pork(1) 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

[email protected]
- Please report bugs to this address

AUTHORS

Pork was written by Ryan McCabe <[email protected]>.
This manpage was written by Benjamin Seidenberg <[email protected]>.