LOSTIRC(1)

πŸ“¦ version 0.4.6, in ubuntu jammy

🌸 NAME 🌸

LostIRC β€” a simple IRC client for X11. That's the whole name, bestie, and it lives in section 1 of the General Commands Manual. Short, sweet, iconic. πŸ’…


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

lostirc

No flags required, no drama, just type it and go. 🫢


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

Okay so LostIRC is a simple IRC client, but like… simple in the way that a really good vanilla latte is simple. It's genuinely very useful. πŸ“

Here's the features list, no cap:

  • tab-autocompletion ⌨️
  • multiple server support 🌐
  • automatic joining of servers/channels πŸšͺ
  • logging πŸ“
  • DCC sending πŸ“€

That combo should cover the needs of most people, fr fr.

And there's another goal the app has in mind: 100% keyboard controlability. Like, hands never leave the keyboard, main character energy only. πŸ‘‘

It was written using the gtkmm GUI library, for the record. πŸ’œ


πŸ‘‘ OPTIONS πŸ‘‘

  • --noauto β€” Do not auto-connect to servers on startup. You're driving, not the app. πŸš—

πŸ’… GTK options πŸ’…

These are the GTK-flavoured ones, and yes they all count, don't skip them:

  • --gdk-debug=FLAGS β€” Gdk debugging flags to set.
  • --gdk-no-debug=FLAGS β€” Gdk debugging flags to unset. (Yes, it's the reverse of the one above. Balance. ✨)
  • --display=DISPLAY β€” X display to use.
  • --sync β€” Make X calls synchronous.
  • --no-xshm β€” Don't use the X shared memory extension.
  • --name=NAME β€” Program name as used by the window manager.
  • --class=CLASS β€” Program class as used by the window manager.
  • --gxid_host=HOST β€” listed with no description in the original, so we're just gonna leave it exactly as it is. πŸ™ˆ
  • --gxid_port=PORT β€” also hanging out here description-less. πŸ’€
  • --xim-preedit=STYLE β€” same situation, no blurb. πŸŽ€
  • --xim-status=STYLE β€” and this one too. 🌸
  • --gtk-debug=FLAGS β€” Gtk+ debugging flags to set.
  • --gtk-no-debug=FLAGS β€” Gtk+ debugging flags to unset.
  • --g-fatal-warnings β€” Make all warnings fatal. All of them. Dramatic? Yes. Accurate? Also yes. 😭
  • --gtk-module=MODULE β€” Load an additional Gtk module.

πŸŽ€ FILES πŸŽ€

  • ~/.lostirc/ β€” Users configuration files.

That's where your stuff lives, protect it with your life. 🫢


🌈 OTHER INFO 🌈

The webpage for LostIRC is at http://lostirc.sourceforge.net

Here you can find info about LostIRC and download the latest version. Go, go, go. πŸ¦‹


πŸ’œ AUTHOR πŸ’œ

The LostIRC application was written by Morten Brix Pedersen. Give them their flowers. πŸ‘‘


That's the whole page, bestie! This one's dated May 2002 and it's LOSTIRC(1), from the General Commands Manual β€” so go forth, connect, and slay. Periodt. πŸ’–βœ¨

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from