---
name: "ayttm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ayttm"
version: "0.6.3-3+b2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ayttm"
---

# ayttm(1)

Universal Instant Messaging client

## NAME

Ayttm - Universal Instant Messaging client

## SYNOPSIS

**ayttm** \[*options*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Ayttm is an instant messaging (aka chat) client that provides all-in-one chat functionality for several major instant messaging services from one simple program. Ayttm "Contacts" allow you to refer to several accounts of the same person from a single contact name, making it one of the cleanest and simplest clients to use.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display help and exit

- **-v**, **--version**

  Output version information and exit

- **-g**, **--geometry**

  Set position of main window

- **-d, --config-dir**

  Specify configuration directory

- **-D, --disable-server**

  Disable console message server

- **-c, --contact**

  Specify contact to send a message to via console server

- **-m**, **--message**

  Specify the message to send via console server (Note:  -c and -m must be used together)

## DESCRIPTION

**Ayttm** is a unified multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to stay in touch with your contacts across multiple protocols through one conventient interface.

Currently **Ayttm** supports AIM, ICQ, IRC, Jabber, MSN and Yahoo!. A detailed list of features is available at:\
 *http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/features.shtml*

## FILES

$(HOME)/.ayttm/accounts - information about your accounts\
 $(HOME)/.ayttm/contacts - contact/buddy list\
 $(HOME)/.ayttm/logs/ - conversation logs\
 $(HOME)/.ayttm/prefs - preferences

## FEEDBACK

For submitting bug reports, patches, feature requests and support requests, please use the Sourceforge.net tracker for **Ayttm** at *http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group\_id=77614*

Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest version of **Ayttm**.  Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.

## SEE ALSO

Ayttm Home Page: *http://ayttm.sourceforge.net*\
 Ayttm User Manual: *http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ayttm-manual*

## LICENCE

This program 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 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but **WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY**; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA

## AUTHORS

The authors of **Ayttm** are:

Colin Leroy \<colin@colino.net\> Lead Developer\
 Andy S. Maloney \<a\_s\_maloney@yahoo.com\> Code Monkey\
 Philip S. Tellis \<philip.tellis@iname.com\> Yahoo!\
 Edward L. Haletky \<elh@astroarch.com\> Windows Port\
 Tahir Hashmi \<code\_martial@softhome.net\> Manual, Doc.\
 Siddhesh Poyarekar \<siddhesh.poyarekar@gmail.com\>

This manpage was adapted from one written by Laurel Fan \<lf25@andrew.cmu.edu\> for **EveryBuddy**.

## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

**Ayttm** is an heir of **EveryBuddy** (*http://www.everybuddy.com*). We would like to thank the EveryBuddy development team for their contribution.

Special thanks to Mark Spencer, initial creator of GAIM, for all of the tremendous support he has given.