---
name: "gnomeicu-client"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnomeicu-common"
version: "0.99.12-2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnomeicu-client"
---

# gnomeicu-client(1)

A program to control gnomeicu from the command line

## NAME

gnomeicu-client - A program to control gnomeicu from the command line

## SYNOPSIS

**gnomeicu-client** \[-u *YourUIN*\] *command* \[*DestinationUIN*\] \[*Data*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnomeicu-client** is a programm to control **gnomeicu** from the command line.

## COMMANDS

- **msgcount**

  Show number of incoming messages.

- **readmsg**

  Read message.

- **getstatus**

  Get GnomeICU status.

- **quit**

  Close GnomeICU.

- **hide**

  Hide GnomeICU main window.

- **show**

  Show GnomeICU main window.

- **showhide**

  Toggle GnomeICU main window between show and hide.

- **addcontact**

  Popup GnomeICU useradd dialog.

- **connhistory**

  Popup GnomeICU connection history window.

- **showprefs**

  Popup GnomeICU preferencies dialog.

- **changeinfo**

  Popup GnomeICU user info dialog.

- **ignorelist**

  Popup GnomeICU ignore list.

- **visiblelist**

  Popup GnomeICU visible list.

- **invisiblelist**

  Popup GnomeICU invisible list.

- **notifylist**

  Popup GnomeICU notify list.

- **away** *msg*

  **Set away message. This doesn't affect the status, which must be changed** **explicitly.**

- **adduser\|useradd** *UIN*

  **Add user with** *UIN* **to the list.**

- **msg** *UIN msg*

  **Send message to** *UIN***.**

- **status** *online*\|*offline*\|*away*\|*na*\|*invisible*\|*freechat*\|*occupied*\|*dnd*

  Change status.

- **readevent**

  Popup GnomeICU current event window

## BUGS

**gnomeicu-client** doesn't print an error message if an unknown command is used.

Please report any other bugs you find to Jeremy Wise \<jwise@pathwaynet.com\>.

## LICENSE

**gnomeicu-client** is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL).

## SEE ALSO

[**gnomeicu**(1)](/gnomeicu/1.md), [**alicq**(1)](/alicq/1.md), [**centericq**(1)](/centericq/1.md), [**licq**(1)](/licq/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Jeremy Wise \<jwise@pathwaynet.com\>

This manual page was rewritten by Philipp Hahn \<pmhahn@lahn.de\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).