NAME

       µTox - Lightweight Tox client

SYNOPSIS

       usage:  utox  [--portable]  [--theme  <default|dark|light|highcontrast|zenburn|solarized-light|solarized-
       dark>] [--set=<start-on-boot|show-window|hide-window>] [--allow-root]
          or: utox --version
          or: utox --help

DESCRIPTION

       µTox is a free software lighweight X.org graphical Tox client.

       µTox can be used for:
        * 1-to-1 text IM
        * group IM
        * audio calls
        * video calls
        * group audio calls
        * desktop sharing
        * file transfers

OPTIONS

       -t <THEME> or --theme <THEME>
              Choose a  color  scheme.  Possible  options  are  default,  dark,  light,  highcontrast,  zenburn,
              solarized-light, or solarized-dark.

       -p or --portable
              Run  in  portable mode. All data will be saved to the tox folder in the current working directory,
              see FILES for more details.

       --allow-root
              Allow running µTox as root. Default is to refuse.

       -s <OPTION> or --set <OPTION>
              Set an option. The available options are "start-on-boot", "show-window" and "hide-window".

       -u <OPTION> or --unset <OPTION>
              Unset an option. The available option is "start-on-boot".

       -v or --verbose
              Increase debug output level. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity. The maximum is 3.

       --silent
              Set the verbosity level to 0, disable all debugging output.

       -h or --help
              Print a short description of available options.

       --version
              Print the version and exit.

CHAT COMMANDS

       These commands can be used in the chat window.

       /alias <alias>
              Sets selected friend's alias to <alias>. It will be displayed instead of that friend's name.

       /invite <name>
              Invites <name> to the current groupchat.

       /sendfile <path>
              Sends a file located in <path> to the current friend.

       /topic <topic>
              Changes current groupchat's name/topic to <topic>. This command can  also  be  used  to  edit  the
              current topic by typing /topic and pressing the tab key.

       /me <action>
              Sends an message/action in the format <name> <action>, for example: Tox User says hi

FILES

       All  files  listed  below  are  located  in $HOME/.config/tox. If µTox is running in portable mode, their
       location will be ./tox.

       tox_save.tox
              tox_save.tox is the file that contains the public/private key pair,  name,  status  and  contacts.
              It's compatible with other Tox clients.

       utox_save
              utox_save  is  µTox' binary config file, it contains settings such as language, proxy options, DPI
              or logging.

       avatars
              The avatars directory contains other contacts' avatars. Files are  named  after  contacts'  public
              keys (the first 64 characters of the ID).

       Tox_Auto_Accept
              Default directory for auto-accepted files in portable mode.

       [public key].txt
              Those are friends' chat logs. µTox supports only 1v1 chat logging for now.

       [public key].fmetadata
              Friend metadata file, currently used for storing aliases.

       [public key][file number].ftoutfo
              Current outgoing file transfers' state. Used for resuming transfers across client restarts.

CONTRIBUTORS

       Please see the list page: https://github.com/uTox/uTox/graphs/contributors

BUGS

       Please report bugs on https://github.com/uTox/uTox/issues

       The   website   for   µTox   can   be  found  at  https://utox.io/  and  source  code  can  be  found  at
       https://github.com/uTox/uTox