profanity-msg1
Overview
Send a one to one chat message, or a private message to a chat room occupant. If the message is omitted, a new chat window will be opened without sending a message. Use quotes if the nickname includes spaces.
Arguments
<contact>
Open chat window with contact, by JID or nickname.
<contact> [<message>]
Send message to contact, by JID or nickname.
<nick>
Open private chat window with chat room occupant.
<nick> [<message>]
Send a private message to a chat room occupant.
Examples
/msg [email protected] Hey, here's a message!
/msg [email protected]
/msg Thor Here is a private message
/msg "My Friend" Hi, how are you?
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Debian 12 (Bookworm)
- Debian 11 (Bullseye)