266
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267 </td>
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268 </tr>
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269 <tr valign="top">
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270 <td>
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271 <b>bottom</b>
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272 </td>
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273 <td>
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274
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275 jump to the bottom of the current buddy chat buffer
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276
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277 </td>
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278 </tr>
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279 </table>
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280 </dd>
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281 <dt><b>
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282 /clear
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283 </b></dt>
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284 <dd>
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286 The <b>clear</b> command is actually an alias for "/buffer clear".
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288 </dd>
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289 <dt><b>
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290 /del
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291 </b></dt>
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292 <dd>
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293
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294 Delete the current buddy from our roster, unsubscribe from its presence
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295 notification and unsubscribe it from ours.
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297 </dd>
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298 <dt><b>
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300 </b></dt>
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301 <dd>
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305 <table class="hlist">
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306 <tr valign="top">
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307 <td>
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309 </td>
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310 <td>
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311
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314 </td>
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315 </tr>
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316 <tr valign="top">
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317 <td>
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319 </td>
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320 <td>
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321
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324 </td>
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325 </tr>
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326 <tr valign="top">
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327 <td>
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328 <b>toggle</b>
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329 </td>
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330 <td>
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332 toggle the state (fold/unfold) of the current tree
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334 </td>
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335 </tr>
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336 </table>
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337 </dd>
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338 <dt><b>
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339 /info
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340 </b></dt>
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341 <dd>
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342
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343 Display info on the selected entry (user, agent, group…).
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345 </dd>
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346 <dt><b>
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347 /move [groupname]
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348 </b></dt>
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349 <dd>
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350
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351 Move the current buddy to the requested group. If no group is
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352 specified, then the buddy is moved to the default group.
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353 This command only works with users (not agents), at the moment.
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355 </dd>
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356 <dt><b>
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357 /msay begin|send|abort
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358 </b></dt>
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359 <dd>
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361 Send a multi-line message. To write a single message with several
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362 lines, the <b>multi-line mode</b> should be used. In multi-line mode,
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363 each line (except command lines) typed in the input line will
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364 be added to the multi-line message. Once the message is finished, it
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365 can be sent to the current selected buddy with the "msay /send"
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366 command.
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367
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368 <table class="hlist">
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369 <tr valign="top">
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370 <td>
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371 <b>begin</b>
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372 </td>
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373 <td>
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374
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375 enter multi-line mode
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376
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377 </td>
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378 </tr>
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379 <tr valign="top">
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380 <td>
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381 <b>send</b>
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382 </td>
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383 <td>
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384
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385 send the current multi-line message to the currently selected buddy
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386
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387 </td>
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388 </tr>
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389 <tr valign="top">
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390 <td>
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391 <b>abort</b>
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392 </td>
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393 <td>
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395 leave multi-line mode without sending the message
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396
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397 </td>
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398 </tr>
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399 </table>
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400 </dd>
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401 <dt><b>
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402 /quit
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403 </b></dt>
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404 <dd>
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405
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406 Disconnect and leave <tt>mcabber(1)</tt>.
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407
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408 </dd>
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409 <dt><b>
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410 /rename nickname
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411 </b></dt>
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412 <dd>
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413
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414 Rename current buddy to the given nickname.
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415 This command does not work for groups, at the moment (but you can move
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416 the buddies to another group with the /move command).
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417
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418 </dd>
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419 <dt><b>
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420 /roster hide_offline|show_offline|top|bottom
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421 </b></dt>
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422 <dd>
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424 The <b>roster</b> command manipulates the roster/buddylist.
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425
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426 <table class="hlist">
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427 <tr valign="top">
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428 <td>
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429 <b>hide_offline</b>
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430 </td>
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431 <td>
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432
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433 hide offline buddies
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434
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435 </td>
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436 </tr>
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437 <tr valign="top">
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438 <td>
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439 <b>show_offline</b>
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440 </td>
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441 <td>
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442
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443 show offline buddies
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444
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445 </td>
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446 </tr>
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447 <tr valign="top">
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448 <td>
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449 <b>top</b>
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450 </td>
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451 <td>
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452
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453 jump to the top of the roster
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454
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455 </td>
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456 </tr>
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457 <tr valign="top">
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458 <td>
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459 <b>bottom</b>
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460 </td>
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461 <td>
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462
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463 jump to the bottom of the roster
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465 </td>
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466 </tr>
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468 <td>
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469 <b>unread_first</b>
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470 </td>
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471 <td>
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472
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473 jump to the first unread message
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474
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475 </td>
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476 </tr>
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477 <tr valign="top">
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478 <td>
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479 <b>unread_next</b>
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480 </td>
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481 <td>
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482
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483 jump to the next unread message
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484
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485 </td>
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486 </tr>
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488 </dd>
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489 <dt><b>
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490 /say text
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491 </b></dt>
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492 <dd>
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493
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494 Send the text message to the currently selected buddy. Can be useful
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495 if you want to send a message beginning with a slash, for example.
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496
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497 </dd>
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498 <dt><b>
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499 /status [online|avail|invisible|free|dnd|busy|notavail|away]
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500 </b></dt>
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501 <dd>
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502
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503 Set the current status. If no status is specified, display the
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504 current status.
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506 </dd>
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507 </dl>
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508 <h2>CONFIGURATION FILE</h2>
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509 <p>
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510 See the provided sample configuration file, which should be self-documented.
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511 </p>
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512 <h2>FILES</h2>
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513 <p>
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514 The following files can be used by <tt>mcabber(1)</tt>:
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515 </p>
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516 <div class="literalparagraph"><pre>
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517 $HOME/.mcabber/mcabberrc Default configuration file
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518 $HOME/.mcabberrc Configuration file used if no other has been found
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519 $HOME/.mcabber/histo/ Default directory for storing chat history files, if enabled
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520 </pre></div>
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521 <h2>BUGS</h2>
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522 <p>
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523 Certainly a lot. Please tell me if you find one! :-)
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524 </p>
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525 <h2>AUTHOR</h2>
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526 <p>
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527 Written by <a href="mailto:mcabber@lilotux.net">Mikael BERTHE</a>.<br />
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528 Originally based on <a href="http://cabber.sourceforge.net">Cabber</a>, please
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529 consult the AUTHORS file for details.
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530 </p>
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531 <h2>RESOURCES</h2>
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532 <p>
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533 <a href="http://www.lilotux.net/~mikael/mcabber/">Main web site</a>
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534 </p>
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535 <h2>COPYING</h2>
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536 <p>
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537 Copyright © 2005 Mikael Berthe.<br />
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538 Some portions are Copyright © 2002-2004 <a href="mailto:cabber@ajmacias.com">cabber@ajmacias.com</a>.
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539 </p>
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540 <p>
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541 Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public
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542 License (GPL).
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543 </p>
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544 <div id="footer">
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547 Last updated 14-Jun-2005 23:30:26 CEST
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549 </div>
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