IKSROSTER(1)

πŸ’– IKSROSTER(1) πŸ’–

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.


✨ NAME ✨

iksroster β€” a backup tool for your jabber roster 🫢


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

iksroster [OPTIONS]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

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. πŸ’…


πŸ’… OPTIONS πŸ’…

  • -b, --backup=JID β€” Download roster from the server. your JID goes here, bestie, don't forget it πŸ¦‹
  • -r, --restore=JID β€” Upload roster to the server. putting it back, the way that… chef's kiss πŸ”₯
  • -f, --file=FILE β€” Load/Save roster to this file. tell it where the roster file lives, no cap πŸ“
  • -t, --timeout=SECS β€” Set network timeout. give it a number of seconds, in case the internet is being shy πŸ™ˆ
  • -s, --secure β€” Use encrypted connection. protect the vibes, protect the data πŸ”
  • -a, --sasl β€” Use SASL authentication. fancy login energy, we love to see it ✨
  • -l, --log β€” Print exchanged XML data. it will literally dump the XML at you, and yeah, that's the point πŸ‘‘
  • -h, --help β€” Print help text and exit. classic, dependable, a main character 🌈
  • -v, --version β€” Print version and exit. for when you just gotta know what you're working with ⭐

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

ikslint(1) iksperf(1) β€” go hang out with the rest of the fam πŸ’œ


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. 🧚

and that's the whole page! πŸ’– 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. πŸŽ€πŸŒΈπŸ“