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WeeChat documentation (english version)
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Copyright (c) 2003-2009 by FlashCode <flashcode@flashtux.org>
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This manual is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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-->
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<chapter id="chapIntroduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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This chapter describes WeeChat and pre-requisites for its installation.
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</para>
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<section id="secDescription">
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client,
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fast and light, designed for many operating systems.
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</para>
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<para>
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Main features are:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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multi-protocols (IRC and other soon)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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multi-servers connection (with SSL, IPv6, proxy)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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many GUI: Curses (wxWidgets, Gtk and Qt under development)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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small, fast and light
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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customizable and extensible with plugins and scripts
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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compliant with IRC <acronym>RFC</acronym>s
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<ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1459.txt">1459</ulink>,
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<ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2810.txt">2810</ulink>,
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<ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2811.txt">2811</ulink>,
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<ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2812.txt">2812</ulink> and
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<ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2813.txt">2813</ulink>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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multi-platform (GNU/Linux, *BSD, MacOS X, Windows and other)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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100% GPL, free software
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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WeeChat homepage is here:
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<ulink url="http://weechat.flashtux.org/">
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http://weechat.flashtux.org/
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</ulink>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="secPreRequisites">
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<title>Pre-requisites</title>
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<para>
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In order to install WeeChat, you <emphasis>need</emphasis>:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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a running GNU/Linux system (with compiler tools for source
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package), or compatible OS (see above)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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"root" privileges (to install WeeChat in a system directory)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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according to GUI, one of the following libraries:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Curses: ncurses library
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Gtk: <emphasis>*** GUI not developed ***</emphasis>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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WxWidgets: <emphasis>*** GUI not developed ***</emphasis>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Qt: <emphasis>*** GUI not developed ***</emphasis>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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</chapter>
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