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General Use
How do I execute a command?
Press the : key to open an input line where you can type a command. You can run the
:help
command (or just press h) for a summary of some commonly-used commands, or use :show commands to show them al.
How do I see who is online?
Press the l key or run :blist
How do I add a buddy on Zephyr or AIM?
:addbuddy protocol name
where protocol is either aim or zephyr.
Configuration
How do I make configuration changes stick across launches?
Prefix the command you used to edit the setting with "startup ", for example: :startup set edit:maxwrapcols 71
This will store the command into the .owl/startup file in your home directory, which you can also edit directly.
How do I enable logging?
To log personal Zephyrs/Jabbers/IMs: :set logging on
To log messages sent to Zephyr classes: :set classlogging on
Zephyr
How do I sign in to a Zephyr account?
barnowl automatically signs you in to your Zephyr account in your default realm (ATHENA.MIT.EDU).
How do I send a Zephyr message?
:zwrite USERNAME
or, if they're in a different realm, :zwrite USERNAME@REALM
or just press the z to open a command line with the zwrite filled in.
How do I subscribe to a Zephyr class?
subscribe class instance recipient
You may leave recipient blank if you wish to receive Zephyrs sent for anyone, and you can use * as a wildcard for the instance. Unlike other Zephyr clients, barnowl will add your subscription to your .zephyr.subs file by default. If you don't want it to do so, add the -t option to the subscribe command.
sub is an alias for unsubscribe
To unsubscribe from a Zephyr class, repeat the command but with unsubscribe: unsubscribe class instance recipient
Jabber
What is a JID?
A JID is a Jabber ID. It takes the form username@server.com in the case of Athena, your JID is username@mit.edu
How do I sign in to a Jabber account?
:jabberlogin JID
How do I send a Jabber message?
jwrite JID
or, as a shortcut, you can press the j key to open a command line the jwrite pre-filled.
How do I join a Jabber conference?
Conferences have JIDs just like users do. A typical conference JID is name@conference.server.com; in the case of Athena, conferences are name@conference.mit.edu.
:jmuc join name@conference.mit.edu
To later leave the MUC (multi-user chat):
:jmuc part name@conference.mit.edu
Can I see other users in a Jabber conference?
Unlike Zephyr classes, Jabber MUCs have a publicly-viewable roster, which you can see by doing:
:jmuc presence name@conference.mit.edu
or to see the roster for every MUC you are subscribed to, use:
:jmuc presence -a