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.TH "FoxEye" 1 "November 2017" "foxeye 0.12.0" "FoxEye manual" 
.SH NAME
.PP
FoxEye - the universal network client.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
.B foxeye
[
.BI \-n " nick"
] [
.B \-cdmt
]
.I file
.PP
.B foxeye
.B \-cr
[
.BI \-n " nick
] [
.B \-dm
] [
.BI \-g " file"
]
.PP
.B foxeye
.BI \-q " file"
.PP
.B foxeye
\fB-\fP[\fBh\fP|\fBv\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
FoxEye was created first as a IRC (Internet Relay Chat) network bot - the
network daemon which controls functionality and protection of IRC channels.
It enters to IRC network as user, joins the channel and tries don't leave
it until crash or terminate.  But now it is multipurpose modularised client
or service for networks: IRC, ICQ, etc.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 10
.B \-c
Don't detach console (chat simulation mode).
.TP
.B \-d[d]
Increase a debug log level by one (maximum debug level is 5).
.TP
.BI \-g " file"
Generate new config file \fIfile\fP
.TP
.B \-h
Display help message and exit.
.TP
.B \-m
Make an empty listfile.
.TP
.BI \-n " nick"
Set default nick to \fInick\fP
.TP
.B \-q
Print only fatal errors to stderr. Aborts \fB-c\fP, \fB-h\fP, and \fB-v\fP options.
.TP
.B \-r
Reset parameters (don't use the config file statements). Implies \fB-c\fP option.
.TP
.B \-t
Test the configuration and exit.
.TP
.B \-v
Display version information and exit.
.TP
.I file
config file to use (no defaults).
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
.IP "HOME"
Full path of the user's home directory.
.IP PATH
Shell path to find binaries without path given.
.IP LANG
Language default settings.
.\".SH FILES
.\".SH DIAGNOSTICS
.SH NO WARRANTIES
.PP
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.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
.BR ircd (8),
.BR RFC2810 ,
.BR RFC2811 ,
.BR RFC2812 ,
.BR RFC2813 .
.PP
The GNU General Public License.
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Andriy Grytsenko. (1999-2017)
.\".SH BUGS