---
name: "empathy-accounts"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "empathy"
version: "3.25.90+really3.12.14-2"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/empathy-accounts"
---

# empathy-accounts(1)

Accounts configuration dialog for Empathy instant messaging client

## NAME

empathy-accounts - Accounts configuration dialog for Empathy instant messaging client

## SYNOPSIS

empathy-accounts \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Accounts configuration dialog for Empathy instant messaging client

This utility allows you to configure your instant messaging accounts for Empathy.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--hidden**

  Don't display any dialogs; do any work (eg, importing) and exit

- **-n**, **--if-needed**

  Don't display any dialogs if there are any non-salut accounts

- **-s** *account-id* **--select-account=***account-id*

  Initially select given account (eg, gabble/jabber/foo\_40example\_2eorg0)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Laurent Bigonville ⟨bigon@debian.org⟩, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

[**empathy**(1)](/empathy/1.md), The Telepathy project ⟨http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/⟩, The Empathy project ⟨http://live.gnome.org/Empathy⟩.