---
name: "ickle"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ickle"
version: "0.3.2-6"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ickle"
---

# ickle(1)

a GTK+ ICQ 2000 capable icq client

## NAME

ickle - a GTK+ ICQ 2000 capable icq client

## SYNOPSIS

**ickle** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **ickle** commands.

**ickle** is a GTK+ ICQ client. Using the ICQ2000 protocol it is capable of using new icq features like sending sms messages to mobile phones.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

- **-b** *dir*

  Use this parameter to set the **ickle** base directory to *dir*. It defaults to **$HOME/.ickle.** If you use this option the configuration files are searched in *dir* instead

## SEE ALSO

[**ickle\_applet**(1)](/ickle_applet/1.md)\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Dominik 'Aeneas' Schnitzer \<dominik@schnitzer.at\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).