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9 * ERC: (erc). Powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs.
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15 This manual is for ERC version 5.2.
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17 Copyright @copyright{} 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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19 @quotation
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20 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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21 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
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22 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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23 Invariant Sections, Front-Cover texts, or Back-Cover Texts. A copy of
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24 the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free
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25 Documentation License'' in the Emacs manual.
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27 This document is part of a collection distributed under the GNU Free
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28 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
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29 separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
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30 license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
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32 All Emacs Lisp code contained in this document may be used, distributed,
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33 and modified without restriction.
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34 @end quotation
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37 @titlepage
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38 @title ERC manual
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39 @subtitle a full-featured IRC client
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40 @subtitle for GNU Emacs and XEmacs
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54 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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55 @top ERC
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60 @menu
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61 * Introduction:: What is ERC?
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62 * Obtaining ERC:: How to get ERC releases and development
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63 versions.
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64 * Installation:: Compiling and installing ERC.
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65 * Getting Started:: Quick Start guide to using ERC.
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66 * Keystroke Summary:: Keystrokes used in ERC buffers.
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67 * Modules:: Available modules for ERC.
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68 * Advanced Usage:: Cool ways of using ERC.
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69 * Getting Help and Reporting Bugs::
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70 * History:: The history of ERC.
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71 * Copying:: The GNU General Public License gives you
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72 permission to redistribute ERC on
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73 certain terms; it also explains that
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74 there is no warranty.
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75 * GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation.
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76 * Concept Index:: Search for terms.
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79 --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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81 Obtaining ERC
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89 * Special Features:: Differences from standalone IRC clients
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93 * Connecting:: Ways of connecting to an IRC server.
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94 * Sample Configuration:: An example configuration file.
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95 * Options:: Options that are available for ERC.
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100 @node Introduction, Obtaining ERC, Top, Top
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101 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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104 ERC is a powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs.
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106 It comes with the following capabilities enabled by default.
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109 @item Flood control
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110 @item Timestamps
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111 @item Join channels automatically
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112 @item Buttonize URLs, nicknames, and other text
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113 @item Wrap long lines
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114 @item Highlight or remove IRC control characters
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115 @item Highlight pals, fools, and other keywords
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117 @item Complete nicknames and commands in a programmable fashion
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118 @item Make displayed lines read-only
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119 @item Input history
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120 @item Track channel activity in the mode-line
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124 @node Obtaining ERC, Installation, Introduction, Top
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125 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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126 @chapter Obtaining ERC
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128 @menu
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129 * Releases:: Released versions of ERC.
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130 * Development:: Latest unreleased development changes.
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131 @end menu
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133 Note that some ERC files are not included with Emacs due to copyright or
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134 dependency issues. If desired, they may be found at the following
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135 locations, or from your local GNU mirror.
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137 @itemize @bullet
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138 @item @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2-extras.tar.gz}
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139 @item @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2-extras.zip}
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140 @end itemize
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142 The rest of this chapter may be skipped if you are using the version of
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143 ERC that comes with Emacs.
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145 @node Releases, Development, Obtaining ERC, Obtaining ERC
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146 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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147 @section Releases
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149 Choose to install a release if you want to minimize risk.
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151 Errors are corrected in development first. User-visible changes will be
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152 announced on the @email{erc-discuss@@gnu.org} mailing list.
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153 @pxref{Getting Help and Reporting Bugs}.
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155 @cindex releases, Debian package
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156 @cindex Debian package for ERC
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157 Debian users can get ERC via apt-get. The @file{erc} package is
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158 available in the official Debian repository.
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160 @cindex releases, from source
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161 Alternatively, you can download the latest release from
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162 @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc}, or your local GNU mirror.
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164 @node Development, , Releases, Obtaining ERC
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165 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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236 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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250 A working copy of Emacs or XEmacs is needed in order to compile ERC. By
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265 Running @code{make} should compile the ERC source files in the
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266 @file{lisp} directory.
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270 ERC may be installed into your file hierarchy by doing the following.
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272 Edit the @file{Makefile} file so that @env{ELISPDIR} points to where you
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274 @env{INFODIR} indicates where to put the ERC manual. Of course, you
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275 will want to edit @env{EMACS} and @env{SITEFLAG} as shown in the
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276 Compilation section if you are using XEmacs.
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278 If you are installing ERC on a Debian system, you might want to change
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279 the value of @env{INSTALLINFO} as specified in @file{Makefile}.
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281 Run @code{make} as a normal user.
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283 Run @code{make install} as the root user if you have chosen installation
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287 @node Getting Started, Keystroke Summary, Installation, Top
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288 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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292 To use ERC, add the directory containing its files to your
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293 @code{load-path} variable, in your @file{.emacs} file. Then, load ERC
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300 Once ERC is loaded, the command @kbd{M-x erc} will start ERC and
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301 prompt for the server to connect to.
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304 in @file{~/.emacs.d/.ercrc.el}, creating it if necessary.
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306 If you would rather use the Customize interface to change how ERC works,
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307 do @kbd{M-x customize-group RET erc RET}. In particular, ERC comes with
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309 you want, do @kbd{M-x customize-variable RET erc-modules RET}.
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322 interest is #erc, which is a channel where ERC users and developers hang
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336 then a bunch of other messages that describe the current IRC server.
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338 @item Join the #emacs channel
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340 In that buffer, type ``/join SPC #emacs'' and hit @kbd{RET}. Depending
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341 on how you've set up ERC, either a new buffer for ``#emacs'' will be
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342 displayed, or a new buffer called ``#emacs'' will be created in the
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343 background. If the latter, switch to the ``#emacs'' buffer. You will
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344 see the channel topic and a list of the people who are currently on the
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345 channel.
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347 @item Register your nickname with Freenode
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349 If you would like to be able to talk with people privately on the
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350 Freenode network, you will have to ``register'' your nickname. To do
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351 so, switch to the ``irc.freenode.net:6667'' buffer and type ``/msg
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352 NickServ register <password>'', replacing ``<password>'' with your
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353 desired password. It should tell you that the operation was successful.
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355 @item Talk to people in the channel
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357 If you switch back to the ``#emacs'' buffer, you can type a message, and
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358 everyone on the channel will see it.
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359
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360 @item Open a query buffer to talk to someone
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361
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362 If you want to talk with someone in private (this should usually not be
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363 done for technical help, only for personal questions), type ``/query
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364 <nick>'', replacing ``<nick>'' with the nickname of the person you would
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365 like to talk to. Depending on how ERC is set up, you will either see a
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366 new buffer with the name of the person, or such a buffer will be created
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367 in the background and you will have to switch to it. Begin typing
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368 messages, and you will be able to have a conversation.
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370 Note that if the other person is not registered, you will not be able to
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371 talk with them.
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372
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375 @node Special Features, , Sample Session, Getting Started
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376 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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377 @section Special Features
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379 ERC has some features that distinguish it from some IRC clients.
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381 @itemize @bullet
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382
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383 @item multiple channels and multiple servers
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385 Every channel is put in a separate buffer. Several IRC servers may be
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386 connected to at the same time.
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387
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388 @cindex query buffers
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389 @item private message separation
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390
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391 Private conversations are treated as channels, and are put into separate
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392 buffers in Emacs. We call these ``query buffers''.
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394 @item highlighting
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397 track different kinds of conversations.
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398
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399 @item notification
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401 ERC can notify you that certain users are online.
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405 Channels can be hidden and conversation continue in the background. You
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406 are notified when something is said in such a channel that is not
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407 currently visible. This makes it easy to get Real Work done while still
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408 maintaining an IRC presence.
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410 @item nick completion
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412 ERC can complete words upon hitting @kbd{TAB}, which eases the writing
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413 of nicknames in messages.
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414
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415 @cindex history ring
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416 @item history
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418 Past actions are kept in history rings for future use. To navigate a
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419 history ring, hit @kbd{M-p} to go backwards and @kbd{M-n} to go
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420 forwards.
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422 @item multiple languages
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423
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424 Different channels and servers may have different language encodings.
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426 In addition, it is possible to translate the messages that ERC uses into
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427 multiple languages. Please contact the developers of ERC at
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428 @email{erc-discuss@@gnu.org} if you are interested in helping with the
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429 translation effort.
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430
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431 @item user scripting
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433 Users can load scripts (e.g. auto greeting scripts) when ERC starts up.
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435 It is also possible to make custom IRC commands, if you know a little
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436 Emacs Lisp. Just make an Emacs Lisp function and call it
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437 @code{erc-cmd-NEWCOMMAND}, where @code{NEWCOMMAND} is the name of the
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438 new command in capital letters.
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439
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440 @item auto reconnect
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441
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442 If the connection goes away at some point, ERC will try to reconnect
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443 automatically. If it fails to reconnect, and you want to try to
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444 manually reestablish the connection at some later point, switch to an
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445 ERC buffer and run the @code{/RECONNECT} command.
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446
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447 @end itemize
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450 @node Keystroke Summary, Modules, Getting Started, Top
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451 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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452 @chapter Keys Used in ERC
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453 @cindex keystrokes
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454
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455 This is a summary of keystrokes available in every ERC buffer.
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457 @table @kbd
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458
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459 @item C-a or <home> (`erc-bol')
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460 Go to beginning of line or end of prompt.
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462 @item RET (`erc-send-current-line')
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463 Send the current line
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465 @item TAB (`erc-complete-word')
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466 If at prompt, complete the current word.
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467 Otherwise, move to the next link or button.
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469 @item M-TAB (`ispell-complete-word')
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470 Complete the given word, using ispell.
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472 @item C-c C-a (`erc-bol')
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473 Go to beginning of line or end of prompt.
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475 @item C-c C-b (`erc-iswitchb')
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476 Use `iswitchb-read-buffer' to prompt for a ERC buffer to switch to.
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478 @item C-c C-c (`erc-toggle-interpret-controls')
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479 Toggle interpretation of control sequences in messages.
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481 @item C-c C-d (`erc-input-action')
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482 Interactively input a user action and send it to IRC.
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484 @item C-c C-e (`erc-toggle-ctcp-autoresponse')
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485 Toggle automatic CTCP replies (like VERSION and PING).
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487 @item C-c C-f (`erc-toggle-flood-control')
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488 Toggle use of flood control on sent messages.
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490 @item C-c TAB (`erc-invite-only-mode')
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491 Turn on the invite only mode (+i) for the current channel.
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493 @item C-c C-j (`erc-join-channel')
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497 @item C-c C-k (`erc-go-to-log-matches-buffer')
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498 Interactively open an erc-log-matches buffer
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500 @item C-c C-l (`erc-save-buffer-in-logs')
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501 Append buffer contents to the log file, if logging is enabled.
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502
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503 @item C-c C-n (`erc-channel-names')
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504 Run "/names #channel" in the current channel.
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505
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506 @item C-c C-o (`erc-get-channel-mode-from-keypress')
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507 Read a key sequence and call the corresponding channel mode function.
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508 After doing @kbd{C-c C-o}, type in a channel mode letter.
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509
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510 @kbd{C-g} means quit.
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511 @kbd{RET} lets you type more than one mode at a time.
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512 If @kbd{l} is pressed, @code{erc-set-channel-limit} gets called.
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513 If @kbd{k} is pressed, @code{erc-set-channel-key} gets called.
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514 Anything else will be sent to `erc-toggle-channel-mode'.
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515
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516 @item C-c C-p (`erc-part-from-channel')
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517 Part from the current channel and prompt for a reason.
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518
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519 @item C-c C-q (`erc-quit-server')
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520 Disconnect from current server after prompting for reason.
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521
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522 @item C-c C-r (`erc-remove-text-properties-region')
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523 Clears the region (start,end) in object from all colors, etc.
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524
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525 @item C-c C-t (`erc-set-topic')
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526 Prompt for a topic for the current channel.
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527
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528 @item C-c C-u (`erc-kill-input')
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529 Kill current input line using `erc-bol' followed by `kill-line'.
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530
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531 @end table
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532
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533
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534 @node Modules, Advanced Usage, Keystroke Summary, Top
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535 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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536 @chapter Modules
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537 @cindex modules
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538
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539 One way to add functionality to ERC is to customize which of its many
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540 modules are loaded.
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541
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542 There is a spiffy customize interface, which may be reached by typing
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543 @kbd{M-x customize-option erc-modules RET}. Alternatively, set
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544 @code{erc-modules} manually and then call @code{erc-update-modules}.
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545
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546 The following is a list of available modules.
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547
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548 @table @code
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549
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550 @cindex modules, autoaway
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551 @item autoaway
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552 Set away status automatically
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553
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554 @cindex modules, autojoin
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555 @item autojoin
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556 Join channels automatically
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557
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558 @cindex modules, bbdb
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559 @item bbdb
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560 Integrate with the Big Brother Database
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561
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562 @cindex modules, button
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563 @item button
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564 Buttonize URLs, nicknames, and other text
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565
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566 @cindex modules, capab-identify
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567 @item capab-identify
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568 Mark unidentified users on freenode and other servers supporting CAPAB.
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569
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570 @cindex modules, completion
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571 @cindex modules, pcomplete
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572 @item completion (aka pcomplete)
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573 Complete nicknames and commands (programmable)
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574
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575 @cindex modules, fill
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576 @item fill
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577 Wrap long lines
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578
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579 @cindex modules, hecomplete
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580 @item hecomplete
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581 Complete nicknames and commands (old). This is the old module---you
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582 might prefer the ``completion'' module instead.
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583
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584 @cindex modules, identd
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585 @item identd
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586 Launch an identd server on port 8113
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587
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588 @cindex modules, irccontrols
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589 @item irccontrols
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590 Highlight or remove IRC control characters
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591
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592 @cindex modules, log
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593 @item log
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594 Save buffers in logs
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595
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596 @cindex modules, match
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597 @item match
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598 Highlight pals, fools, and other keywords
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599
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600 @cindex modules, menu
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601 @item menu
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602 Display a menu in ERC buffers
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603
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604 @cindex modules, netsplit
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605 @item netsplit
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606 Detect netsplits
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607
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608 @cindex modules, noncommands
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609 @item noncommands
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610 Don't display non-IRC commands after evaluation
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611
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612 @cindex modules, notify
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613 @item notify
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614 Notify when the online status of certain users changes
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615
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616 @cindex modules, page
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617 @item page
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618 Process CTCP PAGE requests from IRC
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619
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620 @cindex modules, readonly
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621 @item readonly
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622 Make displayed lines read-only
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623
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624 @cindex modules, replace
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625 @item replace
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626 Replace text in messages
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627
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628 @cindex modules, ring
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629 @item ring
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630 Enable an input history
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631
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632 @cindex modules, scrolltobottom
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633 @item scrolltobottom
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634 Scroll to the bottom of the buffer
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635
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636 @cindex modules, services
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637 @item services
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638 Identify to Nickserv (IRC Services) automatically
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639
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640 @cindex modules, smiley
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641 @item smiley
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642 Convert smileys to pretty icons
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643
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644 @cindex modules, sound
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645 @item sound
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646 Play sounds when you receive CTCP SOUND requests
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647
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648 @cindex modules, spelling
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649 @item spelling
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650 Check spelling of messages
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651
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652 @cindex modules, stamp
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653 @item stamp
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654 Add timestamps to messages
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655
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656 @cindex modules, track
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657 @item track
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658 Track channel activity in the mode-line
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659
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660 @cindex modules, truncate
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661 @item truncate
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662 Truncate buffers to a certain size
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663
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664 @cindex modules, unmorse
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665 @item unmorse
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666 Translate morse code in messages
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667
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668 @end table
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669
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670 @c PRE5_3: Document every option of every module in its own subnode
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671
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672
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673 @node Advanced Usage, Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, Modules, Top
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674 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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675 @chapter Advanced Usage
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676 @cindex advanced topics
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677
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678 @menu
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679 * Connecting:: Ways of connecting to an IRC server.
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680 * Sample Configuration:: An example configuration file.
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681 * Options:: Options that are available for ERC.
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682 @end menu
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683
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684 @node Connecting, Sample Configuration, Advanced Usage, Advanced Usage
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685 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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686 @section Connecting to an IRC Server
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687 @cindex connecting
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688
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689 The easiest way to connect to an IRC server is to call @kbd{M-x erc}.
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690 If you want to assign this function to a keystroke, the following will
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691 help you figure out its parameters.
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692
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693 @defun erc
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694 Select connection parameters and run ERC.
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695 Non-interactively, it takes the following keyword arguments.
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696
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697 @itemize @bullet
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698 @item @var{server}
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699 @item @var{port}
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700 @item @var{nick}
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701 @item @var{password}
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702 @item @var{full-name}
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703 @end itemize
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704
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705 That is, if called with the following arguments, @var{server} and
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706 @var{full-name} will be set to those values, whereas
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707 @code{erc-compute-port}, @code{erc-compute-nick} and
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708 @code{erc-compute-full-name} will be invoked for the values of the other
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709 parameters.
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710
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711 @example
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712 (erc :server "irc.freenode.net" :full-name "Harry S Truman")
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713 @end example
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714 @end defun
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715
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716 @subheading Server
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717
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718 @defun erc-compute-server &optional server
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719 Return an IRC server name.
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720
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721 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a non-nil
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722 value is found.
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723
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724 @itemize @bullet
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725 @item @var{server} (the argument passed to this function)
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726 @item The @code{erc-server} option
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727 @item The value of the IRCSERVER environment variable
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728 @item The @code{erc-default-server} variable
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729 @end itemize
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730
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731 @end defun
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732
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733 @defopt erc-server nil
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734 IRC server to use if one is not provided.
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735 @end defopt
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736
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737 @subheading Port
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738
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739 @defun erc-compute-port &optional port
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740 Return a port for an IRC server.
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741
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742 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a non-nil
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743 value is found.
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744
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745 @itemize @bullet
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746 @item @var{port} (the argument passed to this function)
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747 @item The @code{erc-port} option
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748 @item The @code{erc-default-port} variable
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749 @end itemize
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750
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751 @end defun
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752
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753 @defopt erc-port
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754 IRC port to use if not specified.
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755
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756 This can be either a string or a number.
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757 @end defopt
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758
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759 @subheading Nick
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760
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761 @defun erc-compute-nick &optional nick
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762 Return user's IRC nick.
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763
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764 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a
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765 non-nil value is found.
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766
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767 @itemize
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768 @item @var{nick} (the argument passed to this function)
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769 @item The @code{erc-nick} option
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770 @item The value of the IRCNICK environment variable
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771 @item The result from the @code{user-login-name} function
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772 @end itemize
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773
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774 @end defun
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775
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776 @defopt erc-nick
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777 Nickname to use if one is not provided.
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778
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779 This can be either a string, or a list of strings.
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780 In the latter case, if the first nick in the list is already in use,
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781 other nicks are tried in the list order.
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782 @end defopt
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783
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784 @defopt erc-nick-uniquifier
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785 The string to append to the nick if it is already in use.
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786 @end defopt
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787
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788 @defopt erc-try-new-nick-p
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789 If the nickname you chose isn't available, and this option is non-nil,
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790 ERC should automatically attempt to connect with another nickname.
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791
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792 You can manually set another nickname with the /NICK command.
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793 @end defopt
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794
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795 @subheading Full name
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796
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797 @defun erc-compute-full-name &optional full-name
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798 Return user's full name.
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799
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800 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a
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801 non-nil value is found.
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802
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803 @itemize @bullet
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804 @item @var{full-name} (the argument passed to this function)
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805 @item The @code{erc-user-full-name} option
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806 @item The value of the IRCNAME environment variable
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807 @item The result from the @code{user-full-name} function
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808 @end itemize
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809
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810 @end defun
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811
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812 @defopt erc-user-full-name
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813 User full name.
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814
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815 This can be either a string or a function to call.
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816 @end defopt
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817
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818 @node Sample Configuration, Options, Connecting, Advanced Usage
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819 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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820 @section Sample Configuration
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821 @cindex configuration, sample
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822
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823 Here is an example of configuration settings for ERC. This can go into
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824 your Emacs configuration file. Everything after the @code{(require
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825 'erc)} command can optionally go into @file{~/.emacs.d/.ercrc.el}.
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826
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827 @lisp
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828 ;;; Sample ERC configuration
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829
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830 ;; Add the ERC directory to load path -- you don't need this if you are
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831 ;; using the version of ERC that comes with Emacs
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832 (add-to-list 'load-path "~/elisp/erc")
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833
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834 ;; Load ERC
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835 (require 'erc)
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836
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837 ;; Load authentication info from an external source. Put sensitive
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838 ;; passwords and the like in here.
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839 (load "~/.emacs.d/.erc-auth")
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840
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841 ;; This is an example of how to make a new command. Type "/uptime" to
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842 ;; use it.
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844 "Display the uptime of the system, as well as some load-related
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845 stuff, to the current ERC buffer."
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846 (let ((uname-output
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848 ", load average: " "] @{Load average@} ["
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849 ;; Collapse spaces, remove
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850 (replace-regexp-in-string
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851 " +" " "
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852 ;; Remove beginning and trailing whitespace
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853 (replace-regexp-in-string
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854 "^ +\\|[ \n]+$" ""
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855 (shell-command-to-string "uptime"))))))
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856 (erc-send-message
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857 (concat "@{Uptime@} [" uname-output "]"))))
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858
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859 ;; This causes ERC to connect to the Freenode network upon hitting
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860 ;; C-c e f. Replace MYNICK with your IRC nick.
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861 (global-set-key "\C-cef" (lambda () (interactive)
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863 :nick "MYNICK")))
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864
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865 ;; This causes ERC to connect to the IRC server on your own machine (if
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866 ;; you have one) upon hitting C-c e b. Replace MYNICK with your IRC
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869 ;; people on those networks.
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870 (global-set-key "\C-ceb" (lambda () (interactive)
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871 (erc :server "localhost" :port "6667"
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872 :nick "MYNICK")))
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874 ;; Make C-c RET (or C-c C-RET) send messages instead of RET. This has
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875 ;; been commented out to avoid confusing new users.
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876 ;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "RET") nil)
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877 ;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "C-c RET") 'erc-send-current-line)
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879
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880 ;;; Options
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881
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882 ;; Join the #emacs and #erc channels whenever connecting to Freenode.
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883 (setq erc-autojoin-channels-alist '(("freenode.net" "#emacs" "#erc")))
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885 ;; Interpret mIRC-style color commands in IRC chats
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886 (setq erc-interpret-mirc-color t)
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887
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888 ;; The following are commented out by default, but users of other
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889 ;; non-Emacs IRC clients might find them useful.
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890 ;; Kill buffers for channels after /part
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891 ;; (setq erc-kill-buffer-on-part t)
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892 ;; Kill buffers for private queries after quitting the server
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893 ;; (setq erc-kill-queries-on-quit t)
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894 ;; Kill buffers for server messages after quitting the server
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895 ;; (setq erc-kill-server-buffer-on-quit t)
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896 @end lisp
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897
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898 @node Options, , Sample Configuration, Advanced Usage
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899 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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900 @section Options
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901 @cindex options
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905
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907 check out the available options for ERC is to do
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908 @kbd{M-x customize-group erc RET}.
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909
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911 @node Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, History, Advanced Usage, Top
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912 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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913 @chapter Getting Help and Reporting Bugs
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914 @cindex help, getting
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915 @cindex bugs, reporting
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916
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917 After you have read this guide, if you still have questions about ERC,
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919
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920 @itemize @bullet
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921
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922 @item
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923 @uref{http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/ERC} is the
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924 emacswiki.org page for ERC. Anyone may add tips, hints, or bug
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925 descriptions to it.
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926
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927 @item
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928 There are several mailing lists for ERC. To subscribe, visit
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929 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=erc}.
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930
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931 The mailing lists are also available on Gmane.
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932 (@url{http://gmane.org/}). Gmane provides additional methods for
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933 accessing the mailing lists, adding content to them, and searching them.
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934
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935 @enumerate
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936 @item gmane.emacs.erc.announce: Announcements
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938 @item gmane.emacs.erc.discuss: General discussion
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939
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940 @item gmane.emacs.erc.cvs: Log messages for changes to the ERC source code
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941
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942 @end enumerate
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943
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944 @item
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945 You can visit the IRC Freenode channel @samp{#emacs}. Many of the
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946 contributors are frequently around and willing to answer your
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947 questions.
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948
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949 @end itemize
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952 @node History, Copying, Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, Top
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953 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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954 @chapter History
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955 @cindex history, of ERC
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956
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957 ERC was originally written by Alexander L. Belikoff
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958 @email{abel@@bfr.co.il} and Sergey Berezin
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959 @email{sergey.berezin@@cs.cmu.edu}. They stopped development around
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960 December 1999. Their last released version was ERC 2.0.
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961
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962 P.S.: If one of the original developers of ERC reads this, we'd like to
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963 receive additional information for this file and hear comments in
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964 general.
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965
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966 @itemize
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967 @item 2001
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968
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969 In June 2001, Mario Lang @email{mlang@@delysid.org} and Alex Schroeder
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970 @email{alex@@gnu.org} took over development and created a ERC Project at
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971 @uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/erc}.
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972
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973 In reaction to a mail about the new ERC development effort, Sergey
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974 Berezin said, ``First of all, I'm glad that my version of ERC is being
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975 used out there. The thing is, I do not have free time and enough
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976 incentive anymore to work on ERC, so I would be happy if you guys take
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977 over the project entirely.''
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978
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979 So we happily hacked away on ERC, and soon after (September 2001)
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980 released the next "stable" version, 2.1.
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982 Most of the development of the new ERC happened on #emacs on
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983 irc.openprojects.net. Over time, many people contributed code, ideas,
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984 bugfixes, and a lot of alpha/beta/gamma testing.
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985
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986 See the @file{CREDITS} file for a list of contributors.
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987
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988 @item 2003
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989
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990 ERC 3.0 was released.
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991
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992 @item 2004
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993
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994 ERC 4.0 was released.
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995
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997
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998 ERC 5.0 was released. Michael Olson @email{mwolson@@gnu.org} became
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999 the release manager and eventually the maintainer.
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1000
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1004 @item 2006
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1006 ERC 5.1 was released. It was subsequently included in Emacs 22.
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1008 ERC became an official GNU project, and development moved to
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1009 @uref{http://sv.gnu.org/projects/erc}. We switched to using GNU Arch as
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1010 our revision control system. Our mailing list address changed as well.
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1012 @end itemize
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1014 @node Copying, GNU Free Documentation License, History, Top
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1015 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1016 @include gpl.texi
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1018 @node GNU Free Documentation License, Concept Index, Copying, Top
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1020 @include doclicense.texi
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1022 @node Concept Index, , GNU Free Documentation License, Top
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1023 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1024 @unnumbered Index
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1026 @printindex cp
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1028 @bye
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1030 @ignore
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1031 arch-tag: cf9cfaff-fc12-4297-ad15-ec2493002b1e
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1032 @end ignore