IKSROSTER(1)
π IKSROSTER(1) π
okay bestie, so this is iksroster, and it lives in the General Commands Manual section of the man pages. it's literally a backup tool for your jabber roster, and yes, you're gonna be obsessed.
β¨ NAME β¨
iksroster β a backup tool for your jabber roster π«Ά
π SYNOPSIS π
iksroster [OPTIONS]
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
Downloads and uploads your jabber roster to/from a file. that's the whole vibe. it's giving "save your contacts before something tragic happens" and honestly? iconic of it. π
π OPTIONS π
-b,--backup=JIDβ Download roster from the server. your JID goes here, bestie, don't forget it π¦-r,--restore=JIDβ Upload roster to the server. putting it back, the way thatβ¦ chef's kiss π₯-f,--file=FILEβ Load/Save roster to this file. tell it where the roster file lives, no cap π-t,--timeout=SECSβ Set network timeout. give it a number of seconds, in case the internet is being shy π-s,--secureβ Use encrypted connection. protect the vibes, protect the data π-a,--saslβ Use SASL authentication. fancy login energy, we love to see it β¨-l,--logβ Print exchanged XML data. it will literally dump the XML at you, and yeah, that's the point π-h,--helpβ Print help text and exit. classic, dependable, a main character π-v,--versionβ Print version and exit. for when you just gotta know what you're working with β
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
ikslint(1) iksperf(1) β go hang out with the rest of the fam π
reminder bestie: every single flag above is exactly what it says on the tin, so copy those option names character for character. no "fixing" them, no renaming, periodt. π§
and that's the whole page! π this lil beauty came from the General Commands Manual and it's dated 2008-01-14 β a whole vintage icon. stay slaying, and back up that roster. ππΈπ
π¦ where this page comes from
- debian bookworm: libiksemel-utils 1.4-4 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
- debian trixie: libiksemel-utils 1.4-4+b2 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
- ubuntu jammy: libiksemel-utils 1.4-4 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
- ubuntu noble: libiksemel-utils 1.4-4build2 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
- ubuntu questing: libiksemel-utils 1.4-4build2
- ubuntu resolute: libiksemel-utils 1.4-4build3 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
- ubuntu stonking: libiksemel-utils 1.4-4build3 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
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