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$Id: README.FIFO 4526 2006-07-15 13:10:26Z erijo $
DESCRIPTION
There is a file called licq_fifo in the base directory, typically
~/.licq. This is a special device called a FIFO
(for First-In-First-Out). You can write to this file just like
any other file, although typically one uses
echo something > licq_fifo.
QUOTING
The <"> is used for quoting.
Escape Sequences: (only valid in a quoted string)
\n NL
\t h tab
\v v tab
\b backspace (?)
\r CR
\f FF
\a BEL
Be careful of shell special characters like '"[],; etc. Escape these
characters with a "\".
FIFO COMMANDS
<> is the "meta delimiter" (so don't type it)
[] arguments are optional
help <command>
print commands help information.
status <[*]<status>> <auto response>
status: online, offline, na, away, occupied, dnd, ffc
Sets the status of the current licq session to that given
(precede the the status by a "*" for invisible mode)
auto_response <auto response>
Sets the auto response message without changing the current
status.
message <buddy> <message>
Send a message to the given buddy.
url <buddy> <url> [<description>]
Send a url to the given buddy.
sms <buddy> <message>
Send a SMS to the given buddy.
sms-number <number> <message>
Send a SMS to the given cellular number.
redirect <file>
Redirects the stdout and stderr for licq to the given file
debuglvl <level>
Set what information is logged.
See <level> in licq -h.
adduser <buddy>
Add a user to your contact list. note that buddy must be an uin
userinfo <buddy>
Updates a buddy's user information
exit
Causes the licq session to shutdown.
ui_viewevent [<buddy>]
Shows the oldest pending event.
ui_message <buddy>
Open the plugin's message composer to <buddy>.
list_plugins
Lists the loaded UI plugins.
load_plugin <plugin>
Loads the UI plugin called <plugin>.
unload_plugin <plugin>
Unloads the UI plugin called <plugin>.
Use list_plugins to see currently loaded UI plugins.
help <command>
print commands help information.
EXAMPLES
$ LICQ_FIFO="$HOME/.licq/licq_fifo"
# change the status. set an away message
$ echo 'status *away "%a: Im away?"' > $LICQ_FIFO
# send a message to John
$ echo 'message John "\t H e l l o\n world"' > $LICQ_FIFO
# send a message to 1234567
$ echo 'message 1234567 "you are a lucky man"' > $LICQ_FIFO
# send an URL to message to Bob
$ echo 'url Bob http://www.licq.org "do you use it?" '
# close licq
$ echo 'exit' > $LICQ_FIFO
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