127 lines
2.2 KiB
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127 lines
2.2 KiB
Groff
.Dd February 11, 2020
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.Dt README 7
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.Os "Causal Agency"
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm catgirl
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.Nd IRC client
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Xr catgirl 1
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is a TLS-only terminal IRC client.
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.Ss Notable Features
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.Bl -bullet
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.It
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Tab complete:
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most recently seen or mentioned nicks
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are completed first.
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Commas are inserted between multple nicks.
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.It
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Indicators:
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the prompt clearly shows whether input
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will be interpreted as a command
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or sent as a message.
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An indicator appears when scrolled up
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in the chat history.
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.It
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Nick coloring:
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color generation based on usernames
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remains stable across nick changes.
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Mentions of users in messages are colored.
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.It
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URL detection:
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recent URLs from a particular user
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or matching a substring
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can be opened or copied.
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.It
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History:
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window contents can be saved
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and restored on startup.
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.El
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.Ss Non-features
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.Bl -bullet
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.It
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Dynamic configuration:
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all configuration happens
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in a simple text file
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or on the command line.
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.It
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Multi-network:
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a terminal multiplexer such as
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.Xr screen 1
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or
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.Xr tmux 1
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(or just your regular terminal emulator tabs)
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can be used to connect
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.Nm
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to multiple networks.
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.It
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Reconnection:
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when the connection to the server is lost,
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.Nm
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exits.
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It can be run in a loop
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or connected to a bouncer,
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such as
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.Lk https://git.causal.agency/pounce "pounce" .
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.It
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Cleartext IRC:
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TLS is now ubiquitous
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and certificates are easy to obtain.
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.El
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.Sh INSTALLING
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.Nm
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requires LibreSSL
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.Pq Fl ltls
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and ncurses
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.Pq Fl lncursesw .
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It primarily targets
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.Fx
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and macOS,
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as well as Linux.
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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\&./configure
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make all
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sudo make install PREFIX=/usr/local
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.Ed
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width "complete.c" -compact
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.It Pa chat.h
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global state and declarations
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.It Pa chat.c
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startup and event loop
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.It Pa irc.c
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IRC connection and parsing
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.It Pa ui.c
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curses interface
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.It Pa handle.c
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IRC message handling
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.It Pa command.c
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input command handling
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.It Pa edit.c
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line editing
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.It Pa complete.c
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tab complete
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.It Pa url.c
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URL detection
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.It Pa config.c
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configuration parsing
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.It Pa xdg.c
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XDG base directories
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.El
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.Sh CONTRIBUTING
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The upstream URL of this project is
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.Aq Lk https://git.causal.agency/catgirl .
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I'm happy to receive contributions in any form at
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.Aq Mt june@causal.agency .
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For sending patches by email, see
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.Aq Lk https://git-send-email.io .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr catgirl 1
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