1bitlbee(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 bitlbee(8)
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NAME

6       BitlBee - IRC gateway to IM chat networks
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SYNOPSIS

9       bitlbee [-I] [-c configuration file] [-d configuration directory]
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11       bitlbee  -D  [-i  address] [-p port number] [-n] [-v] [-c configuration
12       file] [-d configuration directory]
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14       bitlbee -h
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DESCRIPTION

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.
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21       bitlbee should be called by inetd(8), or you can run  it  as  a  stand-
22       alone daemon.
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OPTIONS

25       -I     Run  in  inetd(8) mode. This is the default setting, you usually
26              don't have to specify this option.
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28       -D     Run in daemon mode. In this mode, BitlBee  forks  to  the  back‐
29              ground and waits for new connections. All clients will be served
30              from one process.
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32       -F     Run in ForkDaemon mode. This is similar to ordinary daemon mode,
33              but  every  client  gets  its own process. Easier to set up than
34              inetd mode, and without the possible stability issues.
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36       -i address
37              Only useful when running in daemon mode, to specify the  network
38              interface  (identified by IP address) to which the daemon should
39              attach. Use this if you don't want BitlBee to  listen  on  every
40              interface (which is the default behaviour).
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42       -p port number
43              Only  useful  when  running  in daemon mode, to specify the port
44              number on which BitlBee should listen for connections.  6667  is
45              the default value.
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47       -n     Only  useful  when  running in daemon mode. This option prevents
48              BitlBee from forking into the background.
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50       -v     Be more verbose. This only works together with the -n flag.
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52       -c path to other configuration file
53              Use a different configuration file.
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55       -d path to user settings directory
56              BitlBee normally saves every user's settings  in  /var/lib/bitl‐
57              bee/.  If you want the settings to be stored somewhere else (for
58              example, if you don't have  write  permissions  in  the  default
59              location), use this option.
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61       -h     Show help information.
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COMMANDS

64       To  get  a complete list of commands, please use the help commands com‐
65       mand in the &bitlbee channel.
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SEE ALSO

68       ircd(8), inetd(8), inetd.conf(5), gaim(1).
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70       http://www.bitlbee.org/
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72       For more information on using BitlBee, once connected, you  should  use
73       the on-line help system.
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BUGS

76       Of  course  there  are  bugs.  If  you find some, please report them at
77       http://bugs.bitlbee.org/.
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LICENSE

80       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
81       under  the  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
82       Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at  your
83       option) any later version.
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85       This  program  is  distributed  in the hope that it will be useful, but
86       WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied  warranty  of  MER‐
87       CHANTABILITY  or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General
88       Public License for more details.
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90       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
91       with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
92       59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
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AUTHORS

95        Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net>
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99                                  19 May 2010                       bitlbee(8)
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