---
name: "whobbs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "citadel-client"
version: "916-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/whobbs"
---

# whobbs(1)

who is online listing Utility

## NAME

WhoBBS - who is online listing Utility

## SYNOPSIS

**whobbs** **\[remotehost** **\[remoteport\]\]**

## DESCRIPTION

WhoBBS connects to the given citserver, retrieves the list of users currently online in the system, and prints it nicely formated.

## OPTIONS

- SwitchResult

  - **remotehost**

  if the citserver lives on another box, its name / ip; else the path to the unix-domain-socket. Defaults to the compiled in unix domain socket

- **remoteport**

  If you want to connect to citserver via TCP specify its port here

## DEFAULTS

By default userlist connects to a citadel server located at 127.0.0.1 port 504

## EXAMPLES

A call to userlist could look like that: .nf Users currently logged on to My System Session User name Room From host ------- ------------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ 3 Joe Blow Lobby localhost .fi

## HISTORY

1987 - Now the Uncensored Communications Group