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'''[https://weechat.org/ 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 ==Setting up/idling in Weechat tutorial== If you want to get started idling in #VTLUUG, just do the following:# <Optional> Find a linux box, up 24/7, for hosting weechat. Many VTLUUG members use [https://vtluug.org/wiki/Infrastructure:Acidburn 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 <code>/server add oftc irc.oftc.net</code># Type <code>/connect oftc</oftc></code># Type <code>/set irc.server.oftc.nicks "mynick,mynick2,mynick3,mynick4,mynick5"</code>. You only need one nickname, but you may put in more than one nick as shown.# <Optional> Type <code>/set irc.server.oftc.username "My user name"</code> and <code>/set irc.server.oftc.realname "My real name"</code> to set other identifying info.# <Optional> To connect automatically at startup:<code>/set irc.server.oftc.autoconnect on</code># <Optional> To autojoin certain channels, <code>/set irc.server.freenode.autojoin "#channel1,#channel2"</code># In order to reduce spam, we require all IRC users to have their nicks registered with NickServ to be able to speak. You can register your chosen nick with <blockquote><code>/msg nickserv register YourPassword your@email.address.com</code> and then you must identify on every login with <code>/msg nickserv identify YourPassword</code> you can make weechat do this automatically with <code>/set irc.server.oftc.command "/msg nickserv identify YourPassword"</code></blockquote> A lot of the content from the above was taken from the (very useful) [Categorieshttps:Desktop *nix//weechat.org/files/doc/devel/weechat_quickstart.en.html WeeChat quick start guide]. If you're interested in syncing weechat to an Android device, look at [https://github.com/ubergeek42/weechat-android/wiki/Quickstart-Guide this tutorial]. [[Category:IRC]][[Category:Howtos]][[Category:Software]][[Category:Featured content]]