Difference between revisions of "WeeChat"
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//This section is under construction. If this tag shows up after 9/9/16, shout at bgregos in IRC. | //This section is under construction. If this tag shows up after 9/9/16, shout at bgregos in IRC. | ||
Say you wanted to idle on #VTLUUG using weechat. All you would need to do are folow the following: | Say you wanted to idle on #VTLUUG using weechat. All you would need to do are folow the following: | ||
| − | + | # Find a linux box, up 24/7, for hosting weechat. Many VTLUUG members use acidburn for this purpose. | |
| − | + | # Make sure weechat is installed. This step is done for you on acidburn. | |
| − | + | # Log in via SSH. For those new to ssh, you can do this for acidburn by typing <code>ssh yourUsername@acidburn.vtluug.org</code> in your favorite terminal. | |
| − | + | # Open a new tmux session. If you're new to tmux, [https://gist.github.com/MohamedAlaa/2961058 read up on it here]. | |
| − | + | # Launch weechat. (NOTE ON NAVIGATION: You can change "tabs" in weechat by holding alt and pressing left or right arrow, or jump to a buffer by typing it's number while holding alt. | |
| + | # Type | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 9 September 2016
weechat is the preferred irc client of most members of vtluug. It is very featureful, requires little initial configuration, and is based on ncurses.
Features
This is a partial list of weechat features
- IRC proxy and weechat relay
- 256 colour
- Highly customizable
- Macros
- Extensions in python, perl, ruby, TCL, bash, and other languages
How to use for idling purposes
//This section is under construction. If this tag shows up after 9/9/16, shout at bgregos in IRC. Say you wanted to idle on #VTLUUG using weechat. All you would need to do are folow the following:
- Find a linux box, up 24/7, for hosting weechat. Many VTLUUG members use acidburn for this purpose.
- Make sure weechat is installed. This step is done for you on acidburn.
- Log in via SSH. For those new to ssh, you can do this for acidburn by typing
ssh yourUsername@acidburn.vtluug.orgin your favorite terminal. - Open a new tmux session. If you're new to tmux, read up on it here.
- Launch weechat. (NOTE ON NAVIGATION: You can change "tabs" in weechat by holding alt and pressing left or right arrow, or jump to a buffer by typing it's number while holding alt.
- Type
