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

# ickle\_control(1)

external command-line control for the ickle client

## NAME

ickle\_control - external command-line control for the ickle client

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the commands that ickle\_control may take for controlling ickle.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-r, --running**

  Determine whether ickle is running.

- **-b, --configdir DIR**

  Use DIR as the ickle configuration directory. Default is ~/.ickle/

- **-t, --timeout \[TIMEOUT\]**

  Wait at most TIMEOUT seconds for the next command to succeed. Omit TIMEOUT to return immediately.

- **-s, --status \[STATUS\]**

  Set/get status. STATUS can be one of: online, away, na, occupied, dnd, freeforchat, offline.

- **-i, --invisible \[BOOL\]**

  Set/get invisibility.

- **-a, --away \["MESSAGE"\]**

  Set/get away message.

- **-c, --addcontact UIN**

  Add a new contact.

- **-m, --send UIN MESSAGE**

  Send MESSAGE to user UIN.

- **-o, --sms UIN MESSAGE**

  Send SMS to user UIN.

- **-q, --quit**

  Terminate ickle.

- **-h, --help**

  Display this help and exit.

- **-v, --version**

  Display ickle version and exit.\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Barnaby Gray \<barnaby@beedesign.co.uk\>.