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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.  It  currently
       supports Oscar (AIM and ICQ), MSN, Jabber, Yahoo! and Twitter.

       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)