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Add to our roster "jid" as "nickname"

Example: "/add somebody@jabber.server.com Somebody"

Print list of currently defined aliases

Print the value of alias called "name"

Unset alias called "name"

Set alias called "name" with value "command line"

Example: "/alias away = status away"

Allow the buddy to receive your presence updates

Cancel the buddy’s subscription to your presence updates

Request a subscription to the buddy’s presence updates

Request unsubscription from the buddy’s presence updates

Display list of current bindings

Display the command line bound to this key

Unbind key with code "keycode"

Bind "command line" to the key with code "keycode"

Example: "/bind 265 = status away" (265 is F1). +
Note: keycodes can be different depending on your ncurses configuration. +
Tip: aliases also can be used instead of commands.

Clear the current buddy chat window

Empty all contents of the buffer and close the current buddy chat window

Empty all contents of the chat buffers and close the chat windows

Clear the current buddy chat window and empty all contents of the chat buffer

Display the list of existing buffers, with their length (lines/blocks)

Jump to the top of the current buddy chat buffer

Jump to the bottom of the current buddy chat buffer

Scroll the buffer up [n] lines (default: half a screen)

Scroll the buffer down [n] lines (default: half a screen)

Jump to the first line after the specified [date] in the chat buffer (date format: "YYYY-mm-dd")

Jump to position %n of the buddy chat buffer

Search for [text] in the current buddy chat buffer

Search for [text] in the current buddy chat buffer

Lock buffer scrolling

Unlock buffer scrolling

Toggle buffer scrolling (lock/unlock)

Save the contents of the current buffer to the file "filename"

Remove all color rules for the roster. All roster items will get its default color.

Set a color rule (or overwrite, if it already exists). The status is string containing all statuses the roster item can have for the rule to match, or * if any status is OK. Wildcard is the file-matching wildcard that will be applied to JID. Color is the wanted color. If color is -, the rule is removed. If more than one rule matches, the color from the last created (not overwritten) is used.

Marks the nick to be colored by given color. If a MUC has colored nicks, this one will be used. If color is -, the color is marked as chosen automatically, which means it will not be used in preset coloring mode, but will stay the same in on coloring mode.

Sets a MUC nick coloring mode. If a jid (. means currently selected jid) is provided, the mode will apply to this specific MUC. If * is used, it will be applied to all MUCs, except the ones set by their jid. Mode on colors all nicks, preset only the ones manually set by /color mucnick command and off colors none. If not specified, defaults to on. Mode - removes the mode from given JID, which means the global one will apply. You can not remove the global mode. Default global coloring mode is off.

Event number #N/All events will be accepted

Event number #N/All events will be ignored

Event number #N/All events will be rejected

List all pending events

Fold (shrink) the current/specified group tree in the roster

Unfold (expand) the current/specified group tree in the roster

Toggle the state (fold/unfold) of the current/specified tree

Move to the next letter

Move to the previous letter

Delete the letter at cursor position

Delete the letter before cursor position

Transpose chars

Move the cursor forward to the end of the current or next word

Move the cursor back to the start of the current or previous word

Delete the word from cursor position to its start

Delete the word from cursor position to its end

Convert the word from cursor position to its end to upper case

Convert the word from cursor position to its end to down case

Capitalize the word from cursor position to its end

Search backward in the history for a line beginning with the current line up to the cursor (this leaves the cursor in its original position)

Search forward in the history for a line beginning with the current line up to the cursor (this leaves the cursor in its original position)

Previous line of input line history

Next line of input line history

Go to the beginning of the input line

Go to the end of the input line

Delete from the cursor to the end of line

Delete from beginning of the line to the cursor

Accept line

Accept line and put the next history line in the input line

Complete current word, in the input line

Cancel completion

Send/terminate a multi-line message

Loads specified module. If -f flag is specified, most of module loading errors will be ignored.

Unloads specified module. Note: The force flag will not remove any dependency on this module!

Shows available information about this module.

Lists modules in a format: [modulename] [reference count] ([Manually/Automatically loaded]) [any extra info, like version or dependencies]

Enter multi-line mode

Enter verbatim multi-line mode

Send the current multi-line message to the currently selected buddy

Send the current multi-line message to "jid"

Switch to/from multi-line mode (begin/send)

Leave multi-line mode without sending the message

The -n or -h flags turn the message to "normal" or "headline" accordingly, as opposed to default "chat" message.

Print the fingerprint of your private key to the Status Buffer

Open an OTR channel to the specified jid (or the currently selected contact)

Close the OTR channel to the specified jid (or the currently selected contact)

Show current OTR status for the specified jid (or the currently selected contact)

Show the active fingerprint of an OTR channel. If the fingerprint is provided instead of "fpr", the fingerprint will become trusted. If you replace "fpr" by some bogus string the fingerprint will loose the trusted status.

Initiate the Socialist Millionaires Protocol with the secret and the buddy

Respond to the Initiation of the jid with the secret

Abort the running Socialist Millionaires Protocol

Prints all OTR policies to the status buffer

Sets either the default policy or the policy for the given jid The plain policy should never be used, because you won’t be able to receive or send any OTR encrypted messages. If you set the policy to manual, you or your chat partner have to start the OTR encryption by hand (e.g. with /otr start). The policy "opportunistic" does that itself by sending a special whitespace-sequence at the end of unencrypted messages. So the other OTR-enabled chat client knows, that you want to use OTR. Note that the first message will always be unencryted, if you use this policy. With the policy "always" no message will be sent in plain text. If you try to sent the first message unencrypted, mcabber will try to establish an OTR channel. Please resend your message, when you get the information that the channel was established. If someone sends you plaintext messages while the policy is set to "always", you’ll be able to read the message but it won’t be saved to the history.

Disable PGP encryption for jid (or the currently selected contact)

Enable PGP encryption for jid (or the currently selected contact)

Enforce PGP encryption, even for offline messages, and always assume the recipient has PGP support. If a message can’t be encrypted (missing key or key id), the messages won’t be sent at all. This option is ignored when PGP is disabled.

Show current PGP settings for the contact

Set the PGP key to be used to encrypt message for this contact. If no key is provided, the current key is erased. You can use the shortcut-jid "." for the currently selected contact.

Request "last" information (usually idle time)

Send an XMPP Ping request. Note that you should use the full JID since a ping sent to a bare JID will be handled by the server.

Request time from the buddy

Request VCard from the buddy

Request version from the buddy

Join "room", using "nick" as nickname. If no nickname is provided (or if it is an empty string), the "nickname" option value is used (see sample configuration file). If the currently selected entry is correctly recognized as a room by mcabber, the shortcut "." can be used instead of the full room id. A password can be provided to enter protected rooms. If your nickname contains space characters, use quotes.

Leave the current room

Display members of the current room

Change your nickname in the current room

Send private message "msg" to "nick"

Remove the current room from the roster (you must have left this room before)

Set topic for current room

Unlock current room (if you are the owner)

Destroy the current room (use with care!)

Display MUC information about "nick"

Ban jid from the current room

Unban jid from the current room

Invite jid to the current room

Kick "nick" from the current room

Change nick’s role (role can be "none", "visitor", "participant", "moderator")

Change jid’s affiliation (affil can be "none", "member", "admin", "owner")

Change settings for the current room For print_status, the possible values are "default", "none", "in_and_out", "all". For auto_whois, the possible values are "default", "off", "on". When the value is "default", the options muc_print_status / muc_auto_whois is used.

Add, remove or update a bookmark (default is add). If autojoin is set, mcabber will automatically join the MUC room when it connects to the server. To see the list of bookmarks, use /room bookmark in the status buffer.

Jump to the bottom of the roster

Jump to the top of the roster

Move up [n lines] in the roster

Move down [n lines] in the roster

Jump to the previous group in the roster

Jump to the next group in the roster

Jump to alternate buddy. The "alternate" buddy is the last buddy left while being in chat mode. This command is thus especially useful after commands like "/roster unread_next" (Ctrl-q).

Jump to the first unread message

Jump to the next unread message

Search for a buddy with a name or jid containing "bud" (only in the displayed buddylist)

See or update the roster filter. The mask should contain the shortcut letters of the status you want to see ([o]nline, [f]ree_for_chat, [d]o_not_disturb, [n]ot_available, [a]way, [_]offline). For example "ofdna" to display only connected buddies.

Hide offline buddies (same as /roster display ofdna)

Show offline buddies (same as /roster display ofdna_)

Toggle display of offline buddies

Lock the roster item so it remains visible regardless of its status

Undo the effects of item_lock

Invert the current lock flag

Hide roster (full-width chat window)

Show roster

Toggle roster visibility

Set/update/delete an annotation. If there is no text, the current item’s annotation is displayed — if you are in the status buffer, all notes are displayed. If text is "-", the note is erased.