weechat (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
weechat – the extensible chat client
SYNOPSIS
weechat[-a | --no - connect][-d | --dir<path>][-p | --no - plugin][-r | --run - command<command>][-s | --no - script][--upgrade] [plugin:option...] weechat[-c | --colors] weechat[-h | --help] weechat[-l | --license] weechat[-v | --version]
DESCRIPTION
WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.
OPTIONS
-a, –no-connect
- Disable auto-connect to servers when WeeChat is starting.
-c, –colors
- Display default colors in terminal.
-d, –dir <path>
- Set path as home for WeeChat (used for configuration files, logs, user plugins and scripts), default value is ~/.weechat (note: directory is created if not found by WeeChat). If this option is not given, the environment variable WEECHAT_HOME is used (if not empty).
-h, –help
- Display help.
-l, –license
- Display WeeChat license.
-p, –no-plugin
- Disable plugins auto-load.
-r, –run-command <command>
- Run command(s) after startup (many commands can be separated by semicolons).
-s, –no-script
- Disable scripts auto-load.
–upgrade
- Upgrade WeeChat using session files generated with command /upgrade -quit.
-v, –version
- Display WeeChat version.
plugin:option
- Option for a plugin.
PLUGIN OPTIONS
For complete doc on plugin options, please look at plugins documentation in WeeChat user’s guide.
With irc plugin, you can connect to temporary server with an URL like:
-
irc[6][s]: //[[nickname][:password]@]server[:port][/#channel1[,#channel2...]]
To join WeeChat IRC channel support with nick "mynick":
IPv6 address can be enclosed in brackets to add a port after address, for example:
FILES
$HOME/.weechat/weechat.conf
- main WeeChat configuration file
$HOME/.weechat/plugins.conf
- plugins configuration file
$HOME/.weechat/sec.conf
- configuration file with secured data
$HOME/.weechat/alias.conf
- configuration file for alias plugin
$HOME/.weechat/aspell.conf
- configuration file for aspell plugin
$HOME/.weechat/charset.conf
- configuration file for charset plugin
$HOME/.weechat/exec.conf
- configuration file for exec plugin
$HOME/.weechat/irc.conf
- configuration file for irc plugin
$HOME/.weechat/logger.conf
- configuration file for logger plugin
$HOME/.weechat/relay.conf
- configuration file for relay plugin
$HOME/.weechat/script.conf
- configuration file for script plugin
$HOME/.weechat/trigger.conf
- configuration file for trigger plugin
$HOME/.weechat/xfer.conf
- configuration file for xfer plugin
$HOME/.weechat/weechat.log
- WeeChat log file
AUTHORS
This manpage was written by Sébastien Helleu <flashcode [at] flashtux.org>.
COPYRIGHT
WeeChat is written by Sébastien Helleu and contributors (complete list is in the AUTHORS.asciidoc file).
Copyright © 2003-2016 Sébastien Helleu <flashcode [at] flashtux.org>
WeeChat is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Please read the COPYING file for more information.
Web: https://weechat.org/
SUPPORT / REPORTING BUGS
For help or a bug report: https://weechat.org/dev/support