The command "set" is a bash shell command for setting variable values. It can be used in the .bashrc file to override defaults at startup.
JVLB On 11/21/2014 04:14 PM, Phillip N wrote: > Cody, > Thanks - that's simple, when used w/out the "set" statement. > Just testing for now, so changing it each time I log on is O.K. l'll > make it more permanent once it all works. > Currently down in the weather, so not going to be able to make it to > this evenings Ubuntu hour. :-( > > I'll try dropping the "set", once I'm feeling a little better. Thanks > for your help. > > Have a great meeting, and happy thanksgiving. > Phil. N > > > > > /*********************************** > * Sent from my Commodore 64 * > ***********************************/ > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Cody Smith <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Should be said that that has to be done each login with that method. > > --c_smith > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:39 PM, Cody Smith > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > That command is usually just this: > > /nick <desirednickhere> > > Simple, eh? > > --c_smith > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Phillip N > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Thanks Cody for "what is" and "what's not" IRC verses IM > LOL.... As you can see its been several years since I used > any of those, because IRC/IM really is not my forte'. I > do it only to show support for Ubuntu. > > Joshua - thanks for suggesting irssi, in fact I installed > it on a Raspberry Pi just for fun, and it works great!. > Was able to connect to /irc.freenode.net > <http://irc.freenode.net>/ on channel /ubuntu-us-or/ just > fine, via irssi on a Pi. > > The only problem was my user name was "Pi____", because I > have not figured out the "freenode" command to change the > name to philn-k. > > I used the following CL inside irssi to connect: > /server irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net> > /join ubuntu-us-or > /SET nick philn-k (does not work), also tried /SET > user_name = philn-k. > > The documentation found on the web seems to differ, so > does anyone know the proper "freenode SET" command to > change the "user name"? > > Thanks in advance > Phil. N > > > > > /*********************************** > * Sent from my Commodore 64 * > ***********************************/ > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Cody Smith > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > didn't know that. good to know. Still probably won't > do znc (which I connect through) > > --c_smith > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Joshua R. Poulson > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Actually, they added an account plugin so empathy > can do a limited IRC: > > > http://askubuntu.com/questions/463033/is-it-possible-to-use-irc-chat-on-new-empathy > > I prefer irssi myself. > > --jrp > > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Cody Smith > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Empathy doesn't DOES NOT do IRC, it's only for > IM, IRC is a different protocol. Same thing > with iChat. Now Pidgin CAN do IRC, but imo > it's a crappy implementation. > > --c_smith > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Phillip N > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Thanks, Walter, Cody, Thomas, > > I'm familiar with iChat, Pidgin, and > Empathy, which is the default IRC in Ubuntu. > My problem was not app based, it was > Logging in via web interface. > > Because Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) > calls me to simplify any situation, I was > therefore trying to "directly" log in to > web based IRC w/out authentication. I > have recently discovered that logging in > through Ubuntu One "first", solves many a > log in issues - go figure... LOL. Problem > solved. > > I'll eagerly await this evenings irc > meeting at 6:30pm, to see it all works. > BTY: I think tonight's topic is review of UOS. > > Thanks everyone for your support. > Phil. N > > > /*********************************** > * Sent from my Commodore 64 * > ***********************************/ > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Thomas > Mashos <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM, > Walter Lapchynski <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > c_smith: > >> Yeah, IRC clients aren't exactly > "one size fits all", there's ircii for > >> those wanting to use it from the > CLI, there's Quassel for those wanting > a QT > >> version, Xchat for those wanting a > GTK version, and so on and so forth. > > > > i tend to prefer cli ones. irssi or > weechat are my go-tos. > > > > again, if help is needed, let me know. > > > > -- > > @wxl > > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > > Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > irccloud.com <http://irccloud.com> FTW > > > -- > Thanks, > > Thomas Mashos > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > >
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