CICB Command Line Options

CICB is the color ICB Unix client. CICB will work with non color terminals, it is simply an option.

Here are the CICB command line options:

• -nickname nick
• sign on the specified ICB server with nickname nick.
• -password pass
• set nick registration password to pass.
• -password -
• prompt for nick registration password.
• -group group
• sign on into group group when connected to the specified ICB server.
• -server name
• connect to ICB server named name, this is a short alias name, usually in your .icbrc file.
• -host host
• connect to ICB server on host host, this is the literal Internet hostname of the server, eg: icb.apsoft.com.
• -port port
• try to connect to ICB server running on port number port, on the specified machine.
• -list
• list known ICB servers, in order.
• -clear
• Clear command line arguments.
• -who
• see who's on the specified ICB server, but don't sign on.
• -restricted
• restricted mode
• -color
• enable ANSI color mode (disabled by default)
• -help
• display short help message.

Here is an example CICB command line:

sun4# icb -color -h icb.apsoft.com -nick OnMyOwn -pass clovers -g TV

NOTE: The command line options may be abbreviated

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