NAME

       pork - An AOL Instant Messenger client for the UNIX console.

VERSION

       version 0.99.0

SYNOPSIS

       pork [options]

DESCRIPTION

       Pork is a console based client for the AOL Instant Messenger service that uses the ncurses
       screen library. Pork is intended to be fast, useable, and stable.

       Pork was written by Ryan McCabe.

OPTIONS

       -H or --host <addr>
              Use the local address specified for outgoing connections

       -p or --port <port>
              Use the local port specified for the main connection

       -h or --help
              Display this help text

       -v or --version
              Display version information and exit

USAGE

       To log into AIM, type /connect <username>, where <username> is your AIM screen  name.   If
       you don't have an AIM screen name, you can get one at http://aim.aol.com.

       Pork  now  supports  IRC.  The  syntax  for  connecting  to an IRC server is /connect -irc
       <username> <server>[:<port>[:<password>]] [... <serverN>[:<port>[:<password>]]]

       When you're inside the client, type /help to find out what commands are  supported.   Type
       /help <command> to get help on a particular command.

       Below  are  the default key bindings.  All keys can have their bindings changed or removed
       completely.  Enter the commands '/help bind' and ´/help keys' for more information.

KEY BINDINGS

       Default main key bindings:

       CTRL+A              Move the cursor to the start of the line.
       CTRL+B              Move the cursor to the start of the previous word.
       CTRL+E              Move the cursor to the end of the line.
       CTRL+F              Move the cursor to the start of the next word.
       CTRL+H              Backspace.
       META+BACKSPACE      Delete the previous word on the input line.
       CTRL+K              Close the current window.
       CTRL+L              Refresh the display.
       CTRL+T              Toggle timestamps on messages.
       CTRL+U              Clear the input line.
       CTRL+X              Switch to the next window in the window list.
       CTRL+Y              Switch to the previous window in the window list.
       TAB                 Switch the input focus to the buddy list.
       META+/              Command auto-completion.
       META+<1-9>          Switch to the window having the specified number.
       HOME                Scroll to the top of the display.
       END                 Scroll to the bottom of the display.
       PAGE UP             Scroll the display up one page.
       PAGE DOWN           Scroll the display down one page.
       UP ARROW            Scroll the input history list up.
       DOWN ARROW          Scroll the input history list down.
       CTRL+META+X         Bind the next account to the current window.

       Default buddy list key bindings:

       END                 Move   the   buddy   list   cursor    to    the    bottom    of    the
                           buddy list.
       HOME                Move the buddy list cursor to the top of the                     buddy
       list.
       PAGE UP             Move the buddy list cursor one page up.
       PAGE DOWN           Move the buddy list cursor one page down.
       UP ARROW            Move the buddy list cursor up.
       DOWN ARROW          Move the buddy list cursor down.
       ENTER               Collapse   the   group   the    cursor    is    on,    or    if    the
                           cursor    is    on    a    user,    open    a    conversation   window
                           with   that   user   (or    go    to    the    conversation    window,
                           if one already exists).
       TAB                 Switch to main input focus.
       CTRL+L              Refresh the buddy list display.
       META+p              Remove    the    user    under    the    cursor    from   the   permit
                           list.
       META+P              Add the user the cursor is on to the permit list.
       META+b              Remove   the   user   the   cursor    is    on    from    the    block
                           list.
       META+B              Add the user the cursor is on to the block list.
       META+w              Warn the user the cursor is on.
       META+W              Warn the user the cursor is on anonymously.
       a                   Get the away message of the user the cursor is on.
       i                   Get    the    profile    and    away   message   of   the   user   the
                            cursor is on.
       CTRL+X              Switch to the next window in the window list.
       CTRL+Y              Switch to the previous window in the window list.

FILES

       ~/.pork/porkrc
              - The pork configuration file

       ~/.pork/screenname.blist
              - The buddy list for "screenname"

BUGS

       ryan@numb.org
              - Please report bugs to this address

HOMEPAGE

       http://dev.ojnk.org

AUTHORS

       Pork was written by Ryan McCabe <ryan@numb.org>.
       This manpage was written by Benjamin Seidenberg <astronut@dlgeek.net>.