NAME
ScrollZ - An advanced ircII-based IRC client
SYNOPSIS
scrollz [-c chan] [-p portno] [-f] [-F] [-h host] [-H host] [-C name]
[-s] [-S] [-n] [-d] [-q] [-a] [-b] [-l file] [-I file] [-L file]
[nickname] [serverlist]
DESCRIPTION
ScrollZ is advanced IRC client based on ircII code. It adds features
normally found in ircII scripts.
The main difference between these scripts and ScrollZ is the code.
Where ircII scripts take a lot of disk and memory space and run slow,
ScrollZ only takes a couple of extra kilobytes compared to stock ircII
client yet runs faster than any ircII script. This was accomplished by
using C code instead of ircII scripting language. This reduces memory
and CPU usage and code tends to run faster. ScrollZ includes features
such as built-in userlist, shitlist, improved scripting, Blowfish based
encryption, features for IRC operators and user friendly features such
as completion for nicks and channels.
OPTIONS
-c channel
Joins channel on startup
-p port
Default server connection port (usually 6667)
-f Your terminal uses flow controls (^S/^Q), so ScrollZ shouldn’t
-F Your terminal doesn’t use flow control (default)
-h,-H host
Use host as source address (for virtual hosting)
-C name
Cloak process as name
-S/-s Do/don’t use separate server processes (ircio)
-n Do not connect to a server on startup
-d Runs ScrollZ in "dumb" terminal mode
-q Does not load .scrollzrc or .scrollzquick
-a Adds default servers and command line servers to server list
-b Load .scrollzrc before connecting to a server
-l file
Loads file in place of your .scrollzrc
-I file
Loads file in place of your .scrollzquick
-L file
Loads file in place of your .scrollzrc and expands $ expandos
--help Show summary of options.
ENVIRONMENT
DCCHOST
The hostname to use for the DCC file transfer
HOME Set home directory (overrides your home directory in
/etc/passwd)
IRCHOST
The hostname to use
IRCNAME
The realname to use (defaults to /etc/passwd real name field)
IRCLIB The path for ScrollZ helpfiles/scripts/translations/docs
(defaults to /usr/share/scrollz)
IRCNICK
The nickname to use (defaults to your username)
IRCPATH
The path for loading files (defaults to
~/.ScrollZ:/usr/share/scrollz/script:.)
IRCRC The initalization file to use (defaults to ~/.scrollzrc)
IRCSERVER
The IRC server(s) to use
IRCUMODE
The user mode to use
IRCUSER
The username to use (defaults to your username)
MAIL Set mail file
TERM The terminal type to use
FILES
/usr/share/scrollz/script/szglobal
The global initialization file loaded when connection to a
server is established.
~/.scrollzrc
The personal initialization file loaded when connection to a
server is established.
~/.scrollzquick
The personal initialization file loaded when connection to a
server is initiated.
NOTES
The nickname is limited to 9 characters on many IRC networks.
The server list is a whitespace-separated list of server names.
ScrollZ does NOT have the ICB support nor the DCC TALK support that are
available in ircII.
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Mike Markley <mike@markley.org>, for
the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Updated for
ScrollZ by Flier <flier@scrollz.org> (the ScrollZ maintainer).
ScrollZ home page: http://www.scrollz.org/
ScrollZ FTP site: ftp://ftp.scrollz.org/
BUG REPORTS
If you find a bug in ScrollZ you should report it. But first, you
should make sure that it really is a bug, and that it appears in the
latest version of ScrollZ.
Once you have determined that a bug actually exists, report the bug in
channel #ScrollZ on Efnet. If you have a fix, you are encouraged to
provide that as well!
ALL bug reports should include:
The version number of ScrollZ
The hardware and operating system
The compiler used to compile
A description of the bug behaviour
A short script or ‘recipe’ which exercises the bug
July 11, 2001