Command line arguments:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| -a, --no-connect | Disable auto-connect to servers at startup |
| -c, --config | Display config help (list of options) |
| -d, --dir <path> | Set path as home for WeeChat (used for configuration files, logs, user plugins and scripts). Default value is "~/.weechat". Please note that directory is created if not found by WeeChat. |
| -f, --key-functions | Display WeeChat internal functions for keys |
| -h, --help | Display help |
| -i, --irc-commands | Display IRC commands list |
| -k, --keys | Display WeeChat default keys |
| -l, --license | Display WeeChat license |
| -p, --no-plugin | Disable plugins auto-load |
| -v, --version | Display WeeChat version |
| -w, --weechat-commands | Display WeeChat commands list |
It is also possible to give URL for one or many IRC servers, as follow:
irc[6][s]://[pseudo[:mot_passe]@]irc.example.org[:port][/channel][,channel[...]
Example to join #weechat and #toto on "irc.freenode.net" server, default port (6667), with "nono" nick:
$ weechat-curses irc://nono@irc.freenode.net/#weechat,#toto
To start WeeChat, issue this command:
for Curses GUI: weechat-curses
for Gtk GUI: weechat-gtk
for wxWidgets GUI: weechat-wxwidgets
for Qt GUI: weechat-qt
When you run WeeChat for the first time, a default configuration file is created, with default options. The default configuration file is: "~/.weechat/weechat.rc"
You can edit this file at your convenience to configure WeeChat (ONLY if WeeChat is not running), or you can set parameters with "/set" command in WeeChat (see the section called “WeeChat commands”)