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foxeye(1)

foxeye1

The universal network client.

Usage

foxeye [-n nick] [-cdmt] file

foxeye -cr [-n nick] [-dm] [-g file]

foxeye -q file

foxeye - [{h | v}]

Overview

FoxEye was created first as a IRC (Internet Relay Chat) network bot - the network daemon which controls functionality and protection of IRC channels. It enters to IRC network as user, joins the channel and tries don't leave it until crash or terminate. But now it is multipurpose modularised client or service for networks: IRC, ICQ, etc.

Options

-c

Don't detach console (chat simulation mode).

-d[d]

Increase a debug log level by one (maximum debug level is 5).

-g file

Generate new config file file

-h

Display help message and exit.

-m

Make an empty listfile.

-n nick

Set default nick to nick

-q

Print only fatal errors to stderr. Aborts -c, -h, and -v options.

-r

Reset parameters (don't use the config file statements). Implies -c option.

-t

Test the configuration and exit.

-v

Display version information and exit.

file

config file to use (no defaults).

Environment

HOME

Full path of the user's home directory.

PATH

Shell path to find binaries without path given.

LANG

Language default settings.

No warranties

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.

History

  • Debian 13 (Trixie): the text shown here
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)

Author

Andriy Grytsenko. (1999-2017)

From foxeye 0.12.1-5.1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.