Quick reference for the programs used across the tilde accounts: what each is and the commands or keys that matter. For host-specific launchers (town feels, bb post, log), see Commands. Adapted from the tilde repo wiki.

Extensible terminal IRC client, available on most tildes.

• Launch: weechat; on town, town chat opens it already connected
• Alt+Left/Alt+Right or F5/F6: switch buffers
• /join #channel, /query user, /msg user text, /nick newname
• /connect town, /server list, /disconnect
• /quit exits and ends the connection; run inside byobu to stay connected
• /help <command> for anything else

Gotcha: never create ~/.weechat/ by hand on town or club. If it exists, weechat uses it as the config home and ignores ~/.config/weechat/ entirely.

The other common IRC client.

• Launch: irssi (inside byobu to stay connected)
• Ctrl+X: switch networks; Alt+1… or /win N: switch windows
• /connect irc.tilde.chat, /join #channel, /msg user
• /save: write current channels/networks to ~/.irssi/config
• /quit: exit; /help for the manual

See irssi for the full page.

Terminal mail client, successor to pine; a good fit for hosts that give you a real maildir (like tilde.club).

• Launch: alpine
• Arrows navigate menus; i goes to the message index
• r reply, c compose, d delete, s save to a folder, e export to a file
• m main menu, l folder list, ? help, q quit
• Config: ~/.pinerc; stored password in ~/.alpine.passfile

Terminal mail client; configure .muttrc against an IMAP host (e.g., mail.envs.net on envs) or use it for the local spool.

• Launch: mutt
• Enter reads a message, i returns to the index
• r reply, g reply-all, m compose, d delete, y send
• c then ? opens the folder browser (+INBOX, +Sent, +Drafts)

The minimal, everywhere mail reader. Reads the system spool (/var/mail/$USER, or /mail/$USER on sdf).

• Launch: mail; type a message number to read it; h lists headers
• r <n> reply, d <n> delete, u <n> undelete
• q quits and moves read mail to mbox; x exits without changing anything (use x when just checking)
• Send: mail user@host, or reply inside with r

Terminal editor, the default EDITOR/VISUAL on most tildes.

• Ctrl+S save, Ctrl+Q quit, Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y undo/redo
• Ctrl+F find, Ctrl+E opens the command bar (> help for docs)

Wrapper around tmux/screen for persistent sessions: how IRC stays connected between logins. Available on pink, club, and envs among others.

• Launch: byobu; ssh -t host byobu attaches in one step
• F2 new window, F3/F4 switch, F6 detach
• Sessions die on server reboot; re-create them after outages

See tmux & byobu for the full page.

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