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finch

TLDR

Launch finch

$ finch
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Quit finch
$ <Alt q>|<Ctrl c>
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Show actions menu
$ <Alt a>
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Jump to n-th window
$ <Alt [Number]>
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Close current window
$ <Alt c>
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Start moving a window
$ <Alt m>
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Start resizing a window
$ <Alt r>
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SYNOPSIS

finch [options]

DESCRIPTION

finch is a console-based modular messaging client using the libpurple library (same as Pidgin). It supports multiple protocols including XMPP, IRC, and various proprietary services.
Text-based alternative to the Pidgin GUI client.

PARAMETERS

-c, --config dir

Use alternate configuration directory
-d, --debug
Enable debug output
-v, --version
Display version

CAVEATS

Requires ncurses library. Uses same libpurple plugins as Pidgin. Account configuration shared with Pidgin if using same config directory.

SEE ALSO

pidgin(1), irssi(1), weechat(1)

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