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xaric(1)                                                              xaric(1)


NAME

       xaric - Internet Relay Chat client for UNIX systems


SYNTAX

       xaric [-b] [-f] [-F] [-q] [-a] [-x] [-v]
       [-p port] [-H hostname] [-r file] [-n nickname] [-l file] [-L file]


DESCRIPTION

       Xaric is a UNIX irc client similer to BitchX or ircII. I would impress
       you with a list of features, but since it has no impressive features
       (and lacks a few important ones) that probably is not a good idea. The
       whole reason for Xaric was to remove all of the bogus, broken crap and
       silly features from BitchX and have a nice colorful client.


OPTIONS

       -H <hostname>
              Use the IP address of the specified hostname as the IP you
              connect to the IRC server with.  This is very common with
              virtual hosting.  It can also be used if gethostname(3) doesn't
              return a hostname.

       -p <port>
              Connect to the IRC server on the port specified instead of the
              default that you set in your config.h file.

       -n <nickname>
              When connecting to the IRC server, use nickname instead of the
              default of your UNIX login name.

       -l <file>
              This option will let you load file instead of your ~/.ircrc

       -L <file>
              This option does the same thing as -l, except in this case it
              also expands $ expandos -b Load your ~/.ircrc file after you
              connect to the IRC server, instead of before.

       -f     If your term uses flow controls (^S/^Q), run xaric with this
              option and it will not.

       -F     Your terminal doesn't use flow controls (this is a default).

       -q     Do not load your ~/.ircrc

       -a     Adds default servers and command line servers to server list

       -x     Run xaric in "debug" mode.

       -v     Tells you about the version of xaric that you are running.


FILES

       /usr/local/bin/xaric Default location for the xaric binary

       ~/.ircrc Default initialization file


EXAMPLES

       xaric  This is what should be tried first, it connects to the default
              server using the nickname $USER

       xaric nickname
              Connect to your default IRC server with the nickname specified.

       xaric nickname ircd.grateful.org
              Connect to the IRC server located at ircd.grateful.org with the
              nickname specified

       xaric nickname ircd.grateful.org:6669
              Connect to the IRC server located on ircd.grateful.org port
              6669, with the nickname specified

       xaric nickname irc.efnet.net
              Try this if you're stumped and trying to get on EFnet

       xaric nickname irc.dal.net
              Try this if you're stumped and trying to get on DALnet

       xaric nickname ircd.grateful.org
              Try this if you're stumped and trying to get on UNIXNet

       xaric nickname irc.undernet.org
              Try this if you're stumped and trying to get to UnderNet

WHAT NOW?
       We wont explain what to do once you are connected to an IRC server
       here.  If you're connected and you're not sure what to do, you want to
       visit http://www.irchelp.org/


AUTHORS

       IRC Client: Rex G. Feany <laeos@laeos.net> Man Page:   Alan P.
       Laudicina <alanp@unixpower.org>

Alan P. Laudicina                                                     xaric(1)

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