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NAME

       xchat - IRC client for X similar to AmIRC

SYNOPSIS

       xchat [OPTIONS]... [URL]

DESCRIPTION

       xchat  is  a  client  for  the  Internet  Relay  Chat  with  a GTK user
       interface.  It is extensible using scripts in various languages such as
       perl.   It  can be used to connect to multiple IRC networks at the same
       time.

OPTIONS

       -a,  --no-auto
              Don’t auto connect

       -e, --existing
              Open URL or execute command in an existing XChat.

       -c, --command=COMMAND
              Execute COMMAND at startup.

       -n,  --no-plugins
              Don’t auto load any plugins.

       -d,  --cfgdir DIRECTORY
              Use a different config dir.

       -u, --configdir
              Show user config directory.

       -p, --plugindir
              Show plugin auto-load directory.

       --minimize=level
              Begin minimized. Level: 0=Normal 1=Iconified 2=Tray.

       --display=DISPLAY
              X display to use.

       -v,  --version
              Show version information.

       -?, --help
              Display a help message.

       --help-all
              Show all help options.

       --help-gtk
              Show GTK+ options.

   URL:
              irc://server:port/channel

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written  for  the  Debian  GNU/Linux  distribution
       because the original program does not have a manual page.

       This  manual  page was written by Davide Puricelli <evo@debian.org> and
       updated  by  Francois  Wendling  <frwendling@free.fr>  for  the  Debian
       GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).