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.IX Title "ICB 1"
.TH ICB 1 "2018-06-23" "5.2.0b1+git20170501" "SlackBuilds.org"
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.SH "NAME"
icb \- a color\-capable International/Internet CB chat client
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
icb \fB[options]\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\s-1ICB \s0(International \s-1CB,\s0 or Internet \s-1CB\s0) is a teleconferencing system that
allows Internet users to participate in realtime online discussions.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
Options may be abbreviated to the shortest unique prefix (generally
one or two characters). Options requiring an argument must have a space
before the argument.
.IP "\-nickname \fInick\fR" 4
.IX Item "-nickname nick"
Sign on with nickname \fInick\fR (default: see \fB\s-1ENVIRONMENT\s0\fR below).
.IP "\-password \fIpass\fR" 4
.IX Item "-password pass"
Set password to \fIpass\fR. Note: specifying a password on the command line implies \-clear.
.IP "\-password \-" 4
.IX Item "-password -"
Prompt for password.
.IP "\-group \fIgroup\fR" 4
.IX Item "-group group"
Sign on into group \fIgroup\fR.
.IP "\-server \fIname\fR" 4
.IX Item "-server name"
Connect to server named \fIname\fR.
.IP "\-host \fIhost\fR" 4
.IX Item "-host host"
Connect to server on host \fIhost\fR (default: \fBdefault.icb.net\fR).
.IP "\-port \fIport\fR" 4
.IX Item "-port port"
Try to connect to port \fIport\fR (default: 7326, or 7327 when using \s-1SSL\s0).
.IP "\-bindhost \fIhost\fR" 4
.IX Item "-bindhost host"
Try to bind outgoing connect to host \fIhost\fR (default: 0.0.0.0).
.IP "\-SSL" 4
.IX Item "-SSL"
Use \s-1SSL.\s0
.IP "\-list" 4
.IX Item "-list"
List known servers, in order.
.IP "\-clear" 4
.IX Item "-clear"
Wipe args from command line.
.IP "\-who" 4
.IX Item "-who"
See who's on; don't sign on.
.IP "\-restricted" 4
.IX Item "-restricted"
Restricted mode. Disables logging, external shell commands, and
the tcl commands \fIexec\fR, \fIprint\fR, \fIfile\fR, and \fIsource\fR.
.IP "\-color" 4
.IX Item "-color"
Enable \s-1ANSI\s0 color mode (disabled by default).
.IP "\-help" 4
.IX Item "-help"
Display built-in help message.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
.IP "\s-1ICBNAME\s0" 4
.IX Item "ICBNAME"
.PD 0
.IP "\s-1FNNAME\s0" 4
.IX Item "FNNAME"
.IP "\s-1FORUMNAME\s0" 4
.IX Item "FORUMNAME"
.PD
If the \fB\-nickname\fR option is not given, these environment variables
are checked in the order listed. The first one that's set is used as
the nickname on the server. If none are set, the login name on the local
system is used as the nickname.
.IP "\s-1EDITOR\s0" 4
.IX Item "EDITOR"
.PD 0
.IP "\s-1VISUAL\s0" 4
.IX Item "VISUAL"
.PD
If \s-1EDITOR \s0(or \s-1VISUAL,\s0 if \s-1EDITOR\s0 is not set) is set to \*(L"emacs\*(R" (or a
path ending in \*(L"emacs\*(R", such as \*(L"/usr/bin/emacs\*(R"), icb will use emacs
editing mode by default, otherwise it will use vi mode. However, the
default \fIsystem.icbrc\fR contains \*(L"oset editmode emacs\*(R" which overrides
this variable. To use the environment, add \*(L"ounset editmode\*(R" to your
\&\fI~/.icb/icbrc\fR.
.IP "\s-1SHELL\s0" 4
.IX Item "SHELL"
The shell to use when running external commands from within icb, via
the \fIc_chell\fR command (see \fB/help primitives\fR). If not set, \fB/bin/sh\fR
is used.
.SH "FILES"
.IX Header "FILES"
.IP "/usr/share/cicb/icbserverdb" 4
.IX Item "/usr/share/cicb/icbserverdb"
List of \s-1ICB\s0 servers. Used by the \fB\-list\fR and \fB\-server\fR options.
.IP "/usr/share/cicb/system.icbrc" 4
.IX Item "/usr/share/cicb/system.icbrc"
System-wide \s-1ICB\s0 startup script, in \s-1TCL.\s0 Contains many helpful comments.
.ie n .IP "$HOME/.icb/icbrc" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$HOME\fR/.icb/icbrc" 4
.IX Item "$HOME/.icb/icbrc"
Per-user startup script, sourced by system.icbrc if found (unless the
sysadmin has removed that code from \fBsystem.icbrc\fR!)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.IX Header "AUTHORS"
\&\s-1ICB\s0 is based on Sean Casey's ForumNet (\*(L"forum\*(R" or \*(L"fn\*(R") 0.10, with his
permission. The new name was devised by Mark Giaquinto and John Atwood
DeVries. The actual code here is based on release 5.0.9 of the Tcl C\-Icb
client. It has been severely modified by a loose knit group of users who
can't seem to part with the traditional client code.
.PP
The parts of the code that are left over from ForumNet are Copyright (c)
1990 by Carrick Sean Casey.
.PP
The parts of the code that are left over from icb 5.0.9 is Copyright (c)
1993 by Mark J. Reed.
.PP
That said, cicb 5.1 is nearly a complete rewrite of the original code by
the cicb-workers committee, which includes, but is not limited to: Erik
Fichtner, Phil Stracchino, Michel Hoche-Mong, and Felix Lee.
.PP
This man page written by B. Watson for the SlackBuilds.org project, and may
be used by anyone.
.SH "LICENSE"
.IX Header "LICENSE"
This code has been placed under the \s-1GNU\s0 Public License with Mark Reed's
blessing. Please see the file \*(L"\s-1COPYING\*(R"\s0 for further information.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
icb's extensive built-in help, accessed by the \fB/help\fR command.
.PP
The \s-1ICB\s0 web site, \fBhttp://www.icb.net/\fR.
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