---
name: "gabber"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gabber"
version: "0.8.8-9"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gabber"
---

# gabber(1)

A GNOME Jabber client.

## NAME

gabber - A GNOME Jabber client.

## SYNOPSIS

**gabber \[OPTION...\]**\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **gabber** command.

**gabber** is documented extensively in html format.  You can find this documentation in the Gnome Help Browser.

**gabber** client for an instant messaging system called Jabber. Jabber is a Free and Open Source distributed instant messaging system. It does not rely on a single server, and the protocol is well documented. Jabber allows  communication with many different instant messaging systems, including ICQ  and AIM.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

**Help options**

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message.

**GNOME options**

- **--disable-sound**

  Disable sound server usage

- **--enable-sound**

  Enable sound server usage

- **--espeaker=HOSTNAME:PORT**

  Host:port on which the sound server to use is running

**GTK options**

- **--gdk-debug=FLAGS**

  Gdk debugging flags to set

- **--gdk-no-debug=FLAGS**

  Gdk debugging flags to unset

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--no-xshm**

  Don't use X shared memory extension

- **--name=NAME**

  Program name as used by the window manager

- **--class=CLASS**

  Program class as used by the window manager

- **--gxid\_host=HOST**

  - **--gxid\_port=PORT**

  - **--xim-preedit=STYLE**

  - **--xim-status=STYLE**

  - **--gtk-debug=FLAGS**

  Gtk+ debugging flags to set

- **--gtk-no-debug=FLAGS**

  Gtk+ debugging flags to unset

- **--g-fatal-warnings**

  Make all warnings fatal

- **--gtk-module=MODULE**

  Load an additional Gtk module

**GNOME GUI options**

- **--disable-crash-dialog**

  **Session management options**

- **--sm-client-id=ID**

  Specify session management ID

- **--sm-config-prefix=PREFIX**

  Specify prefix of saved configuration

- **--sm-disable**

  Disable connection to session manager

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Norbert Veber \<nveber@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).