---
name: "gnunet-chat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnunet-client"
version: "0.8.1b-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnunet-chat"
---

# gnunet-chat(1)

a command line interface to chat via GNUnet

## NAME

gnunet-chat - a command line interface to chat via GNUnet

## SYNOPSIS

**gnunet-chat** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Chat via GNUnet

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

  print help page

- **-c** *FILENAME*, **--config=FILENAME**

  load config file (defaults: ~/.gnunet/gnunet.conf)

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

  print the version number

- **-n** *NICKNAME*

  use NICKNAME for the nick

- **-L** *LOGLEVEL*, **--loglevel=LOGLEVEL**

  change the loglevel. Possible values for LOGLEVEL are NOTHING, FATAL, ERROR, FAILURE, WARNING, MESSAGE, INFO, DEBUG, CRON and EVERYTHING.

## NOTES

gnunet-chat is meant as a demo application for how to implement applications using the GNUnet infrastructure. It is not meant as a serious tool. You need to enable the "chat" in gnunet.conf in order to use gnunet-chat. gnunet-chat is neither efficient nor secure and has serious design flaws.

## FILES

- \~/.gnunet/gnunet.conf

  GNUnet configuration file

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs by using mantis \<https://gnunet.org/bugs/\> or by sending electronic mail to \<gnunet-developers@gnu.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**gnunet.conf**(5)](/gnunet.conf/5.md), [**gnunetd**(1)](/gnunetd/1.md)