On Fri, May 06, 2016 at 05:20:36PM +0300, Mitt Green wrote: > Hey, > > Sorry for kinda noobish question. I can't figure out > how ii works. Here's what I did: > > 1. compiled it; > 2. ran "ii -n <ANYRANDOMNAME> -s irc.ubuntu.com" ; > 3. "echo "/j #ubuntu" > in" ; > 4. and nothing happened.
I tried this, and it worked for me. What I did (with more details): $ ii -n ANYRANDOMNAME -s irc.ubuntu.com & $ cd $HOME/irc/irc.ubuntu.com $ echo "/j #ubuntu" > ./out # Do not forget the quotes $ cd "#ubuntu" # We want ~/irc/irc.ubuntu.com/#ubuntu/out $ tail -f out # / `server / `channel 2016-6-6 17:07:00 -!- ANYRANDOMNAME (~sshbio@myhostname) has joined #ubuntu 2016-6-6 17:07:00 <nick> Message from nick Make sure that you did not forget the quotes, or properly escaped the '#' of #ubuntu, which is interpreted as a comment rather than a string otherwise. Also, the & forks the ii process in the background. Otherwise if you hit ^C, it stops ii, and you do can not get or send any more messages. You can check if it is running with 'ps ax | grep ii' (and list servers connected to as well). > I checked ~/irc/irc.ubuntu.com/out and there are > channel messages, like "Looking up your hostname, > Checking ident" and all that, ye know. This is the server channel. If you not killed ii, you should have a ~/irc/irc.ubuntu.com/#ubuntu created, with an 'in' to write messages and a 'out' to use view them. > What should I be doing and expecting from ii? > I have been using XChat/Hexchat, > they have shiny eyecandy interfaces, and you > don't do things manually there. With ii, you first need to understand how it work. Then, to avoid to do everything manually, you can pick a script that automates a few tasks (connecting to servers, take input, update the output...). > Thanks! > Mitt > > P.S. Yes, I've read README, FAQ, man page and > web page, but still confused. I joined #suckless-ii at irc.freenode.net. It is usually #suckless at irc.oftc.net, but it is not a support channel so I will not go there for for no confusion.
