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84293 | 4 @settitle ERC Manual |
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6 | |
7 @dircategory Emacs | |
8 @direntry | |
9 * ERC: (erc). Powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs. | |
10 @end direntry | |
11 | |
12 @syncodeindex fn cp | |
13 | |
14 @copying | |
15 This manual is for ERC version 5.2. | |
16 | |
17 Copyright @copyright{} 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | |
18 | |
19 @quotation | |
20 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document | |
21 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or | |
22 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no | |
23 Invariant Sections, Front-Cover texts, or Back-Cover Texts. A copy of | |
24 the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free | |
25 Documentation License'' in the Emacs manual. | |
26 | |
27 This document is part of a collection distributed under the GNU Free | |
28 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document | |
29 separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the | |
30 license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license. | |
31 | |
32 All Emacs Lisp code contained in this document may be used, distributed, | |
33 and modified without restriction. | |
34 @end quotation | |
35 @end copying | |
36 | |
37 @titlepage | |
38 @title ERC manual | |
39 @subtitle a full-featured IRC client | |
40 @subtitle for GNU Emacs and XEmacs | |
41 | |
42 @c The following two commands | |
43 @c start the copyright page. | |
44 @page | |
45 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll | |
46 @insertcopying | |
47 @end titlepage | |
48 | |
49 @c So the toc is printed at the start | |
50 @contents | |
51 | |
52 @ifnottex | |
53 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir) | |
54 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
55 @top ERC | |
56 | |
57 @insertcopying | |
58 @end ifnottex | |
59 | |
60 @menu | |
61 * Introduction:: What is ERC? | |
62 * Obtaining ERC:: How to get ERC releases and development | |
63 versions. | |
64 * Installation:: Compiling and installing ERC. | |
65 * Getting Started:: Quick Start guide to using ERC. | |
66 * Keystroke Summary:: Keystrokes used in ERC buffers. | |
67 * Modules:: Available modules for ERC. | |
68 * Advanced Usage:: Cool ways of using ERC. | |
69 * Getting Help and Reporting Bugs:: | |
70 * History:: The history of ERC. | |
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84293 | 75 * GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation. |
76 * Concept Index:: Search for terms. | |
77 | |
78 @detailmenu | |
79 --- The Detailed Node Listing --- | |
80 | |
81 Obtaining ERC | |
82 | |
83 * Releases:: Released versions of ERC. | |
84 * Development:: Latest unreleased development changes. | |
85 | |
86 Getting Started | |
87 | |
88 * Sample Session:: Example of connecting to the #emacs channel | |
89 * Special Features:: Differences from standalone IRC clients | |
90 | |
91 Advanced Usage | |
92 | |
93 * Connecting:: Ways of connecting to an IRC server. | |
94 * Sample Configuration:: An example configuration file. | |
95 * Options:: Options that are available for ERC. | |
96 | |
97 @end detailmenu | |
98 @end menu | |
99 | |
100 @node Introduction, Obtaining ERC, Top, Top | |
101 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
102 @chapter Introduction | |
103 | |
104 ERC is a powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs. | |
105 | |
106 It comes with the following capabilities enabled by default. | |
107 | |
108 @itemize @bullet | |
109 @item Flood control | |
110 @item Timestamps | |
111 @item Join channels automatically | |
112 @item Buttonize URLs, nicknames, and other text | |
113 @item Wrap long lines | |
114 @item Highlight or remove IRC control characters | |
115 @item Highlight pals, fools, and other keywords | |
116 @item Detect netsplits | |
117 @item Complete nicknames and commands in a programmable fashion | |
118 @item Make displayed lines read-only | |
119 @item Input history | |
120 @item Track channel activity in the mode-line | |
121 | |
122 @end itemize | |
123 | |
124 @node Obtaining ERC, Installation, Introduction, Top | |
125 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
126 @chapter Obtaining ERC | |
127 | |
128 @menu | |
129 * Releases:: Released versions of ERC. | |
130 * Development:: Latest unreleased development changes. | |
131 @end menu | |
132 | |
133 Note that some ERC files are not included with Emacs due to copyright or | |
134 dependency issues. If desired, they may be found at the following | |
135 locations, or from your local GNU mirror. | |
136 | |
137 @itemize @bullet | |
138 @item @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2-extras.tar.gz} | |
139 @item @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2-extras.zip} | |
140 @end itemize | |
141 | |
142 The rest of this chapter may be skipped if you are using the version of | |
143 ERC that comes with Emacs. | |
144 | |
145 @node Releases, Development, Obtaining ERC, Obtaining ERC | |
146 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
147 @section Releases | |
148 | |
149 Choose to install a release if you want to minimize risk. | |
150 | |
151 Errors are corrected in development first. User-visible changes will be | |
152 announced on the @email{erc-discuss@@gnu.org} mailing list. | |
153 @pxref{Getting Help and Reporting Bugs}. | |
154 | |
155 @cindex releases, Debian package | |
156 @cindex Debian package for ERC | |
157 Debian users can get ERC via apt-get. The @file{erc} package is | |
158 available in the official Debian repository. | |
159 | |
160 @cindex releases, from source | |
161 Alternatively, you can download the latest release from | |
162 @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc}, or your local GNU mirror. | |
163 | |
164 @node Development, , Releases, Obtaining ERC | |
165 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
166 @section Development | |
167 @cindex development | |
168 | |
169 Choose the development version if you want to live on the bleeding edge | |
170 of ERC development or try out new features before release. | |
171 | |
172 @subheading GNU Arch | |
173 | |
174 ERC is developed using GNU Arch. Downloading ERC with Arch and staying | |
175 up-to-date involves the following steps. | |
176 | |
177 @enumerate | |
178 @cindex GNU Arch, installing | |
179 @item Install arch | |
180 | |
181 @itemize @bullet | |
182 @item Debian: @kbd{apt-get install tla}. | |
183 @item Other distributions: see @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-arch/}. | |
184 @end itemize | |
185 | |
186 @cindex GNU Arch, downloading ERC | |
187 @item Register the archive. | |
188 @example | |
189 tla register-archive -f http://arch.sv.gnu.org/archives/erc/erc | |
190 @end example | |
191 | |
192 @item Download the ERC source code. | |
193 @example | |
194 # Download ERC into the @file{erc} directory. | |
195 tla get erc@@sv.gnu.org/erc--main--0 erc | |
196 @end example | |
197 | |
198 @item List upstream changes that are missing from your local copy. | |
199 Do this whenever you want to see whether new changes have been committed | |
200 to ERC. | |
201 | |
202 @example | |
203 # Change to the source directory you are interested in. | |
204 cd erc/ | |
205 | |
206 # Display the summary of changes | |
207 tla missing --summary | |
208 @end example | |
209 | |
210 @cindex GNU Arch, updating ERC | |
211 @item Update to the latest version by replaying missing changes. | |
212 @example | |
213 cd erc | |
214 tla update | |
215 @end example | |
216 | |
217 @end enumerate | |
218 | |
219 If you are new to Arch and want to learn more about developing ERC with | |
220 it, visit @uref{http://emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/ErcDevelopment} for | |
221 full instructions. | |
222 | |
223 @subheading Development snapshots | |
224 | |
225 @cindex development snapshot | |
226 Alternatively, the latest development snapshot may be downloaded in both | |
227 ``.tar.gz'' and ``.zip'' forms. | |
228 | |
229 @itemize @bullet | |
230 @item @uref{http://www.mwolson.org/static/dist/erc-latest.tar.gz} | |
231 @item @uref{http://www.mwolson.org/static/dist/erc-latest.zip} | |
232 @end itemize | |
233 | |
234 | |
235 @node Installation, Getting Started, Obtaining ERC, Top | |
236 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
237 @chapter Installation | |
238 | |
239 ERC may be compiled and installed on your machine. | |
240 | |
241 This section may be skipped if you are using the version of ERC that | |
242 comes with Emacs. | |
243 | |
244 @subsubheading Compilation | |
245 | |
246 This is an optional step, since Emacs Lisp source code does not | |
247 necessarily have to be byte-compiled. It will yield a speed increase, | |
248 though. | |
249 | |
250 A working copy of Emacs or XEmacs is needed in order to compile ERC. By | |
251 default, the program that is installed with the name @command{emacs} | |
252 will be used. | |
253 | |
254 If you want to use the @command{xemacs} binary to perform the | |
255 compilation, you would need to edit @file{Makefile} in the top-level | |
256 directory as follows. You can put either a full path to an Emacs or | |
257 XEmacs binary or just the command name, as long as it is in the | |
258 @env{PATH}. | |
259 | |
260 @example | |
261 EMACS = xemacs | |
262 SITEFLAG = -no-site-file | |
263 @end example | |
264 | |
265 Running @code{make} should compile the ERC source files in the | |
266 @file{lisp} directory. | |
267 | |
268 @subsubheading Installation | |
269 | |
270 ERC may be installed into your file hierarchy by doing the following. | |
271 | |
272 Edit the @file{Makefile} file so that @env{ELISPDIR} points to where you | |
273 want the source and compiled ERC files to be installed and | |
274 @env{INFODIR} indicates where to put the ERC manual. Of course, you | |
275 will want to edit @env{EMACS} and @env{SITEFLAG} as shown in the | |
276 Compilation section if you are using XEmacs. | |
277 | |
278 If you are installing ERC on a Debian system, you might want to change | |
279 the value of @env{INSTALLINFO} as specified in @file{Makefile}. | |
280 | |
281 Run @code{make} as a normal user. | |
282 | |
283 Run @code{make install} as the root user if you have chosen installation | |
284 locations that require this. | |
285 | |
286 | |
287 @node Getting Started, Keystroke Summary, Installation, Top | |
288 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
289 @chapter Getting Started | |
290 @cindex settings | |
291 | |
292 To use ERC, add the directory containing its files to your | |
293 @code{load-path} variable, in your @file{.emacs} file. Then, load ERC | |
294 itself. An example follows. | |
295 | |
296 @lisp | |
297 (require 'erc) | |
298 @end lisp | |
299 | |
300 Once ERC is loaded, the command @kbd{M-x erc} will start ERC and | |
301 prompt for the server to connect to. | |
302 | |
303 If you want to place ERC settings in their own file, you can place them | |
304 in @file{~/.emacs.d/.ercrc.el}, creating it if necessary. | |
305 | |
306 If you would rather use the Customize interface to change how ERC works, | |
307 do @kbd{M-x customize-group RET erc RET}. In particular, ERC comes with | |
308 lots of modules that may be enabled or disabled; to select which ones | |
309 you want, do @kbd{M-x customize-variable RET erc-modules RET}. | |
310 | |
311 @menu | |
312 * Sample Session:: Example of connecting to the #emacs channel | |
313 * Special Features:: Differences from standalone IRC clients | |
314 @end menu | |
315 | |
316 @node Sample Session, Special Features, Getting Started, Getting Started | |
317 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
318 @section Sample Session | |
319 | |
320 This is an example ERC session which shows how to connect to the #emacs | |
321 channel on Freenode. Another IRC channel on Freenode that may be of | |
322 interest is #erc, which is a channel where ERC users and developers hang | |
323 out. | |
324 | |
325 @itemize @bullet | |
326 | |
327 @item Connect to Freenode | |
328 | |
329 Run @kbd{M-x erc}. Use ``irc.freenode.net'' as the IRC server, ``6667'' | |
330 as the port, and choose a nickname. | |
331 | |
332 @item Get used to the interface | |
333 | |
334 Switch to the ``irc.freenode.net:6667'' buffer, if you're not already | |
335 there. You will see first some messages about checking for ident, and | |
336 then a bunch of other messages that describe the current IRC server. | |
337 | |
338 @item Join the #emacs channel | |
339 | |
340 In that buffer, type ``/join SPC #emacs'' and hit @kbd{RET}. Depending | |
341 on how you've set up ERC, either a new buffer for ``#emacs'' will be | |
342 displayed, or a new buffer called ``#emacs'' will be created in the | |
343 background. If the latter, switch to the ``#emacs'' buffer. You will | |
344 see the channel topic and a list of the people who are currently on the | |
345 channel. | |
346 | |
347 @item Register your nickname with Freenode | |
348 | |
349 If you would like to be able to talk with people privately on the | |
350 Freenode network, you will have to ``register'' your nickname. To do | |
351 so, switch to the ``irc.freenode.net:6667'' buffer and type ``/msg | |
352 NickServ register <password>'', replacing ``<password>'' with your | |
353 desired password. It should tell you that the operation was successful. | |
354 | |
355 @item Talk to people in the channel | |
356 | |
357 If you switch back to the ``#emacs'' buffer, you can type a message, and | |
358 everyone on the channel will see it. | |
359 | |
360 @item Open a query buffer to talk to someone | |
361 | |
362 If you want to talk with someone in private (this should usually not be | |
363 done for technical help, only for personal questions), type ``/query | |
364 <nick>'', replacing ``<nick>'' with the nickname of the person you would | |
365 like to talk to. Depending on how ERC is set up, you will either see a | |
366 new buffer with the name of the person, or such a buffer will be created | |
367 in the background and you will have to switch to it. Begin typing | |
368 messages, and you will be able to have a conversation. | |
369 | |
370 Note that if the other person is not registered, you will not be able to | |
371 talk with them. | |
372 | |
373 @end itemize | |
374 | |
375 @node Special Features, , Sample Session, Getting Started | |
376 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
377 @section Special Features | |
378 | |
379 ERC has some features that distinguish it from some IRC clients. | |
380 | |
381 @itemize @bullet | |
382 | |
383 @item multiple channels and multiple servers | |
384 | |
385 Every channel is put in a separate buffer. Several IRC servers may be | |
386 connected to at the same time. | |
387 | |
388 @cindex query buffers | |
389 @item private message separation | |
390 | |
391 Private conversations are treated as channels, and are put into separate | |
392 buffers in Emacs. We call these ``query buffers''. | |
393 | |
394 @item highlighting | |
395 | |
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398 | |
399 @item notification | |
400 | |
401 ERC can notify you that certain users are online. | |
402 | |
403 @item channel tracking | |
404 | |
405 Channels can be hidden and conversation continue in the background. You | |
406 are notified when something is said in such a channel that is not | |
407 currently visible. This makes it easy to get Real Work done while still | |
408 maintaining an IRC presence. | |
409 | |
410 @item nick completion | |
411 | |
412 ERC can complete words upon hitting @kbd{TAB}, which eases the writing | |
413 of nicknames in messages. | |
414 | |
415 @cindex history ring | |
416 @item history | |
417 | |
418 Past actions are kept in history rings for future use. To navigate a | |
419 history ring, hit @kbd{M-p} to go backwards and @kbd{M-n} to go | |
420 forwards. | |
421 | |
422 @item multiple languages | |
423 | |
424 Different channels and servers may have different language encodings. | |
425 | |
426 In addition, it is possible to translate the messages that ERC uses into | |
427 multiple languages. Please contact the developers of ERC at | |
428 @email{erc-discuss@@gnu.org} if you are interested in helping with the | |
429 translation effort. | |
430 | |
431 @item user scripting | |
432 | |
433 Users can load scripts (e.g. auto greeting scripts) when ERC starts up. | |
434 | |
435 It is also possible to make custom IRC commands, if you know a little | |
436 Emacs Lisp. Just make an Emacs Lisp function and call it | |
437 @code{erc-cmd-NEWCOMMAND}, where @code{NEWCOMMAND} is the name of the | |
438 new command in capital letters. | |
439 | |
440 @item auto reconnect | |
441 | |
442 If the connection goes away at some point, ERC will try to reconnect | |
443 automatically. If it fails to reconnect, and you want to try to | |
444 manually reestablish the connection at some later point, switch to an | |
445 ERC buffer and run the @code{/RECONNECT} command. | |
446 | |
447 @end itemize | |
448 | |
449 | |
450 @node Keystroke Summary, Modules, Getting Started, Top | |
451 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
452 @chapter Keys Used in ERC | |
453 @cindex keystrokes | |
454 | |
455 This is a summary of keystrokes available in every ERC buffer. | |
456 | |
457 @table @kbd | |
458 | |
459 @item C-a or <home> (`erc-bol') | |
460 Go to beginning of line or end of prompt. | |
461 | |
462 @item RET (`erc-send-current-line') | |
463 Send the current line | |
464 | |
465 @item TAB (`erc-complete-word') | |
466 If at prompt, complete the current word. | |
467 Otherwise, move to the next link or button. | |
468 | |
469 @item M-TAB (`ispell-complete-word') | |
470 Complete the given word, using ispell. | |
471 | |
472 @item C-c C-a (`erc-bol') | |
473 Go to beginning of line or end of prompt. | |
474 | |
475 @item C-c C-b (`erc-iswitchb') | |
476 Use `iswitchb-read-buffer' to prompt for a ERC buffer to switch to. | |
477 | |
478 @item C-c C-c (`erc-toggle-interpret-controls') | |
479 Toggle interpretation of control sequences in messages. | |
480 | |
481 @item C-c C-d (`erc-input-action') | |
482 Interactively input a user action and send it to IRC. | |
483 | |
484 @item C-c C-e (`erc-toggle-ctcp-autoresponse') | |
485 Toggle automatic CTCP replies (like VERSION and PING). | |
486 | |
487 @item C-c C-f (`erc-toggle-flood-control') | |
488 Toggle use of flood control on sent messages. | |
489 | |
490 @item C-c TAB (`erc-invite-only-mode') | |
491 Turn on the invite only mode (+i) for the current channel. | |
492 | |
493 @item C-c C-j (`erc-join-channel') | |
494 Join channel. If point is at the beginning of a channel name, use that | |
495 as default. | |
496 | |
497 @item C-c C-k (`erc-go-to-log-matches-buffer') | |
498 Interactively open an erc-log-matches buffer | |
499 | |
500 @item C-c C-l (`erc-save-buffer-in-logs') | |
501 Append buffer contents to the log file, if logging is enabled. | |
502 | |
503 @item C-c C-n (`erc-channel-names') | |
504 Run "/names #channel" in the current channel. | |
505 | |
506 @item C-c C-o (`erc-get-channel-mode-from-keypress') | |
507 Read a key sequence and call the corresponding channel mode function. | |
508 After doing @kbd{C-c C-o}, type in a channel mode letter. | |
509 | |
510 @kbd{C-g} means quit. | |
511 @kbd{RET} lets you type more than one mode at a time. | |
512 If @kbd{l} is pressed, @code{erc-set-channel-limit} gets called. | |
513 If @kbd{k} is pressed, @code{erc-set-channel-key} gets called. | |
514 Anything else will be sent to `erc-toggle-channel-mode'. | |
515 | |
516 @item C-c C-p (`erc-part-from-channel') | |
517 Part from the current channel and prompt for a reason. | |
518 | |
519 @item C-c C-q (`erc-quit-server') | |
520 Disconnect from current server after prompting for reason. | |
521 | |
522 @item C-c C-r (`erc-remove-text-properties-region') | |
523 Clears the region (start,end) in object from all colors, etc. | |
524 | |
525 @item C-c C-t (`erc-set-topic') | |
526 Prompt for a topic for the current channel. | |
527 | |
528 @item C-c C-u (`erc-kill-input') | |
529 Kill current input line using `erc-bol' followed by `kill-line'. | |
530 | |
531 @end table | |
532 | |
533 | |
534 @node Modules, Advanced Usage, Keystroke Summary, Top | |
535 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
536 @chapter Modules | |
537 @cindex modules | |
538 | |
539 One way to add functionality to ERC is to customize which of its many | |
540 modules are loaded. | |
541 | |
542 There is a spiffy customize interface, which may be reached by typing | |
543 @kbd{M-x customize-option erc-modules RET}. Alternatively, set | |
544 @code{erc-modules} manually and then call @code{erc-update-modules}. | |
545 | |
546 The following is a list of available modules. | |
547 | |
548 @table @code | |
549 | |
550 @cindex modules, autoaway | |
551 @item autoaway | |
552 Set away status automatically | |
553 | |
554 @cindex modules, autojoin | |
555 @item autojoin | |
556 Join channels automatically | |
557 | |
558 @cindex modules, bbdb | |
559 @item bbdb | |
560 Integrate with the Big Brother Database | |
561 | |
562 @cindex modules, button | |
563 @item button | |
564 Buttonize URLs, nicknames, and other text | |
565 | |
566 @cindex modules, capab-identify | |
567 @item capab-identify | |
568 Mark unidentified users on freenode and other servers supporting CAPAB. | |
569 | |
570 @cindex modules, completion | |
571 @cindex modules, pcomplete | |
572 @item completion (aka pcomplete) | |
573 Complete nicknames and commands (programmable) | |
574 | |
575 @cindex modules, fill | |
576 @item fill | |
577 Wrap long lines | |
578 | |
579 @cindex modules, hecomplete | |
580 @item hecomplete | |
581 Complete nicknames and commands (old). This is the old module---you | |
582 might prefer the ``completion'' module instead. | |
583 | |
584 @cindex modules, identd | |
585 @item identd | |
586 Launch an identd server on port 8113 | |
587 | |
588 @cindex modules, irccontrols | |
589 @item irccontrols | |
590 Highlight or remove IRC control characters | |
591 | |
592 @cindex modules, log | |
593 @item log | |
594 Save buffers in logs | |
595 | |
596 @cindex modules, match | |
597 @item match | |
598 Highlight pals, fools, and other keywords | |
599 | |
600 @cindex modules, menu | |
601 @item menu | |
602 Display a menu in ERC buffers | |
603 | |
604 @cindex modules, netsplit | |
605 @item netsplit | |
606 Detect netsplits | |
607 | |
608 @cindex modules, noncommands | |
609 @item noncommands | |
610 Don't display non-IRC commands after evaluation | |
611 | |
612 @cindex modules, notify | |
613 @item notify | |
614 Notify when the online status of certain users changes | |
615 | |
616 @cindex modules, page | |
617 @item page | |
618 Process CTCP PAGE requests from IRC | |
619 | |
620 @cindex modules, readonly | |
621 @item readonly | |
622 Make displayed lines read-only | |
623 | |
624 @cindex modules, replace | |
625 @item replace | |
626 Replace text in messages | |
627 | |
628 @cindex modules, ring | |
629 @item ring | |
630 Enable an input history | |
631 | |
632 @cindex modules, scrolltobottom | |
633 @item scrolltobottom | |
634 Scroll to the bottom of the buffer | |
635 | |
636 @cindex modules, services | |
637 @item services | |
638 Identify to Nickserv (IRC Services) automatically | |
639 | |
640 @cindex modules, smiley | |
641 @item smiley | |
642 Convert smileys to pretty icons | |
643 | |
644 @cindex modules, sound | |
645 @item sound | |
646 Play sounds when you receive CTCP SOUND requests | |
647 | |
648 @cindex modules, spelling | |
649 @item spelling | |
650 Check spelling of messages | |
651 | |
652 @cindex modules, stamp | |
653 @item stamp | |
654 Add timestamps to messages | |
655 | |
656 @cindex modules, track | |
657 @item track | |
658 Track channel activity in the mode-line | |
659 | |
660 @cindex modules, truncate | |
661 @item truncate | |
662 Truncate buffers to a certain size | |
663 | |
664 @cindex modules, unmorse | |
665 @item unmorse | |
666 Translate morse code in messages | |
667 | |
668 @end table | |
669 | |
670 @c PRE5_3: Document every option of every module in its own subnode | |
671 | |
672 | |
673 @node Advanced Usage, Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, Modules, Top | |
674 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
675 @chapter Advanced Usage | |
676 @cindex advanced topics | |
677 | |
678 @menu | |
679 * Connecting:: Ways of connecting to an IRC server. | |
680 * Sample Configuration:: An example configuration file. | |
681 * Options:: Options that are available for ERC. | |
682 @end menu | |
683 | |
684 @node Connecting, Sample Configuration, Advanced Usage, Advanced Usage | |
685 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
686 @section Connecting to an IRC Server | |
687 @cindex connecting | |
688 | |
689 The easiest way to connect to an IRC server is to call @kbd{M-x erc}. | |
690 If you want to assign this function to a keystroke, the following will | |
691 help you figure out its parameters. | |
692 | |
693 @defun erc | |
694 Select connection parameters and run ERC. | |
695 Non-interactively, it takes the following keyword arguments. | |
696 | |
697 @itemize @bullet | |
698 @item @var{server} | |
699 @item @var{port} | |
700 @item @var{nick} | |
701 @item @var{password} | |
702 @item @var{full-name} | |
703 @end itemize | |
704 | |
705 That is, if called with the following arguments, @var{server} and | |
706 @var{full-name} will be set to those values, whereas | |
707 @code{erc-compute-port}, @code{erc-compute-nick} and | |
708 @code{erc-compute-full-name} will be invoked for the values of the other | |
709 parameters. | |
710 | |
711 @example | |
712 (erc :server "irc.freenode.net" :full-name "Harry S Truman") | |
713 @end example | |
714 @end defun | |
715 | |
716 @subheading Server | |
717 | |
718 @defun erc-compute-server &optional server | |
719 Return an IRC server name. | |
720 | |
721 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a non-nil | |
722 value is found. | |
723 | |
724 @itemize @bullet | |
725 @item @var{server} (the argument passed to this function) | |
726 @item The @code{erc-server} option | |
727 @item The value of the IRCSERVER environment variable | |
728 @item The @code{erc-default-server} variable | |
729 @end itemize | |
730 | |
731 @end defun | |
732 | |
733 @defopt erc-server nil | |
734 IRC server to use if one is not provided. | |
735 @end defopt | |
736 | |
737 @subheading Port | |
738 | |
739 @defun erc-compute-port &optional port | |
740 Return a port for an IRC server. | |
741 | |
742 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a non-nil | |
743 value is found. | |
744 | |
745 @itemize @bullet | |
746 @item @var{port} (the argument passed to this function) | |
747 @item The @code{erc-port} option | |
748 @item The @code{erc-default-port} variable | |
749 @end itemize | |
750 | |
751 @end defun | |
752 | |
753 @defopt erc-port | |
754 IRC port to use if not specified. | |
755 | |
756 This can be either a string or a number. | |
757 @end defopt | |
758 | |
759 @subheading Nick | |
760 | |
761 @defun erc-compute-nick &optional nick | |
762 Return user's IRC nick. | |
763 | |
764 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a | |
765 non-nil value is found. | |
766 | |
767 @itemize | |
768 @item @var{nick} (the argument passed to this function) | |
769 @item The @code{erc-nick} option | |
770 @item The value of the IRCNICK environment variable | |
771 @item The result from the @code{user-login-name} function | |
772 @end itemize | |
773 | |
774 @end defun | |
775 | |
776 @defopt erc-nick | |
777 Nickname to use if one is not provided. | |
778 | |
779 This can be either a string, or a list of strings. | |
780 In the latter case, if the first nick in the list is already in use, | |
781 other nicks are tried in the list order. | |
782 @end defopt | |
783 | |
784 @defopt erc-nick-uniquifier | |
785 The string to append to the nick if it is already in use. | |
786 @end defopt | |
787 | |
788 @defopt erc-try-new-nick-p | |
789 If the nickname you chose isn't available, and this option is non-nil, | |
790 ERC should automatically attempt to connect with another nickname. | |
791 | |
792 You can manually set another nickname with the /NICK command. | |
793 @end defopt | |
794 | |
795 @subheading Full name | |
796 | |
797 @defun erc-compute-full-name &optional full-name | |
798 Return user's full name. | |
799 | |
800 This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a | |
801 non-nil value is found. | |
802 | |
803 @itemize @bullet | |
804 @item @var{full-name} (the argument passed to this function) | |
805 @item The @code{erc-user-full-name} option | |
806 @item The value of the IRCNAME environment variable | |
807 @item The result from the @code{user-full-name} function | |
808 @end itemize | |
809 | |
810 @end defun | |
811 | |
812 @defopt erc-user-full-name | |
813 User full name. | |
814 | |
815 This can be either a string or a function to call. | |
816 @end defopt | |
817 | |
818 @node Sample Configuration, Options, Connecting, Advanced Usage | |
819 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
820 @section Sample Configuration | |
821 @cindex configuration, sample | |
822 | |
823 Here is an example of configuration settings for ERC. This can go into | |
824 your Emacs configuration file. Everything after the @code{(require | |
825 'erc)} command can optionally go into @file{~/.emacs.d/.ercrc.el}. | |
826 | |
827 @lisp | |
828 ;;; Sample ERC configuration | |
829 | |
830 ;; Add the ERC directory to load path -- you don't need this if you are | |
831 ;; using the version of ERC that comes with Emacs | |
832 (add-to-list 'load-path "~/elisp/erc") | |
833 | |
834 ;; Load ERC | |
835 (require 'erc) | |
836 | |
837 ;; Load authentication info from an external source. Put sensitive | |
838 ;; passwords and the like in here. | |
839 (load "~/.emacs.d/.erc-auth") | |
840 | |
841 ;; This is an example of how to make a new command. Type "/uptime" to | |
842 ;; use it. | |
843 (defun erc-cmd-UPTIME (&rest ignore) | |
844 "Display the uptime of the system, as well as some load-related | |
845 stuff, to the current ERC buffer." | |
846 (let ((uname-output | |
847 (replace-regexp-in-string | |
848 ", load average: " "] @{Load average@} [" | |
849 ;; Collapse spaces, remove | |
850 (replace-regexp-in-string | |
851 " +" " " | |
852 ;; Remove beginning and trailing whitespace | |
853 (replace-regexp-in-string | |
854 "^ +\\|[ \n]+$" "" | |
855 (shell-command-to-string "uptime")))))) | |
856 (erc-send-message | |
857 (concat "@{Uptime@} [" uname-output "]")))) | |
858 | |
859 ;; This causes ERC to connect to the Freenode network upon hitting | |
860 ;; C-c e f. Replace MYNICK with your IRC nick. | |
861 (global-set-key "\C-cef" (lambda () (interactive) | |
862 (erc :server "irc.freenode.net" :port "6667" | |
863 :nick "MYNICK"))) | |
864 | |
865 ;; This causes ERC to connect to the IRC server on your own machine (if | |
866 ;; you have one) upon hitting C-c e b. Replace MYNICK with your IRC | |
867 ;; nick. Often, people like to run bitlbee (http://bitlbee.org/) as an | |
868 ;; AIM/Jabber/MSN to IRC gateway, so that they can use ERC to chat with | |
869 ;; people on those networks. | |
870 (global-set-key "\C-ceb" (lambda () (interactive) | |
871 (erc :server "localhost" :port "6667" | |
872 :nick "MYNICK"))) | |
873 | |
874 ;; Make C-c RET (or C-c C-RET) send messages instead of RET. This has | |
875 ;; been commented out to avoid confusing new users. | |
876 ;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "RET") nil) | |
877 ;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "C-c RET") 'erc-send-current-line) | |
878 ;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-RET") 'erc-send-current-line) | |
879 | |
880 ;;; Options | |
881 | |
882 ;; Join the #emacs and #erc channels whenever connecting to Freenode. | |
883 (setq erc-autojoin-channels-alist '(("freenode.net" "#emacs" "#erc"))) | |
884 | |
885 ;; Interpret mIRC-style color commands in IRC chats | |
886 (setq erc-interpret-mirc-color t) | |
887 | |
888 ;; The following are commented out by default, but users of other | |
889 ;; non-Emacs IRC clients might find them useful. | |
890 ;; Kill buffers for channels after /part | |
891 ;; (setq erc-kill-buffer-on-part t) | |
892 ;; Kill buffers for private queries after quitting the server | |
893 ;; (setq erc-kill-queries-on-quit t) | |
894 ;; Kill buffers for server messages after quitting the server | |
895 ;; (setq erc-kill-server-buffer-on-quit t) | |
896 @end lisp | |
897 | |
898 @node Options, , Sample Configuration, Advanced Usage | |
899 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
900 @section Options | |
901 @cindex options | |
902 | |
903 @c PRE5_3: (Node) Document every ERC option (module options go in | |
904 @c previous chapter) | |
905 | |
906 This section has not yet been written. For now, the easiest way to | |
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909 | |
910 | |
911 @node Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, History, Advanced Usage, Top | |
912 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
913 @chapter Getting Help and Reporting Bugs | |
914 @cindex help, getting | |
915 @cindex bugs, reporting | |
916 | |
917 After you have read this guide, if you still have questions about ERC, | |
918 or if you have bugs to report, there are several places you can go. | |
919 | |
920 @itemize @bullet | |
921 | |
922 @item | |
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84293 | 924 emacswiki.org page for ERC. Anyone may add tips, hints, or bug |
925 descriptions to it. | |
926 | |
927 @item | |
928 There are several mailing lists for ERC. To subscribe, visit | |
929 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=erc}. | |
930 | |
931 The mailing lists are also available on Gmane. | |
932 (@url{http://gmane.org/}). Gmane provides additional methods for | |
933 accessing the mailing lists, adding content to them, and searching them. | |
934 | |
935 @enumerate | |
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942 @end enumerate | |
943 | |
944 @item | |
945 You can visit the IRC Freenode channel @samp{#emacs}. Many of the | |
946 contributors are frequently around and willing to answer your | |
947 questions. | |
948 | |
949 @end itemize | |
950 | |
951 | |
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952 @node History, Copying, Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, Top |
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954 @chapter History | |
955 @cindex history, of ERC | |
956 | |
957 ERC was originally written by Alexander L. Belikoff | |
958 @email{abel@@bfr.co.il} and Sergey Berezin | |
959 @email{sergey.berezin@@cs.cmu.edu}. They stopped development around | |
960 December 1999. Their last released version was ERC 2.0. | |
961 | |
962 P.S.: If one of the original developers of ERC reads this, we'd like to | |
963 receive additional information for this file and hear comments in | |
964 general. | |
965 | |
966 @itemize | |
967 @item 2001 | |
968 | |
969 In June 2001, Mario Lang @email{mlang@@delysid.org} and Alex Schroeder | |
970 @email{alex@@gnu.org} took over development and created a ERC Project at | |
971 @uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/erc}. | |
972 | |
973 In reaction to a mail about the new ERC development effort, Sergey | |
974 Berezin said, ``First of all, I'm glad that my version of ERC is being | |
975 used out there. The thing is, I do not have free time and enough | |
976 incentive anymore to work on ERC, so I would be happy if you guys take | |
977 over the project entirely.'' | |
978 | |
979 So we happily hacked away on ERC, and soon after (September 2001) | |
980 released the next "stable" version, 2.1. | |
981 | |
982 Most of the development of the new ERC happened on #emacs on | |
983 irc.openprojects.net. Over time, many people contributed code, ideas, | |
984 bugfixes, and a lot of alpha/beta/gamma testing. | |
985 | |
986 See the @file{CREDITS} file for a list of contributors. | |
987 | |
988 @item 2003 | |
989 | |
990 ERC 3.0 was released. | |
991 | |
992 @item 2004 | |
993 | |
994 ERC 4.0 was released. | |
995 | |
996 @item 2005 | |
997 | |
998 ERC 5.0 was released. Michael Olson @email{mwolson@@gnu.org} became | |
999 the release manager and eventually the maintainer. | |
1000 | |
1001 After some discussion between him and the Emacs developers, it was | |
1002 decided to include ERC in Emacs. | |
1003 | |
1004 @item 2006 | |
1005 | |
1006 ERC 5.1 was released. It was subsequently included in Emacs 22. | |
1007 | |
1008 ERC became an official GNU project, and development moved to | |
1009 @uref{http://sv.gnu.org/projects/erc}. We switched to using GNU Arch as | |
1010 our revision control system. Our mailing list address changed as well. | |
1011 | |
1012 @end itemize | |
1013 | |
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1021 | |
1022 @node Concept Index, , GNU Free Documentation License, Top | |
1023 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
1024 @unnumbered Index | |
1025 | |
1026 @printindex cp | |
1027 | |
1028 @bye | |
1029 | |
1030 @ignore | |
1031 arch-tag: cf9cfaff-fc12-4297-ad15-ec2493002b1e | |
1032 @end ignore |