---
name: "amsn-remote-CLI"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "amsn"
version: "0.98.9-1+b1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/amsn-remote-CLI"
---

# amsn-remote-CLI(1)

program to connect to amsn remotely.

## NAME

amsn-remote-CLI - program to connect to amsn remotely.

## SYNOPSIS

**amsn-remote-CLI \<OPTIONS\>**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **amsn-remote-CLI** and its commands.

**amsn-remote-CLI** is a program that allows you to connect to amsn remotely. You can chat on the console using it.

## OPTIONS

A summary of allowed commands are included below.

- **help**

  Shows help on screen.

- **logout**

  Disconnects you from the currents session.

- **connect**

  Connects you to your account.

- **online**

  Shows you all online users and their states.

- **status**

  Shows your current nick, personal message, state.

- **getstate**

  Shows you our online state.

- **setstate { state }**

  Sets your state :  Online/Away/Busy/NoActivity/BRB/OnPhone/Lunch/AppearOffline

- **setnick { nickname }**

  Allows you to change your nickname.

- **msg { user message }**

  Sends the message "message" to the user with the email "user".

- **msg { message }**

  Sends the message "message" to the user defined with the  command "chatto".

- **chatto { user }**

  Let's you chat with the user "user" so you won't need to type it's email address everytime.

- **endchat**

  Ends the chat with the user defined by the command "chatto".

- **whois { user }**

  Gives you the email address of the user depending on his nickname.

- **whatis { user }**

  Gives you the nickname of a user depending on his email address.

- **quit**

  Ends the remote controlling session.

- **amsn\_close**

  Closes the amsn server.

- Note : If you use only "testemail" for an email address, it will work as

  if you entered "testemail@hotmail.com"

## SEE ALSO

**http://amsn.sourceforge.net/**\

This manual page was written by Muammar El Khatib \<muammarelkhatib@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).