1bitlbee(8) System Manager's Manual bitlbee(8)
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6 BitlBee - IRC gateway to IM chat networks
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9 bitlbee [-I] [-c configuration file] [-d configuration directory]
10 bitlbee -D [-i address] [-p port number] [-n] [-v] [-c configuration
12 file] [-d configuration directory]
13 bitlbee -h
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17 BitlBee is an IRC daemon that can talk to instant messaging networks
18 and acts as a gateway. Users can connect to the server with any normal
19 IRC client and see their 'buddy list' in &bitlbee. It currently sup‐
20 ports Oscar (AIM and ICQ), MSN, Jabber, Yahoo! and Twitter.
21 bitlbee should be called by inetd(8), or you can run it as a stand-
23 alone daemon.
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26 -I Run in inetd(8) mode. This is the default setting, you usually
27 don't have to specify this option.
28 -D Run in daemon mode. In this mode, BitlBee forks to the back‐
30 ground and waits for new connections. All clients will be served
31 from one process.
32 -F Run in ForkDaemon mode. This is similar to ordinary daemon mode,
34 but every client gets its own process. Easier to set up than
35 inetd mode, and without the possible stability issues.
36 -i address
38 Only useful when running in daemon mode, to specify the network
39 interface (identified by IP address) to which the daemon should
40 attach. Use this if you don't want BitlBee to listen on every
41 interface (which is the default behaviour).
42 -p port number
44 Only useful when running in daemon mode, to specify the port
45 number on which BitlBee should listen for connections. 6667 is
46 the default value.
47 -n Only useful when running in daemon mode. This option prevents
49 BitlBee from forking into the background.
50 -v Be more verbose. This only works together with the -n flag.
52 -c path to other configuration file
54 Use a different configuration file.
55 -d path to user settings directory
57 BitlBee normally saves every user's settings in /var/lib/bitl‐
58 bee/. If you want the settings to be stored somewhere else (for
59 example, if you don't have write permissions in the default
60 location), use this option.
61 -h Show help information.
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65 To get a complete list of commands, please use the help commands com‐
66 mand in the &bitlbee channel.
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69 ircd(8), inetd(8), inetd.conf(5), gaim(1).
70 http://www.bitlbee.org/
72 For more information on using BitlBee, once connected, you should use
74 the on-line help system.
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77 Of course there are bugs. If you find some, please report them at
78 http://bugs.bitlbee.org/.
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81 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
82 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
83 Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
84 option) any later version.
85 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
87 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER‐
88 CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
89 Public License for more details.
90 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
92 with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
93 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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96 Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net>
97 Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@vernstok.nl>
98 Maurits Dijkstra <mauritsd@xs4all.nl>
99 07 March 2004 bitlbee(8)