weechat - the extensible chat client
weechat [-a|--no-connect] [-d|--dir <path>] [-t|--temp-dir] [-p|--no-plugin] [-P|--plugins <plugins>] [-r|--run-command <command>] [-s|--no-script] [--upgrade] [debug-option...] [plugin:option...]
weechat [-c|--colors]
weechat [-h|--help]
weechat [-l|--license]
weechat [-v|--version]
WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client,
fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly
customizable and extensible with scripts.
-a, --no-connect
Disable auto-connect to servers when WeeChat is
starting.
-c, --colors
Display default colors in terminal.
--daemon
Run WeeChat in background, as a daemon (works only with
the command weechat-headless).
--stdout
Display log messages on standard output instead of
writing them in log file (works only with the command weechat-headless,
not compatible with option "--daemon").
-d, --dir <path>
Force a single directory for all WeeChat files (directory
is created if not found). Four directories can be given, separated by colons
(in this order: config, data, cache, runtime). If this option is not given,
the environment variable WEECHAT_HOME is used (if not empty).
-t, --temp-dir
Create a temporary WeeChat home directory and delete it
on exit (incompatible with option "-d").
The name of the directory is automatically built by WeeChat, with this template:
"weechat_temp_XXXXXX" (where "XXXXXX" is random). It it
created in the first available directory in this list: environment variable
"TMPDIR", "/tmp" (may be different according to the
operating system), environment variable "HOME", current directory.
The temporary home directory has permissions 0700 (only owner can read, write
and execute).
-h, --help
Display help.
-l, --license
Display WeeChat license.
-p, --no-plugin
Disable plugins auto-load.
-P, --plugins <plugins>
Load only these plugins at startup (see /help
weechat.plugin.autoload). If this option is given, the option
weechat.plugin.autoload is not used.
-r, --run-command <command>
Run command(s) after startup; many commands can be
separated by semicolons, this option can be given multiple times.
-s, --no-script
Disable scripts auto-load.
--upgrade
Upgrade WeeChat using session files generated with
command /upgrade -quit.
-v, --version
Display WeeChat version.
plugin:option
Option for a plugin.
WARNING: these options are for debug purposes only, DO
NOT USE IN PRODUCTION!
--no-dlclose
Do not call the function dlclose after plugins are
unloaded. This is useful with tools like Valgrind to display stack for
unloaded plugins.
--no-gnutls
Do not call the init and deinit functions of GnuTLS
library. This is useful with tools like Valgrind and electric-fence, to
prevent GnuTLS memory errors.
--no-gcrypt
Do not call the init and deinit functions of Gcrypt
library. This is useful with tools like Valgrind, to prevent Gcrypt memory
errors.
For complete doc on plugin options, please look at plugins
documentation in WeeChat user’s guide
<https://weechat.org/doc/>.
With irc plugin, you can connect to temporary server with an URL
like:
irc[6][s]://[[nickname][:password]@]server[:port][/#channel1[,#channel2...]]
To join WeeChat IRC channel support with nick
"mynick":
irc://mynick@irc.libera.chat/#weechat
IPv6 address can be enclosed in brackets to add a port after
address, for example:
irc://mynick@[2001:db8:0:85a3::ac1f:8001]:6668/#test
$HOME/.config/weechat/weechat.conf
main WeeChat configuration file
$HOME/.config/weechat/plugins.conf
plugins configuration file
$HOME/.config/weechat/sec.conf
configuration file with secured data
$HOME/.config/weechat/alias.conf
configuration file for alias plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/buflist.conf
configuration file for buflist plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/charset.conf
configuration file for charset plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/exec.conf
configuration file for exec plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/fifo.conf
configuration file for fifo plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/fset.conf
configuration file for fset plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/guile.conf
configuration file for guile plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/irc.conf
configuration file for irc plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/javascript.conf
configuration file for javascript plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/logger.conf
configuration file for logger plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/lua.conf
configuration file for lua plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/perl.conf
configuration file for perl plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/php.conf
configuration file for php plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/python.conf
configuration file for python plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/relay.conf
configuration file for relay plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/ruby.conf
configuration file for ruby plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/script.conf
configuration file for script plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/spell.conf
configuration file for spell plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/tcl.conf
configuration file for tcl plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/trigger.conf
configuration file for trigger plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/typing.conf
configuration file for typing plugin
$HOME/.config/weechat/xfer.conf
configuration file for xfer plugin
$HOME/.local/share/weechat/weechat.log
WeeChat log file
This manpage was written by Sébastien Helleu.
WeeChat is written by Sébastien Helleu and contributors
(complete list is in the AUTHORS.adoc file).
Copyright © 2003-2023 Sébastien Helleu
WeeChat 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 3 of the License, or (at your option)
any later version.
Please read the COPYING file for more information.
Web: <https://weechat.org/>
For help or a bug report:
<https://weechat.org/about/support/>