184 lines
3.3 KiB
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184 lines
3.3 KiB
Groff
.Dd March 31, 2020
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.Dt README 7
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.Os "Causal Agency"
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.\" To view this file, run: man ./README.7
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm catgirl
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.Nd IRC client
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.
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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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.
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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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Ignore:
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visibility of filtered messages
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can be toggled.
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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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CTCP:
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apart from
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.Sy ACTION ,
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this protocol is useless at best
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and enables abuse at worst.
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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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.Pp
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If your system installs LibreSSL
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in a non-standard path, set
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.Ev PKG_CONFIG_PATH
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for
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.Nm ./configure .
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For example,
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/libressl/lib/pkgconfig ./configure
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.Ed
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.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm sandman
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wrapper is provided for macOS
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to stop and start
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.Nm
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on system sleep and wake.
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Install it as follows:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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make scripts/sandman
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sudo make install-sandman
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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 ignore.c
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message filtering
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.It Pa log.c
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chat logging
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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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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width "scripts/notify-send.scpt" -compact
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.It Pa scripts/sandman.m
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sleep/wake wrapper for macOS
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.It Pa scripts/notify-send.scpt
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.Xr notify-send 1
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in AppleScript
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.It Pa scripts/chroot-prompt.sh
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name prompt wrapper for chroot
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.It Pa scripts/chroot-man.sh
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.Xr man 1
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implementation for chroot
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.It Pa scripts/sshd_config
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.Xr sshd 8
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configuration for public chroot
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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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.Pp
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IRC bouncer:
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.Lk https://git.causal.agency/pounce "pounce"
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.
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.\" To view this file, run: man ./README.7
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