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NAME

       BitlBee - IRC gateway to IM chat networks

SYNOPSIS

       bitlbee [-I] [-c configuration file] [-d configuration directory]

       bitlbee -D [-i address] [-p port number] [-n] [-v] [-c configuration file] [-d configuration directory]

       bitlbee -h

DESCRIPTION

       BitlBee  is  an  IRC  daemon that can talk to instant messaging networks and acts as a gateway. Users can
       connect to the server with any normal IRC client and see their 'buddy list' in &bitlbee.

       bitlbee should be called by inetd(8), or you can run it as a stand-alone daemon.

OPTIONS

       -I     Run in inetd(8) mode. This is the default setting, you usually don't have to specify this option.

       -D     Run in daemon mode. In this mode, BitlBee forks to the background and waits for  new  connections.
              All clients will be served from one process.

       -F     Run  in  ForkDaemon  mode.  This is similar to ordinary daemon mode, but every client gets its own
              process. Easier to set up than inetd mode, and without the possible stability issues.

       -i address
              Only useful when running in daemon mode, to  specify  the  network  interface  (identified  by  IP
              address)  to which the daemon should attach. Use this if you don't want BitlBee to listen on every
              interface (which is the default behaviour).

       -p port number
              Only useful when running in daemon mode, to specify the port number on which BitlBee should listen
              for connections. 6667 is the default value.

       -n     Only  useful  when  running  in  daemon  mode.  This option prevents BitlBee from forking into the
              background.

       -v     Be more verbose. This only works together with the -n flag.

       -c path to other configuration file
              Use a different configuration file.

       -d path to user settings directory
              BitlBee normally saves every user's settings in /var/lib/bitlbee/. If you want the settings to  be
              stored  somewhere else (for example, if you don't have write permissions in the default location),
              use this option.

       -h     Show help information.

COMMANDS

       To get a complete list of commands, please use the help commands command in the &bitlbee channel.

SEE ALSO

       ircd(8), inetd(8), inetd.conf(5), gaim(1).

       http://www.bitlbee.org/

       For more information on using BitlBee, once connected, you should use the on-line help system.

BUGS

       Of course there are bugs. If you find some, please report them at http://bugs.bitlbee.org/.

LICENSE

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  it  under  the  terms  of  the  GNU
       General  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
       (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even
       the  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not,  write
       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

AUTHORS

        Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net>

                                                   19 May 2010                                        bitlbee(8)