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.TH "TOXIC" "1" "2020\-05\-04" "toxic 0.11.1" "Toxic Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
toxic \- CLI client for Tox
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBtoxic\fR [\-f \fIdata\-file\fR] [\-x] [\-4] [\-c \fIconfig\-file\fR] [\-n \fInodes\-file\fR] [\-h]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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toxic is an ncurses\-based instant messaging client for Tox which formerly resided in the Tox core repository, and is now available as a standalone application\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-4, \-\-ipv4
.RS 4
Force IPv4 connection
.RE
.PP
\-b, \-\-debug
.RS 4
Enable stderr for debugging\&. Redirect output to avoid breaking the curses interface and better capture messages\&.
.RE
.PP
\-c, \-\-config config\-file
.RS 4
Use specified
\fIconfig\-file\fR
instead of
\fI~/\&.config/tox/toxic\&.conf\fR
.RE
.PP
\-d, \-\-default\-locale
.RS 4
Use default locale
.RE
.PP
\-e, \-\-encrypt\-data
.RS 4
Encrypt an unencrypted data file\&. An error will occur if this option is used with an encrypted data file\&.
.RE
.PP
\-f, \-\-file data\-file
.RS 4
Use specified
\fIdata\-file\fR
instead of
\fI~/\&.config/tox/toxic_profile\&.tox\fR
.RE
.PP
\-h, \-\-help
.RS 4
Show help message
.RE
.PP
\-l, \-\-logging
.RS 4
Enable toxcore logging to stderr
.RE
.PP
\-n, \-\-nodes nodes\-file
.RS 4
Use specified
\fInodes\-file\fR
for DHT bootstrap nodes instead of
\fI~/\&.config/tox/DHTnodes\&.json\fR
.RE
.PP
\-o, \-\-noconnect
.RS 4
Do not connect to the DHT network
.RE
.PP
\-p, \-\-SOCKS5\-proxy
.RS 4
Use a SOCKS5 proxy: Requires [IP] [port]
.RE
.PP
\-P, \-\-HTTP\-proxy
.RS 4
Use a HTTP proxy: Requires [IP] [port]
.RE
.PP
\-r, \-\-namelist
.RS 4
Use specified nameservers list
.RE
.PP
\-t, \-\-force\-tcp
.RS 4
Force TCP connection (use this with proxies)
.RE
.PP
\-T, \-\-tcp\-relay
.RS 4
Act as a TCP relay server for the network (Note: this uses significantly more bandwidth)
.RE
.PP
\-u, \-\-unencrypt\-data
.RS 4
Unencrypt a data file\&. A warning will appear if this option is used with a data file that is already unencrypted\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
~/\&.config/tox/DHTnodes\&.json
.RS 4
Default location for list of DHT bootstrap nodes (list obtained from
https://nodes\&.tox\&.chat)\&. This list is automatically updated\&. See
\fBtoxic\&.conf\fR(5) for details on controlling the update frequency\&.
.RE
.PP
~/\&.config/tox/toxic_profile\&.tox
.RS 4
Savestate which contains your personal info (nickname, Tox ID, contacts, etc)
.RE
.PP
~/\&.config/tox/toxic\&.conf
.RS 4
Configuration file\&. See
\fBtoxic\&.conf\fR(5) for more details\&.
.RE
.PP
/usr/share/toxic/toxic\&.conf\&.example
.RS 4
Configuration example\&.
.RE
.SH "BUGS"
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\-Unicode characters with a width larger than 1 column may cause strange behaviour\&.
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\-Text occasionally fails to auto\-scroll to the bottom\&.
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\-Screen flickering sometimes occurs on certain terminals\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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JFreegman <JFreegman@gmail\&.com>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBtoxic\&.conf\fR(5)
.SH "LINKS"
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Project page: https://github\&.com/JFreegman/toxic
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IRC channel: irc\&.libera\&.chat#tox