NAME

       Errbot - Chatbot designed to be simple to extend with plugins written in Python

DESCRIPTION

       usage: errbot [-h] [-c CONFIG] [-v | -r [RESTORE] | -l | --new-plugin

              [NEW_PLUGIN]   |   -i   [INIT]   |   --storage-set  STORAGE_SET  |  --storage-merge
              STORAGE_MERGE | --storage-get STORAGE_GET | -T | -G] [-d] [-p PIDFILE]

       The main entry point of the errbot.

   options:
       -h, --help
              show this help message and exit

       -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
              Full path to your config.py (default: config.py in current working directory).

       -v, --version
              show program's version number and exit

       -r [RESTORE], --restore [RESTORE]
              restore a bot from backup.py (default: backup.py from the bot data directory)

       -l, --list
              list all available backends

       --new-plugin [NEW_PLUGIN]
              create a new plugin in the specified directory

       -i [INIT], --init [INIT]
              Initialize a simple bot minimal configuration in  the  optionally  given  directory
              (otherwise  it will be the working directory). This will create a data subdirectory
              for the bot data dir and a plugins directory for your plugin  development  with  an
              example in it to get you started.

       --storage-set STORAGE_SET
              DANGER: Delete the given storage namespace and set the python dictionary expression
              passed on stdin.

       --storage-merge STORAGE_MERGE
              DANGER: Merge in the python dictionary expression passed on stdin  into  the  given
              storage namespace.

       --storage-get STORAGE_GET
              Dump  the  given  storage  namespace  in  a format compatible for --storage-set and
              --storage-merge.

       -T, --text
              force local text backend

       -G, --graphic
              force local graphical backend

   optional daemonization arguments:
       -d, --daemon
              Detach the process from the console

       -p PIDFILE, --pidfile PIDFILE
              Specify the pid file for the daemon (default: current bot data directory)