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glirc - an IRC client

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NAME

Glirc − an IRC client

SYNOPSIS

glirc [−−config=PATH] [−−noconnect] [−−version] [−−full−version] [−−config-format] [−−help] [network...]

DESCRIPTION

Glirc is a fully-featured console IRC client. It focuses on providing both high-detail and concise views of an IRC connection. It provides an advanced line-editing environment including syntax-highlighting, multi-line buffering, and argument placeholders.

OPTIONS

−c, −−config=PATH

use PATH instead of ˜/.config/glirc/config

−!, −−noconnect

disable autoconnecting

−v, −−version

print version information

−−full−version

show detailed version information

−−config−format

show configuration file format

−h, −−help

show help message

network

networks to connect to on startup

NOTES

Glirc has online documentation available inside with /help and online at https://github.com/glguy/irc-core/wiki

FILES

˜/.config/glirc/config

configuration file

˜/.config/glirc/sts.cfg

Strict Transport Security state

EXAMPLES

Sample simple configuration file. More detail available at https://github.com/glguy/irc-core/wiki/Configuration-File

defaults:
nick: "glircuser"
tls: yes

servers:
* name: "libera"
hostname: "irc.libera.chat"

* name: "oftc"
hostname: "irc.oftc.net"


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