---
name: "licq.real"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "licq"
version: "1.2.7-11"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/licq"
---

# licq.real(1)

an X11 ICQ client

Part of [licq(1)](/licq/1.md).

## NAME

licq - an X11 ICQ client

## SYNOPSIS

**licq** \[-h\] \[-b dir\] \[-d #\]

## DESCRIPTION

Licq is an X11 ICQ client built around the Qt interface libraries. It supports most features of the original Mirabilis client, including messaging, chat, and file transfer.

### OPTIONS

- *-h*

  Print a usage message on standard output then exit.

- *-b dir*

  Specify the base directory for configuration and data files (default: $HOME/.licq)

- *-d #*

  Set the debugging level.\
   1 - show startup information.\
   2 - dump every sent packet.

## FILES

- $HOME/.licq

  per-user configuration data.

## COPYRIGHT

Licq is Copyright (C) 1998 Graham Roff and many others.\
 It is distributed under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License (GPL). See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the source distribution for more details.