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MCABBER(1)							    MCABBER(1)

NAME
       mcabber - a simple Jabber (XMPP) console client

SYNOPSIS
       mcabber [ -h | -V | -f configfile ]

DESCRIPTION
       mcabber(1) is a small Jabber (XMPP) console client. For now it needs a
       configuration file to start, so please copy the sample mcabberrc file
       and adapt your connection settings.

       You also need to have an existing Jabber account to use this software,
       as it cannot (un)register accounts yet.

       Here are some of the features of mcabber:

       ·    SASL/SSL/TLS support.

       ·    MUC support (Multi-User Chat).

       ·    PGP, OTR support

       ·    Chat States support (typing notifications)

       ·    History logging: If enabled (see the CONFIGURATION FILE section),
	   mcabber can save discussions to text history log files.

       ·    Commands completion: If possible, mcabber will try to complete
	   your command line if you hit the Tab key.

       ·    Input line history: Any message or command entered is in the input
	   line history and can be reused easily.

       ·    External actions: Some events (like receiving a message) can
	   trigger an external action such as a shell script if you enable it
	   in your configuration file. A sample events script ("eventcmd") is
	   provided with mcabber source code, in the contrib directory.

       ·    Modules: mcabber can load modules (a.k.a. plugins) at runtime that
	   extend its features.

OPTIONS
       -h
	   Quick help usage message

       -V
	   Displays mcabber version and compile-time definitions.

       -f configfile
	   Use configuration file configfile

WINDOWS/PANES
       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.

       Two status lines surround the log window. The bottom status line is the
       "main status line" and reflects mcabber general status. The other line
       is the "chat status line" and shows the status of the currently
       selected buddy.

       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. Simply sending a message will also enable chat mode.

       There are several advantages to the two-mode implementation: first, it
       allows accurate "unread" message functionality, as described in the
       next section; without this, merely scrolling to a specific buddy will
       "read" the new messages of all buddies in-between. Second, it allows
       quickly hiding the conversation with a single keystroke. Third, it
       allows jumping between the few buddies with whom you are conversing
       with the /roster alternate command described in another section,
       without having to manually scroll back and forth.

KEYS
       Text typing occurs in the input line; basic operations are supported
       (left arrow, right arrow, home/end keys, insert, delete, backspace...).

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

       Up and Down arrow keys can be used to move in the input line history;
       they jump to the previous/next line from the history beginning with the
       same string (from first column to the cursor column).

       To send a message, move to the chosen 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.

       Here is a quick description of the default key bindings:

       Esc
	   Disable chat mode

       Ctrl-a
	   Go to the beginning of the input line

       Ctrl-e
	   Go to the end of the input line

       Ctrl-l
	   Force a refresh

       Up/Down
	   Move in the input line history

       PgUp/PgDown
	   Move inside the roster (buddylist)

       Tab
	   Complete current word, in the input line

       Ctrl-g
	   Cancel completion

       Ctrl-c
	   Abort multi-line messages and completions

       Ctrl-d
	   Send/terminate a multi-line message

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

       Ctrl-Left
	   Move the cursor back to the start of the current or previous word

       Ctrl-Right
	   Move the cursor forward to the end of the current or next word

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

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

       Ctrl-w
	   Backward kill word

       Ctrl-t
	   Transpose chars

       Ctrl-o
	   Accept line and put the next history line in the input line
	   (accept-line-and-down-history)

       Additional key bindings may be specified using the /bind command
       described in the COMMANDS section.

MCABBER’S ROSTER
       The first listed item on the roster is [status], which keeps a log of
       everything that appears in the short log window below the main chat
       area. While the log window was designed for showing the latest few
       elements, the dedicated [status] buffer allows more comfortable viewing
       of the log, as well as scrolling it in a standard manner.

       Group names are displayed above the items that are within them, and are
       indicated by --- to the left of the name.

       For every real Jabber contact, the roster displays four pieces of
       information: the buddy’s name or alias, its online status, its
       authorization status, and whether there are unread messages from the
       buddy waiting for you.

       The online status is one of the following:

       o
	   online

       f
	   free for chat

       a
	   away

       n
	   not available (labeled extended away in some clients)

       d
	   do not disturb

       _
	   offline (or invisible to you)

       ?
	   unknown, usually meaning you are not authorized to see this buddy’s
	   status

       x
	   a conference room in which you are not participating

       C
	   a conference room in which you are participating

       The authorization status indicates whether a buddy is authorized to
       receive your online status updates, and is displayed by the brackets
       surrounding the buddy’s online status. Square brackets, like [o],
       indicate that this buddy is authorized to receive your status. Curly
       braces, like {o}, indicate that they are not authorized to receive your
       status.

       When there are unread messages from a buddy which you have not looked
       at, a hash mark (#) appears in the leftmost section of the roster for
       that buddy. The hash mark disappears once you view that buddy’s message
       buffer. When the user attention is requested (or when you receive a
       message containing your nickname in a MUC room), the hash mark is
       replaced with the attention sign, an exclamation mark (!).

       Examples:

       --- Buds
	   This is a group named Buds

       #[o] John
	   John is online, can see your status, and sent you a message that
	   you did not read yet

       {?} Sally
	   Neither you nor Sally have authorized each other to see your online
	   status

       {a} Jane
	   Jane is away, but she cannot see your online status

       #[C] x@y.c
	   You are participating in x@y.c conference room, and there are
	   unread messages

COMMANDS
       Please refer to the online help (command /help), it is probably more
       up-to-date than this manpage. Furthermore, help files have been
       translated into several languages. You will find an overview of the
       mcabber commands in this manual.

COMMANDS RELATED TO MCABBER
       /add [jid [nickname]]
	   Add the "jid" Jabber user to our roster (default group), and send a
	   notification request to this buddy. If no nickname is specified,
	   the jid is used. If no jid (or an empty string "") is provided or
	   if jid is ".", the current buddy is used.

	   [jid [nickname]]
	       Add to our roster "jid" as "nickname"

		   Example: "/add somebody@jabber.server.com Somebody"

       /alias [name [= command line]]
	   This command let you to add aliases which can simplify
	   sophisticated commands.

	   You can manage your aliases by:

	   (without arguments)
	       Print list of currently defined aliases

	   name
	       Print the value of alias called "name"

	   name=
	       Unset alias called "name"

	   name = command line
	       Set alias called "name" with value "command line"

		   Example: "/alias away = status away"

       /authorization allow|cancel|request|request_unsubscribe [jid]
	   This command manages presence subscriptions: it allows you to
	   request presence subscriptions from others on your roster, and
	   allows you to control who receives your presence notifications.

	   If no JID is provided, the currently-selected buddy is used.

	   allow
	       Allow the buddy to receive your presence updates

	   cancel
	       Cancel the buddy’s subscription to your presence updates

	   request
	       Request a subscription to the buddy’s presence updates

	   request_unsubscribe
	       Request unsubscription from the buddy’s presence updates

       /bind [keycode [= command line]]
	   Bind the command to the key given as "keycode". To examine which
	   keys are currently not used look at mcabber log window and press
	   examined key. For example: "Unknown key=265" means that you can
	   bind some command to key #265.

	   (without arguments)
	       Display list of current bindings

	   keycode
	       Display the command line bound to this key

	   keycode=
	       Unbind key with code "keycode"

	   keycode = command line
	       Bind "command line" to the key with code "keycode"

		   Example: "/bind 265 = status away" (265 is F1). +
		   Note: keycodes can be different depending on your ncurses configuration. +
		   Tip: aliases also can be used instead of commands.

       /buffer clear|close|close_all|purge|list, /buffer
       top|bottom|date|%|search_backward|search_forward, /buffer
       scroll_lock|scroll_unlock|scroll_toggle, /buffer save filename
	   Buddy’s buffer manipulation command. E.g. you can search through
	   buffer for "text", clear chat window etc.

	   clear
	       Clear the current buddy chat window

	   close [jid]
	       Empty all contents of the buffer and close the current buddy
	       chat window

	   close_all
	       Empty all contents of the chat buffers and close the chat
	       windows

	   purge [jid]
	       Clear the current buddy chat window and empty all contents of
	       the chat buffer

	   list
	       Display the list of existing buffers, with their length
	       (lines/blocks)

	   top
	       Jump to the top of the current buddy chat buffer

	   bottom
	       Jump to the bottom of the current buddy chat buffer

	   up [n]
	       Scroll the buffer up [n] lines (default: half a screen)

	   down [n]
	       Scroll the buffer down [n] lines (default: half a screen)

	   date [date]
	       Jump to the first line after the specified [date] in the chat
	       buffer (date format: "YYYY-mm-dd")

	   % n
	       Jump to position %n of the buddy chat buffer

	   search_backward text
	       Search for [text] in the current buddy chat buffer

	   search_forward text
	       Search for [text] in the current buddy chat buffer

	   scroll_lock
	       Lock buffer scrolling

	   scroll_unlock
	       Unlock buffer scrolling

	   scroll_toggle
	       Toggle buffer scrolling (lock/unlock)

	   save filename
	       Save the contents of the current buffer to the file "filename"

       /chat_disable [--show-roster]
	   Disable chat mode.

	   With --show-roster, the fullscreen mode will be disabled.

       /clear
	   This command is actually an alias for "/buffer clear". It clears
	   the current buddy chat window.

       /color roster (status wildcard (color|-)|clear), /color mucnick nick
       (color|-), /color muc (jid|.|*) [on|preset|off|-]
	   The color command allows setting dynamic color properties of the
	   screen.

	   roster clear
	       Remove all color rules for the roster. All roster items will
	       get its default color.

	   roster status wildcard color
	       Set a color rule (or overwrite, if it already exists). The
	       status is string containing all statuses the roster item can
	       have for the rule to match, or * if any status is OK. Wildcard
	       is the file-matching wildcard that will be applied to JID.
	       Color is the wanted color. If color is -, the rule is removed.
	       If more than one rule matches, the color from the last created
	       (not overwritten) is used.

	   mucnick nick (color|-)
	       Marks the nick to be colored by given color. If a MUC has
	       colored nicks, this one will be used. If color is -, the color
	       is marked as chosen automatically, which means it will not be
	       used in preset coloring mode, but will stay the same in on
	       coloring mode.

	   muc (jid|.|*) [on|preset|off|-]
	       Sets a MUC nick coloring mode. If a jid (. means currently
	       selected jid) is provided, the mode will apply to this specific
	       MUC. If * is used, it will be applied to all MUCs, except the
	       ones set by their jid. Mode on colors all nicks, preset only
	       the ones manually set by /color mucnick command and off colors
	       none. If not specified, defaults to on. Mode - removes the mode
	       from given JID, which means the global one will apply. You can
	       not remove the global mode. Default global coloring mode is
	       off.

       /connect
	   Establish connection to the Jabber server.

       /del
	   Delete the current buddy from our roster, unsubscribe from its
	   presence notification and unsubscribe it from ours.

       /disconnect
	   Terminate the connection to the Jabber server.

	   Note: the roster is only available when the connection to the
	   server is active, so the buddylist is empty when disconnected.

       /echo message
	   Display "message" in the log window.

       /event #n|* accept|ignore|reject [event-specific arguments], /event
       list
	   Tell mcabber what to do about pending events.

	   If the first parameter is *, the command will apply to all queued
	   events.

	   Event-specific arguments will be interpreted on event-to event
	   basis. The only built-in case, when argument is used is MUC
	   invitation reject - argument, if present, will be interpreted as
	   reject reason.

	   #N|* accept [event-specific arguments]
	       Event number #N/All events will be accepted

	   #N|* ignore [event-specific arguments]
	       Event number #N/All events will be ignored

	   #N|* reject [event-specific arguments]
	       Event number #N/All events will be rejected

	   list
	       List all pending events

       /group fold|unfold|toggle [groupname]
	   This command changes the current group display.

	   fold [groupname]
	       Fold (shrink) the current/specified group tree in the roster

	   unfold [groupname]
	       Unfold (expand) the current/specified group tree in the roster

	   toggle [groupname]
	       Toggle the state (fold/unfold) of the current/specified tree

       /help [command|+topic]
	   Display help for command "command" or topic "topic".

	   Example: "/help buffer"

       /iline fchar|bchar|char_fdel|char_bdel|char_swap, /iline
       fword|bword|word_bdel|word_fdel, /iline
       word_upcase|word_downcase|word_capit, /iline
       hist_beginning_search_bwd|hist_beginning_search_fwd, /iline
       hist_prev|hist_next, /iline
       iline_start|iline_end|iline_fdel|iline_bdel, /iline
       iline_accept|iline_accept_down_hist, /iline compl_do|compl_cancel,
       /iline send_multiline
	   Input line commands

	   fchar
	       Move to the next letter

	   bchar
	       Move to the previous letter

	   char_fdel
	       Delete the letter at cursor position

	   char_bdel
	       Delete the letter before cursor position

	   char_swap
	       Transpose chars

	   fword
	       Move the cursor forward to the end of the current or next word

	   bword
	       Move the cursor back to the start of the current or previous
	       word

	   word_bdel
	       Delete the word from cursor position to its start

	   word_fdel
	       Delete the word from cursor position to its end

	   word_upcase
	       Convert the word from cursor position to its end to upper case

	   word_downcase
	       Convert the word from cursor position to its end to down case

	   word_capit
	       Capitalize the word from cursor position to its end

	   hist_beginning_search_bwd
	       Search backward in the history for a line beginning with the
	       current line up to the cursor (this leaves the cursor in its
	       original position)

	   hist_beginning_search_fwd
	       Search forward in the history for a line beginning with the
	       current line up to the cursor (this leaves the cursor in its
	       original position)

	   hist_prev
	       Previous line of input line history

	   hist_next
	       Next line of input line history

	   iline_start
	       Go to the beginning of the input line

	   iline_end
	       Go to the end of the input line

	   iline_fdel
	       Delete from the cursor to the end of line

	   iline_bdel
	       Delete from beginning of the line to the cursor

	   iline_accept
	       Accept line

	   iline_accept_down_hist
	       Accept line and put the next history line in the input line

	   compl_do
	       Complete current word, in the input line

	   compl_cancel
	       Cancel completion

	   send_multiline
	       Send/terminate a multi-line message

       /info
	   Display info on the selected entry (user, agent, group...).

	   For users, resources are displayed with the status, priority and
	   status message (if available) of each resource.

       /module load|unload [-f] module, /module info module, /module [list]
	   Load, unload or show info on module.

	   load [-f] module
	       Loads specified module. If -f flag is specified, most of module
	       loading errors will be ignored.

	   unload [-f] module
	       Unloads specified module. Note: The force flag will not remove
	       any dependency on this module!

	   info module
	       Shows available information about this module.

	   [list]
	       Lists modules in a format: [modulename] [reference count]
	       ([Manually/Automatically loaded]) [any extra info, like version
	       or dependencies]

       /move [groupname]
	   Move the current buddy to the requested group. If no group is
	   specified, then the buddy is moved to the default group. If the
	   group "groupname" doesn’t exist, it is created.

	   Tip: if the chatmode is enabled, you can use "/roster alternate" to
	   jump to the moved buddy.

       /msay begin|verbatim|send|send_to|toggle|toggle_verbatim|abort
	   Send a multi-line message. To write a single message with several
	   lines, the multi-line mode should be used.

	   In multi-line mode, each line (except command lines) typed in the
	   input line will be added to the multi-line message. Once the
	   message is finished, it can be sent to the current selected buddy
	   with the "/msay send" command.

	   The begin subcommand enables multi-line mode. Note that it allows a
	   message subject to be specified.

	   The verbatim multi-line mode disables commands, so that it is
	   possible to enter lines starting with a slash. Only the "/msay"
	   command (with send or abort parameters) can be used to exit
	   verbatim mode.

	   The toggle subcommand can be bound to a key to use the multi-line
	   mode quickly (for example, "bind M13 = msay toggle" to switch using
	   the Meta-Enter combination).

	   begin [subject]
	       Enter multi-line mode

	   verbatim
	       Enter verbatim multi-line mode

	   send [-n|-h]
	       Send the current multi-line message to the currently selected
	       buddy

	   send_to [-n|-h] jid
	       Send the current multi-line message to "jid"

	   toggle|toggle_verbatim
	       Switch to/from multi-line mode (begin/send)

	   abort
	       Leave multi-line mode without sending the message

		   The -n or -h flags turn the message to "normal" or "headline" accordingly, as opposed to default "chat" message.

       /otr key, /otr start|stop|info [jid], /otr fingerprint [jid [fpr]],
       /otr smpq|smpr [jid] secret, /otr smpa [jid]
	   You can use the shortcut-jid "." for the currently selected
	   contact.

	   key
	       Print the fingerprint of your private key to the Status Buffer

	   start [jid]
	       Open an OTR channel to the specified jid (or the currently
	       selected contact)

	   stop [jid]
	       Close the OTR channel to the specified jid (or the currently
	       selected contact)

	   info [jid]
	       Show current OTR status for the specified jid (or the currently
	       selected contact)

	   fingerprint [jid [fpr]]
	       Show the active fingerprint of an OTR channel. If the
	       fingerprint is provided instead of "fpr", the fingerprint will
	       become trusted. If you replace "fpr" by some bogus string the
	       fingerprint will loose the trusted status.

	   smpq [jid] secret
	       Initiate the Socialist Millionaires Protocol with the secret
	       and the buddy

	   smpr [jid] secret
	       Respond to the Initiation of the jid with the secret

	   smpa [jid]
	       Abort the running Socialist Millionaires Protocol

       /otrpolicy, /otrpolicy (default|jid)
       (plain|manual|opportunistic|always)
	   You can use the shortcut-jid "." for the currently selected
	   contact.

	   (without arguments)
	       Prints all OTR policies to the status buffer

	   (default|jid) (plain|manual|opportunistic|always)
	       Sets either the default policy or the policy for the given jid
	       The plain policy should never be used, because you won’t be
	       able to receive or send any OTR encrypted messages. If you set
	       the policy to manual, you or your chat partner have to start
	       the OTR encryption by hand (e.g. with /otr start). The policy
	       "opportunistic" does that itself by sending a special
	       whitespace-sequence at the end of unencrypted messages. So the
	       other OTR-enabled chat client knows, that you want to use OTR.
	       Note that the first message will always be unencryted, if you
	       use this policy. With the policy "always" no message will be
	       sent in plain text. If you try to sent the first message
	       unencrypted, mcabber will try to establish an OTR channel.
	       Please resend your message, when you get the information that
	       the channel was established. If someone sends you plaintext
	       messages while the policy is set to "always", you’ll be able to
	       read the message but it won’t be saved to the history.

       /pgp disable|enable|force|info [jid], /pgp setkey [jid [key]]
	   This command manipulates PGP settings for the specified jid (by
	   default the currently selected contact).

	   Please note that PGP encryption won’t be used if no remote PGP
	   support is detected, even if PGP is enabled with this command. You
	   can force PGP encryption with the "force" subcommand.

	   disable [jid]
	       Disable PGP encryption for jid (or the currently selected
	       contact)

	   enable [jid]
	       Enable PGP encryption for jid (or the currently selected
	       contact)

	   force [jid]
	       Enforce PGP encryption, even for offline messages, and always
	       assume the recipient has PGP support. If a message can’t be
	       encrypted (missing key or key id), the messages won’t be sent
	       at all. This option is ignored when PGP is disabled.

	   info [jid]
	       Show current PGP settings for the contact

	   setkey [jid [key]]
	       Set the PGP key to be used to encrypt message for this contact.
	       If no key is provided, the current key is erased. You can use
	       the shortcut-jid "." for the currently selected contact.

       /quit
	   This command closes all connections and quit mcabber.

       /rawxml send string
	   Send "string" (raw XML format) to the Jabber server.

	   No check is done on the string provided.

	   BEWARE! Use this only if you know what you are doing, or you could
	   terminate the connection.

	   Example: "/rawxml send <presence><show>away</show></presence>"

       /rename name
	   Rename the current buddy or group to the given "name". If "name" is
	   -, the name is removed from the roster (and mcabber will display
	   the JID or username).

       /request last|ping|time|vcard|version [jid]
	   Send a "IQ" query to the current buddy, or to the specified Jabber
	   user. If the resource is not provided with the jid, mcabber will
	   send the query to all known resources for this user.

	   last
	       Request "last" information (usually idle time)

	   ping
	       Send an XMPP Ping request. Note that you should use the full
	       JID since a ping sent to a bare JID will be handled by the
	       server.

	   time
	       Request time from the buddy

	   vcard
	       Request VCard from the buddy

	   version
	       Request version from the buddy

       /room join|leave|names|nick|remove|topic|unlock|destroy, /room
       privmsg|invite|whois|kick|ban|unban|role|affil, /room setopt
       print_status|auto_whois [value], /room bookmark [add|del]
       [-autojoin|+autojoin] [-|nick]
	   The room command handles Multi-User Chat room actions.

	   join [room [nick [pass]]]
	       Join "room", using "nick" as nickname. If no nickname is
	       provided (or if it is an empty string), the "nickname" option
	       value is used (see sample configuration file). If the currently
	       selected entry is correctly recognized as a room by mcabber,
	       the shortcut "." can be used instead of the full room id. A
	       password can be provided to enter protected rooms. If your
	       nickname contains space characters, use quotes.

	   leave [message]
	       Leave the current room

	   names [--detail|--short|--quiet|--compact]
	       Display members of the current room

	   nick newnick
	       Change your nickname in the current room

	   privmsg nick msg
	       Send private message "msg" to "nick"

	   remove
	       Remove the current room from the roster (you must have left
	       this room before)

	   topic -|newtopic
	       Set topic for current room

	   unlock
	       Unlock current room (if you are the owner)

	   destroy [reason]
	       Destroy the current room (use with care!)

	   whois nick
	       Display MUC information about "nick"

	   ban jid [reason]
	       Ban jid from the current room

	   unban jid
	       Unban jid from the current room

	   invite jid [reason]
	       Invite jid to the current room

	   kick nick [reason]
	       Kick "nick" from the current room

	   role jid role [reason]
	       Change jid’s role (role can be "none", "visitor",
	       "participant", "moderator")

	   affil jid affil [reason]
	       Change jid’s affiliation (affil can be "none", "member",
	       "admin", "owner")

	   setopt print_status|auto_whois [value]
	       Change settings for the current room For print_status, the
	       possible values are "default", "none", "in_and_out", "all". For
	       auto_whois, the possible values are "default", "off", "on".
	       When the value is "default", the options muc_print_status /
	       muc_auto_whois is used.

	   bookmark [add|del] [-autojoin|+autojoin] [-|nick]
	       Add, remove or update a bookmark (default is add). If autojoin
	       is set, mcabber will automatically join the MUC room when it
	       connects to the server. To see the list of bookmarks, use /room
	       bookmark in the status buffer.

       /roster bottom|top|up|down|group_prev|group_next, /roster
       alternate|unread_first|unread_next, /roster search bud, /roster
       display|hide_offline|show_offline|toggle_offline, /roster
       item_lock|item_unlock|item_toggle_lock, /roster hide|show|toggle,
       /roster note [-|text]
	   The roster command manipulates the roster/buddylist.

	   Here are the available parameters:

	   bottom
	       Jump to the bottom of the roster

	   top
	       Jump to the top of the roster

	   up [n]
	       Move up [n lines] in the roster

	   down [n]
	       Move down [n lines] in the roster

	   group_prev
	       Jump to the previous group in the roster

	   group_next
	       Jump to the next group in the roster

	   alternate
	       Jump to alternate buddy. The "alternate" buddy is the last
	       buddy left while being in chat mode. This command is thus
	       especially useful after commands like "/roster unread_next"
	       (Ctrl-q).

	   unread_first
	       Jump to the first unread message

	   unread_next
	       Jump to the next unread message

	   search bud
	       Search for a buddy with a name or jid containing "bud" (only in
	       the displayed buddylist)

	   display [mask]
	       See or update the roster filter. The mask should contain the
	       shortcut letters of the status you want to see ([o]nline,
	       [f]ree_for_chat, [d]o_not_disturb, [n]ot_available, [a]way,
	       [_]offline). For example "ofdna" to display only connected
	       buddies.

	   hide_offline
	       Hide offline buddies (same as /roster display ofdna)

	   show_offline
	       Show offline buddies (same as /roster display ofdna_)

	   toggle_offline
	       Toggle display of offline buddies

	   item_lock [jid]
	       Lock the roster item so it remains visible regardless of its
	       status

	   item_unlock [jid]
	       Undo the effects of item_lock

	   item_toggle_lock [jid]
	       Invert the current lock flag

	   hide
	       Hide roster (full-width chat window)

	   show
	       Show roster

	   toggle
	       Toggle roster visibility

	   note [-|text]
	       Set/update/delete an annotation. If there is no text, the
	       current item’s annotation is displayed — if you are in the
	       status buffer, all notes are displayed. If text is "-", the
	       note is erased.

       /say [-n|-h|--] text
	   Send the "text" message to the currently selected buddy. It can be
	   useful if you want to send a message beginning with a slash, for
	   example.

	   The "-n" flag turns the message to "normal" type, "-h" to
	   "headline". "--" can be used to send chat message beginning with -n
	   or -h.

       /say_to [-n|-h] [-q] [-f file] jid text
	   Send the "text" message to the specified jid.

	   Please note that this command doesn’t set the default resource for
	   a contact, so if you want to send several messages to a specific
	   resource you will have to use "/say_to" for each message.

	   You can send a message to a specific resource of the currently
	   selected contact by using /say_to ./resourcename message.

	   The "-n" flag turns the message to "normal" type, "-h" to
	   "headline". "--" can be used to send chat messages beginning with
	   -n or -h.

	   When "-q" is used, the message will be sent in the background and
	   will not change the current active window.

	   A text file can be provided with the "-f" switch (in which case
	   there’s no need to pass a text argument after the jid, of course).

       /screen_refresh
	   Refresh the mcabber screen.

       /set [option [= value]]
	   Display or set an option value.

	   Without arguments prints a list of all set options with their
	   values

       /source pattern
	   Read configuration files, that match glob pattern (sorted in
	   alphabetical order).

       /status [online|avail|free|dnd|notavail|away [-|statusmessage]],
       /status message -|statusmessage
	   Show or set the current status.

	   If no status is specified, display the current status.

	   If a status message is specified, it will overrride the message*
	   variables (these variables can be set in the configuration file).

	   If no relevant message* variable is set and no status message
	   provided, the current status message is kept.

	   If StatusMessage is "-", the current status message is cleared.

	   With the "/status message" command, mcabber will update the message
	   while preserving the status.

       /status_to jid online|avail|free|dnd|notavail|away [statusmessage],
       /status_to jid message statusmessage
	   Send the requested status to the specified Jabber user.

	   If the specified jid is ".", the current buddy is used.

	   Note: this status will be overridden by subsequent "/status"
	   commands. If you are using the auto-away feature, the status will
	   overridden too.

	   Note: The jid can include a resource (i.e. user@server/resource).

       /version
	   Display current version of mcabber.

CONFIGURATION FILE
       See the provided sample configuration file, which should be
       self-documenting.

FILES
       The following files can be used by mcabber(1):

	   $HOME/.mcabber/mcabberrc    Default configuration file
	   $HOME/.mcabberrc	       Configuration file used if no other has been found
	   $HOME/.mcabber/histo/       Default directory for storing chat history files, if enabled
	   /usr/share/mcabber/help/    Default directory for online help files
	   /usr/lib/mcabber/	       Default directory for modules

BUGS
       Certainly. Please tell me if you find one! :-) Please visit our website
       to find out about the MUC room and the bug tracker.

AUTHOR
       Written by Mikael BERTHE[1] and others (see AUTHORS file).

RESOURCES
       Main web site[2]

       Official wiki[3]

       MCabber MUC room[4]

COPYING
       Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Mikael Berthe and others.

       Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General
       Public License (GPL).

NOTES
	1. Mikael BERTHE
	   mailto:mikael@lilotux.net

	2. Main web site
	   http://mcabber.com/

	3. Official wiki
	   http://wiki.mcabber.com/

	4. MCabber MUC room
	   xmpp:mcabber@conf.lilotux.net

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