senpai(1)

NAME

senpai - your everyday IRC student

SYNOPSIS

senpai [options...]

OPTIONS

-config <path>
    Use a different path for the configuration file.

-nickname <nickname>
    Advanced. Nick name to connect as. Overrides the configuration item of the same name.

-debug
    Advanced. Show all IRC messages that are received from/sent to the server.

DESCRIPTION

senpai is an IRC client made for bouncers. It supports the newest IRC extensions, such as:

    • CHATHISTORY, senpai fetches history from the server instead of keeping logs,
    • @+typing, senpai shows when others are typing a message,
    • BOUNCER, senpai connects to all your networks at once automatically,
    • and more to come!

CONFIGURATION

senpai needs a configuration file to start. It searches for it in the following location:

    $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/senpai/senpai.scfg

If unset, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME defaults to ~/.config.

For information about the configuration format, see senpai(5).

USER INTERFACE

The user interface of senpai consists of 4 parts. Starting from the bottom:

The buffer list, shows joined channels. The special buffer home is where server notices are shown. This list can be put on the left of the screen with the chan-column-width configuration option. Buffers can be closed with the mouse middle click, or the part command.

On the row above, the input field is where you type in messages or commands (see COMMANDS). By default, when you type a message, senpai will inform others in the channel that you are typing.

On the row above, the status line (or... just a line if nothing is happening...) is where typing indicators are shown (e.g. "dan- is typing...").

Finally, the timeline is displayed on the rest of the screen. Several types of messages are in the timeline:

    • User messages are shown with their nicknames,
    • User actions (/me) are shown with an asterisk (*) followed by the user's nickname,
    • Status messages, such as joins, parts, topics and name lists, are shown with two dashes (--),
    • Notices are shown with an asterisk (*) followed by the user nickname and a colon

SELECTING TEXT

In order to select text with a mouse, hold SHIFT while clicking and dragging the mouse. Clicking and dragging without holding SHIFT will not work, as senpai eats these events for eg selecting channels.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

CTRL-A
    Move the cursor to the beginning of the input field.

CTRL-E
    Move the cursor to the end of the input field.

CTRL-C
    Clear input line.

CTRL-U, PgUp
    Go up in the timeline.

CTRL-D, PgDown
    Go down in the timeline.

CTRL-N, ALT-RIGHT
    Go to the next buffer.

CTRL-P, ALT-LEFT
    Go to the previous buffer.

SHIFT-RIGHT
    Go to the next unread buffer.

SHIFT-LEFT
    Go to the previous unread buffer.

ALT-HOME
    Go to the first buffer.

ALT-END
    Go to the last buffer.

ALT-P
    Go to the previous highlight

ALT-N
    Go to the next highlight, or to the (most recent) end of the timeline if there is none.

ALT-{1..9}
    Go to buffer by index.

UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, HOME, END, BACKSPACE, DELETE
    Edit the text in the input field.

ENTER
    Sends the contents of the input field.

TAB
    Trigger the auto-completion. Press several times to cycle through completions.

CTRL-L
    Refresh the window.

F7
    Show/hide the vertical channel list.

F8
    Show/hide the vertical member list.

COMMANDS

If you type and send a message that starts with a slash (/), it will instead be interpreted as a command:

    /name argument1 argument2...

name is matched case-insensitively. It can be one of the following:

HELP [search]
    Show the list of command (or a commands that match the given search terms).

JOIN <channel>
    Join the given channel.

PART [channel] [reason]
    Part the given channel, defaults to the current one if omitted.

QUIT [reason]
    Quits senpai.

MOTD
    Show the message of the day (MOTD).

NAMES
    Show the member list of the current channel. Powerlevels (such as @ for "operator", or + for "voice") are shown in green.

TOPIC [topic]
    If topic is omitted, show the topic of the current channel and, if available, the person who set it and the time when it has been set.

    Otherwise, change the topic of the current channel to topic.

MSG <target> <content>
    Send content to target.

REPLY <content>
    Reply to the last person who sent a private message.

ME <content>
    Send a message prefixed with your nick (a user action). If sent from home, reply to the last person who sent a private message.

NP
    Send the current song that is being played on the system. Uses DBus/MPRIS internally.

QUOTE <raw message>
    Send raw message verbatim.

LIST [pattern]
    List public channels, optionally matching the specified pattern.

BUFFER <name>
    Switch to the buffer containing name.

WHOIS <nickname>
    Get information about someone who is connected.

WHOWAS <nickname>
    Get information about someone who is disconnected.

NICK <nickname>
    Change your nickname.

OPER <username> <password>
    Log in to an operator account.

MODE <nick/channel> <flags> [args]
    Change channel or user modes.

INVITE <nick> [channel]
    Invite nick to channel (the current channel if not given).

KICK <nick> [channel] [message]
    Eject nick from channel (the current channel if not given) with an optional kick message/reason.

BAN <nick> [channel]
    Ban nick from entering channel (the current channel if not given).

UNBAN <nick> [channel]
    Allow nick to enter channel again (the current channel if not given).

SEARCH <text>
    Search messages matching the given text, in the current channel or server. This opens a temporary list, which can be closed with the escape key.

AWAY [message]
    Mark yourself as away, with an optional away message.

BACK
    Mark yourself as back from being away.

VERSION [target]
    Query the server software version.

ADMIN [target]
    Query the server administrative information.

LUSERS
    Query the server user information.

TIME [target]
    Query the server local time.

INFO
    Query server information.

LINKS
    Query the servers of the network.

SHRUG
    Send a shrug emoji to the current channel. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

TABLEFLIP
    Send a table flip emoji to the current channel. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

STATS <query> [target]
    Query server statistics (advanced).

CONNECT <target server> [<port> [remote server]]
    Connect a server to the network (advanced).

SQUIT <server> [comment]
    Disconnects a server from the network (advanced).

KILL <nick> [message]
    Eject someone from the server (advanced).

REHASH
    Make the server reload its configuration (advanced).

RESTART
    Make the server restart (advanced).

WALLOPS [text]
    Broadcast a message to all users (advanced).

SEE ALSO

senpai(5)

AUTHORS

Creator/Sensei: Hubert Hirtz <hubert@hirtzfr.eu>!
Current maintainer: delthas <delthas@dille.cc>.
Sources are available at <https://git.sr.ht/~taiite/senpai>.
Patches are welcome by email at <~delthas/senpai-dev@lists.sr.ht>.