---
name: "profanity-avatar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-avatar"
---

# profanity-avatar(1)

## NAME

/avatar

## DESCRIPTION

Upload an avatar for yourself, disable your avatar, or download a contact's avatar (XEP-0084). If nothing happens after using this command, the user either doesn't have an avatar set or doesn't use XEP-0084 to publish it.

## SYNOPSIS

/avatar set \<path\>

/avatar disable

/avatar get \<barejid\>

/avatar open \<barejid\>

## ARGUMENTS

**set \<path\>**

Set avatar to the image at \<path\>.

**disable**

Disable avatar publishing; your avatar will not display to others.

**get \<barejid\>**

Download the avatar. barejid is the JID to download avatar from.

**open \<barejid\>**

Download avatar and open it with command. See /executable.

## EXAMPLES

/avatar set ~/images/avatar.png

/avatar disable

/avatar get thor@valhalla.edda

/avatar open freyja@vanaheimr.edda