WeeChat user’s guide

# apt-get build-dep weechat

$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
$ sudo make install

$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/to/directory
$ make
$ make install

$ cmake -LA

$ ccmake ..

$ ./autogen.sh
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ ../configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

$ ./autogen.sh
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ ../configure --prefix=/path/to/directory
$ make
$ make install

$ ./configure --help

$ cmake .. -DENABLE_TESTS=ON

$ ctest -V

$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug

$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fsanitize=address -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-fsanitize=address -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-fsanitize=address

/set weechat.startup.sys_rlimit "core:-1"

ulimit -c unlimited

ulimit -c 200000

gdb /usr/bin/weechat /home/xxx/core

(gdb) set logging file /tmp/crash.txt
(gdb) set logging on
Copying output to /tmp/crash.txt.
(gdb) bt full
#0  0x00007f9dfb04a465 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007f9dfb04b8e6 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x0000000000437f66 in weechat_shutdown (return_code=1, crash=1)
    at /some_path/src/core/weechat.c:351
#3  <signal handler called>
#4  0x000000000044cb24 in hook_process_timer_cb (arg_hook_process=0x254eb90,
    remaining_calls=<value optimized out>) at /some_path/src/core/wee-hook.c:1364
        hook_process = 0x254eb90
        status = <value optimized out>
#5  0x000000000044cc7d in hook_timer_exec ()
    at /some_path/src/core/wee-hook.c:1025
        tv_time = {tv_sec = 1272693881, tv_usec = 212665}
        ptr_hook = 0x2811f40
        next_hook = 0x0
#6  0x000000000041b5b0 in gui_main_loop ()
    at /some_path/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-main.c:319
        hook_fd_keyboard = 0x173b600
        tv_timeout = {tv_sec = 0, tv_usec = 0}
        read_fds = {fds_bits = {0 <repeats 16 times>}}
        write_fds = {fds_bits = {0 <repeats 16 times>}}
        except_fds = {fds_bits = {0 <repeats 16 times>}}
        max_fd = <value optimized out>

gdb /usr/bin/weechat 12345

(gdb) bt full

/set

hello

//set

^Cc12^Cbhello ^Cb^Cc04^C_Alice^C_^Cc!

/set weechat.color.chat_time 214

/set weechat.bar.status.color_bg 22

/color alias 214 orange
/set weechat.color.chat_delimiters orange

/set weechat.color.chat_nick_self _white

/set weechat.color.status_time *_214

/set weechat.color.status_time *99999

/set weechat.bar.bitlist.items "@irc.bitlbee.&bitlbee:buffer_nicklist"

/set weechat.bar.nicklist.conditions "${nicklist} && ${window.win_width} > 100"

/set weechat.bar.nicklist.conditions "${nicklist} && (${window.win_width} > 100 || ${buffer.full_name} == irc.bitlbee.&bitlbee)"

/set weechat.notify.irc.freenode message

/set weechat.notify.irc.freenode.#weechat highlight

/buffer notify highlight

/buffer set hotlist_max_level_nicks_add joe:2,mike:2

/set weechat.look.highlight word1,word2,test*

/set weechat.look.highlight_regex flashc[oö]de|flashy

/set weechat.look.highlight_tags "nick_flashcode,irc_notice+nick_toto*"

/buffer set highlight_regex .*

/set weechat.look.mouse on

/mouse enable

/key bind meta-% /mouse toggle 10

/secure passphrase this is my passphrase

/secure set freenode mypassword

/secure

/set irc.server.freenode.sasl_password "${sec.data.freenode}"

/away  [-all] [<message>]

   -all: set or remove away status on all connected servers
message: message for away (if no message is given, away status is removed)

/bar  list|listfull|listitems
      add <name> <type>[,<conditions>] <position> <size> <separator> <item1>[,<item2>...]
      default [input|title|status|nicklist]
      del <name>|-all
      set <name> <option> <value>
      hide|show|toggle <name>
      scroll <name> <window> <scroll_value>

         list: list all bars
     listfull: list all bars (verbose)
    listitems: list all bar items
          add: add a new bar
         name: name of bar (must be unique)
         type:   root: outside windows,
               window: inside windows, with optional conditions (see below)
   conditions: the conditions to display the bar:
                 active: on active window
               inactive: on inactive windows
               nicklist: on windows with nicklist
               other condition: see /help weechat.bar.xxx.conditions and /help eval
               without conditions, the bar is always displayed
     position: bottom, top, left or right
         size: size of bar (in chars)
    separator: 1 for using separator (line), 0 or nothing means no separator
    item1,...: items for this bar (items can be separated by comma (space between items) or "+" (glued items))
      default: create a default bar (all default bars if no bar name is given)
          del: delete a bar (or all bars with -all)
          set: set a value for a bar property
       option: option to change (for options list, look at /set weechat.bar.<barname>.*)
        value: new value for option
         hide: hide a bar
         show: show an hidden bar
       toggle: hide/show a bar
       scroll: scroll bar
       window: window number (use '*' for current window or for root bars)
 scroll_value: value for scroll: 'x' or 'y' (optional), followed by '+', '-', 'b' (beginning) or 'e' (end), value (for +/-), and optional % (to scroll by % of width/height, otherwise value is number of chars)

Examples:
  create a bar with time, buffer number + name, and completion:
    /bar add mybar root bottom 1 0 [time],buffer_number+:+buffer_name,completion
  hide a bar:
    /bar hide mybar
  scroll nicklist 10 lines down on current buffer:
    /bar scroll nicklist * y+10
  scroll to end of nicklist on current buffer:
    /bar scroll nicklist * ye

/buffer  list
         add [-free] [-switch] <name>
         clear [<number>|<name>|-merged|-all [<number>|<name>...]]
         move <number>|-|+
         swap <number1>|<name1> [<number2>|<name2>]
         cycle <number>|<name> [<number>|<name>...]
         merge <number>|<name>
         unmerge [<number>|-all]
         hide [<number>|<name>|-all [<number>|<name>...]]
         unhide [<number>|<name>|-all [<number>|<name>...]]
         renumber [<number1> [<number2> [<start>]]]
         close [<n1>[-<n2>]|<name>...]
         notify [<level>]
         localvar [<number>|<name>]
         set <property> [<value>]
         get <property>
         <number>|-|+|<name>

    list: list buffers (without argument, this list is displayed)
     add: add a new buffer (it can be closed with "/buffer close" or input "q")
   clear: clear buffer content (number for a buffer, -merged for merged buffers, -all for all buffers, or nothing for current buffer)
    move: move buffer in the list (may be relative, for example -1); "-" = move to first buffer number, "+" = move to last buffer number + 1
    swap: swap two buffers (swap with current buffer if only one number/name given)
   cycle: jump loop between a list of buffers
   merge: merge current buffer to another buffer (chat area will be mix of both buffers)
          (by default ctrl-x switches between merged buffers)
 unmerge: unmerge buffer from other buffers which have same number
    hide: hide the buffer
  unhide: unhide the buffer
renumber: renumber buffers (works only if option weechat.look.buffer_auto_renumber is off)
   close: close buffer (number/range or name is optional)
  notify: display or set notify level for current buffer: this level determines whether buffer will be added to hotlist or not:
               none: never
          highlight: for highlights only
            message: for messages from users + highlights
                all: all messages
              reset: reset to default value (all)
localvar: display local variables for the buffer
     set: set a property for current buffer
     get: display a property of current buffer
  number: jump to buffer by number, possible prefix:
          '+': relative jump, add number to current
          '-': relative jump, sub number to current
          '*': jump to number, using option "weechat.look.jump_current_to_previous_buffer"
       -: jump to first buffer number
       +: jump to last buffer number
    name: jump to buffer by (partial) name

Examples:
  clear current buffer:
    /buffer clear
  move buffer to number 5:
    /buffer move 5
  swap buffer 1 with 3:
    /buffer swap 1 3
  swap buffer #weechat with current buffer:
    /buffer swap #weechat
  jump on #chan1, #chan2, #chan3 and loop:
    /buffer cycle #chan1 #chan2 #chan3
  merge with core buffer:
    /buffer merge 1
  merge with #weechat buffer:
    /buffer merge #weechat
  unmerge buffer:
    /buffer unmerge
  close current buffer:
    /buffer close
  close buffers 5 to 7:
    /buffer close 5-7
  jump to #weechat:
    /buffer #weechat
  jump to next buffer:
    /buffer +1
  jump to last buffer number:
    /buffer +

/color  alias <color> <name>
        unalias <color>
        reset
        term2rgb <color>
        rgb2term <rgb> [<limit>]
        -o

   alias: add an alias for a color
 unalias: delete an alias
   color: color number (greater than or equal to 0, max depends on terminal, commonly 63 or 255)
    name: alias name for color (for example: "orange")
   reset: reset all color pairs (required when no more color pairs are available if automatic reset is disabled, see option "weechat.look.color_pairs_auto_reset")
term2rgb: convert a terminal color (0-255) to RGB color
rgb2term: convert a RGB color to terminal color (0-255)
   limit: number of colors to use in terminal table (starting from 0); default is 256
      -o: send terminal/colors info to current buffer as input

Without argument, this command displays colors in a new buffer.

Examples:
  add alias "orange" for color 214:
    /color alias 214 orange
  delete color 214:
    /color unalias 214

/command  [-buffer <name>] <plugin> <command>

-buffer: execute the command on this buffer
 plugin: execute the command from this plugin; 'core' for a WeeChat command, '*' for automatic plugin (it depends on the buffer where the command is executed)
command: command to execute (a '/' is automatically added if not found at beginning of command)

/cursor  go chat|<bar>|<x>,<y>
         move up|down|left|right|area_up|area_down|area_left|area_right
         stop

  go: move cursor to chat area, a bar (using bar name) or coordinates "x,y"
move: move cursor with direction
stop: stop cursor mode

Without argument, this command toggles cursor mode.

When mouse is enabled (see /help mouse), by default a middle click will start cursor mode at this point.

Default keys in cursor mode on chat messages:
  m  quote message
  q  quote prefix + message
  Q  quote time + prefix + message

Default keys in cursor mode on nicklist:
  b  ban nick (/ban)
  k  kick nick (/kick)
  K  kick and ban nick (/kickban)
  q  open query with nick (/query)
  w  query information about user (/whois)

Other default keys in cursor mode:
  arrow      move cursor
  alt+arrow  move cursor to the next area
  enter      exit cursor mode

Examples:
  go to nicklist:
    /cursor go nicklist
  go to coordinates x=10, y=5:
    /cursor go 10,5

/debug  list
        set <plugin> <level>
        dump [<plugin>]
        buffer|color|infolists|memory|tags|term|windows
        mouse|cursor [verbose]
        hdata [free]
        time <command>

     list: list plugins with debug levels
      set: set debug level for plugin
   plugin: name of plugin ("core" for WeeChat core)
    level: debug level for plugin (0 = disable debug)
     dump: save memory dump in WeeChat log file (same dump is written when WeeChat crashes)
   buffer: dump buffer content with hexadecimal values in log file
    color: display infos about current color pairs
   cursor: toggle debug for cursor mode
     dirs: display directories
    hdata: display infos about hdata (with free: remove all hdata in memory)
    hooks: display infos about hooks
infolists: display infos about infolists
     libs: display infos about external libraries used
   memory: display infos about memory usage
    mouse: toggle debug for mouse
     tags: display tags for lines
     term: display infos about terminal
  windows: display windows tree
     time: measure time to execute a command or to send text to the current buffer

/eval  [-n|-s] [-d] <expression>
       [-n] [-d] -c <expression1> <operator> <expression2>

        -n: display result without sending it to buffer (debug mode)
        -s: split expression before evaluating it (many commands can be separated by semicolons)
        -d: display debug output after evaluation
        -c: evaluate as condition: use operators and parentheses, return a boolean value ("0" or "1")
expression: expression to evaluate, variables with format ${variable} are replaced (see below); many commands can be separated by semicolons
  operator: a logical or comparison operator:
            - logical operators:
                &&   boolean "and"
                ||   boolean "or"
            - comparison operators:
                ==   equal
                !=   not equal
                <=   less or equal
                <    less
                >=   greater or equal
                >    greater
                =~   is matching POSIX extended regex
                !~   is NOT matching POSIX extended regex
                ==*  is matching mask, case sensitive (wildcard "*" is allowed)
                !!*  is NOT matching mask, case sensitive (wildcard "*" is allowed)
                =*   is matching mask, case insensitive (wildcard "*" is allowed)
                !*   is NOT matching mask, case insensitive (wildcard "*" is allowed)
                ==-  is included, case sensitive
                !!-  is NOT included, case sensitive
                =-   is included, case insensitive
                !-   is NOT included, case insensitive

An expression is considered as "true" if it is not NULL, not empty, and different from "0".
The comparison is made using floating point numbers if the two expressions are valid numbers, with one of the following formats:
  - integer (examples: 5, -7)
  - floating point number (examples: 5.2, -7.5, 2.83e-2)
  - hexadecimal number (examples: 0xA3, -0xA3)
To force a string comparison, you can add double quotes around each expression, for example:
  50 > 100      ==> 0
  "50" > "100"  ==> 1

Some variables are replaced in expression, using the format ${variable}, variable can be, by order of priority:
  1. an evaluated sub-string (format: "eval:xxx")
  2. a string with escaped chars (format: "esc:xxx" or "\xxx")
  3. a string with chars to hide (format: "hide:char,string")
  4. a string with max chars (format: "cut:max,suffix,string" or "cut:+max,suffix,string")
     or max chars displayed on screen (format: "cutscr:max,suffix,string" or "cutscr:+max,suffix,string")
  5. a reversed string (format: "rev:xxx" or "revscr:xxx")
  6. a repeated string (format: "repeat:count,string")
  7. length of a string (format: "length:xxx" or "lengthscr:xxx")
  8. a color (format: "color:xxx", see "Plugin API reference", function "color")
  9. a modifier (format: "modifier:name,data,string")
  10. an info (format: "info:name,arguments", arguments are optional)
  11. a base 16/32/64 encoded/decoded string (format: "base_encode:base,xxx" or "base_decode:base,xxx")
  12. current date/time (format: "date" or "date:format")
  13. an environment variable (format: "env:XXX")
  14. a ternary operator (format: "if:condition?value_if_true:value_if_false")
  15. result of an expression with parentheses and operators + - * / // % ** (format: "calc:xxx")
  16. an option (format: "file.section.option")
  17. a local variable in buffer
  18. a hdata name/variable (the value is automatically converted to string), by default "window" and "buffer" point to current window/buffer.
Format for hdata can be one of following:
  hdata.var1.var2...: start with a hdata (pointer must be known), and ask variables one after one (other hdata can be followed)
  hdata[list].var1.var2...: start with a hdata using a list, for example:
    ${buffer[gui_buffers].full_name}: full name of first buffer in linked list of buffers
    ${plugin[weechat_plugins].name}: name of first plugin in linked list of plugins
  hdata[pointer].var1.var2...: start with a hdata using a pointer, for example:
    ${buffer[0x1234abcd].full_name}: full name of the buffer with this pointer (can be used in triggers)
For name of hdata and variables, please look at "Plugin API reference", function "weechat_hdata_get".

Examples (simple strings):
  /eval -n ${info:version}                       ==> 0.4.3
  /eval -n ${env:HOME}                           ==> /home/user
  /eval -n ${weechat.look.scroll_amount}         ==> 3
  /eval -n ${sec.data.freenode_password}         ==> secret
  /eval -n ${window}                             ==> 0x2549aa0
  /eval -n ${window.buffer}                      ==> 0x2549320
  /eval -n ${window.buffer.full_name}            ==> core.weechat
  /eval -n ${window.buffer.number}               ==> 1
  /eval -n ${\t}                                 ==> <tab>
  /eval -n ${hide:-,${relay.network.password}}   ==> --------
  /eval -n ${cut:3,+,test}                       ==> tes+
  /eval -n ${cut:+3,+,test}                      ==> te+
  /eval -n ${date:%H:%M:%S}                      ==> 07:46:40
  /eval -n ${if:${info:term_width}>80?big:small} ==> big
  /eval -n ${rev:Hello}                          ==> olleH
  /eval -n ${repeat:5,-}                         ==> -----
  /eval -n ${length:test}                        ==> 4
  /eval -n ${calc:(5+2)*3}                       ==> 21
  /eval -n ${base_encode:64,test}                ==> dGVzdA==
  /eval -n ${base_decode:64,dGVzdA==}            ==> test

Examples (conditions):
  /eval -n -c ${window.buffer.number} > 2 ==> 0
  /eval -n -c ${window.win_width} > 100   ==> 1
  /eval -n -c (8 > 12) || (5 > 2)         ==> 1
  /eval -n -c (8 > 12) && (5 > 2)         ==> 0
  /eval -n -c abcd =~ ^ABC                ==> 1
  /eval -n -c abcd =~ (?-i)^ABC           ==> 0
  /eval -n -c abcd =~ (?-i)^abc           ==> 1
  /eval -n -c abcd !~ abc                 ==> 0
  /eval -n -c abcd =* a*d                 ==> 1
  /eval -n -c abcd =- bc                  ==> 1

/filter  list
         enable|disable|toggle [<name>|@]
         add|addreplace <name> <buffer>[,<buffer>...] <tags> <regex>
         rename <name> <new_name>
         del <name>|-all

      list: list all filters
    enable: enable filters (filters are enabled by default)
   disable: disable filters
    toggle: toggle filters
      name: filter name ("@" = enable/disable all filters in current buffer)
       add: add a filter
addreplace: add or replace an existing filter
    rename: rename a filter
       del: delete a filter
      -all: delete all filters
    buffer: comma separated list of buffers where filter is active:
            - this is full name including plugin (example: "irc.freenode.#weechat" or "irc.server.freenode")
            - "*" means all buffers
            - a name starting with '!' is excluded
            - wildcard "*" is allowed
   tags: comma separated list of tags, for example "irc_join,irc_part,irc_quit"
            - logical "and": use "+" between tags (for example: "nick_toto+irc_action")
            - wildcard "*" is allowed
            - if tag starts with '!', then it is excluded and must NOT be in message
  regex: POSIX extended regular expression to search in line
            - use '\t' to separate prefix from message, special chars like '|' must be escaped: '\|'
            - if regex starts with '!', then matching result is reversed (use '\!' to start with '!')
            - two regular expressions are created: one for prefix and one for message
            - regex are case insensitive, they can start by "(?-i)" to become case sensitive

The default key alt+'=' toggles filtering on/off globally and alt+'-' toggles filtering on/off in the current buffer.

Tags most commonly used:
  no_filter, no_highlight, no_log, log0..log9 (log level),
  notify_none, notify_message, notify_private, notify_highlight,
  self_msg, nick_xxx (xxx is nick in message), prefix_nick_ccc (ccc is color of nick),
  host_xxx (xxx is username + host in message),
  irc_xxx (xxx is command name or number, see /server raw or /debug tags),
  irc_numeric, irc_error, irc_action, irc_ctcp, irc_ctcp_reply, irc_smart_filter, away_info.
To see tags for lines in buffers: /debug tags

Examples:
  use IRC smart filter on all buffers:
    /filter add irc_smart * irc_smart_filter *
  use IRC smart filter on all buffers except those with "#weechat" in name:
    /filter add irc_smart *,!*#weechat* irc_smart_filter *
  filter all IRC join/part/quit messages:
    /filter add joinquit * irc_join,irc_part,irc_quit *
  filter nicks displayed when joining channels or with /names:
    /filter add nicks * irc_366 *
  filter nick "toto" on IRC channel #weechat:
    /filter add toto irc.freenode.#weechat nick_toto *
  filter IRC join/action messages from nick "toto":
    /filter add toto * nick_toto+irc_join,nick_toto+irc_action *
  filter lines containing "weechat sucks" on IRC channel #weechat:
    /filter add sucks irc.freenode.#weechat * weechat sucks
  filter lines that are strictly equal to "WeeChat sucks" on all buffers:
    /filter add sucks2 * * (?-i)^WeeChat sucks$

/help  -list|-listfull [<plugin> [<plugin>...]]
       <command>
       <option>

    -list: list commands, by plugin (without argument, this list is displayed)
-listfull: list commands with description, by plugin
   plugin: list commands for this plugin
  command: a command name
   option: an option name (use /set to see list)

/history  clear
          <value>

clear: clear history
value: number of history entries to show

/input  <action> [<arguments>]

list of actions:
  return: simulate key "enter"
  complete_next: complete word with next completion
  complete_previous: complete word with previous completion
  search_text_here: search text in buffer at current position
  search_text: search text in buffer
  search_switch_case: switch exact case for search
  search_switch_regex: switch search type: string/regular expression
  search_switch_where: switch search in messages/prefixes
  search_previous: search previous line
  search_next: search next line
  search_stop_here: stop search at current position
  search_stop: stop search
  delete_previous_char: delete previous char
  delete_next_char: delete next char
  delete_previous_word: delete previous word
  delete_next_word: delete next word
  delete_beginning_of_line: delete from beginning of line until cursor
  delete_end_of_line: delete from cursor until end of line
  delete_line: delete entire line
  clipboard_paste: paste from the internal clipboard
  transpose_chars: transpose two chars
  undo: undo last command line action
  redo: redo last command line action
  move_beginning_of_line: move cursor to beginning of line
  move_end_of_line: move cursor to end of line
  move_previous_char: move cursor to previous char
  move_next_char: move cursor to next char
  move_previous_word: move cursor to previous word
  move_next_word: move cursor to next word
  history_previous: recall previous command in current buffer history
  history_next: recall next command in current buffer history
  history_global_previous: recall previous command in global history
  history_global_next: recall next command in global history
  jump_smart: jump to next buffer with activity
  jump_last_buffer_displayed: jump to last buffer displayed (before last jump to a buffer)
  jump_previously_visited_buffer: jump to previously visited buffer
  jump_next_visited_buffer: jump to next visited buffer
  hotlist_clear: clear hotlist (optional argument: "lowest" to clear only lowest level in hotlist, "highest" to clear only highest level in hotlist, or level mask: integer which is a combination of 1=join/part, 2=message, 4=private, 8=highlight)
  grab_key: grab a key (optional argument: delay for end of grab, default is 500 milliseconds)
  grab_key_command: grab a key with its associated command (optional argument: delay for end of grab, default is 500 milliseconds)
  grab_mouse: grab mouse event code
  grab_mouse_area: grab mouse event code with area
  set_unread: set unread marker for all buffers
  set_unread_current_buffer: set unread marker for current buffer
  switch_active_buffer: switch to next merged buffer
  switch_active_buffer_previous: switch to previous merged buffer
  zoom_merged_buffer: zoom on merged buffer
  insert: insert text in command line (escaped chars are allowed, see /help print)
  send: send text to the buffer
  paste_start: start paste (bracketed paste mode)
  paste_stop: stop paste (bracketed paste mode)

This command is used by key bindings or plugins.

/key  list|listdefault|listdiff [<context>]
      bind <key> [<command> [<args>]]
      bindctxt <context> <key> [<command> [<args>]]
      unbind <key>
      unbindctxt <context> <key>
      reset <key>
      resetctxt <context> <key>
      resetall -yes [<context>]
      missing [<context>]

       list: list all current keys (without argument, this list is displayed)
listdefault: list default keys
   listdiff: list differences between current and default keys (keys added, redefined or deleted)
    context: name of context ("default" or "search")
       bind: bind a command to a key or display command bound to key (for context "default")
   bindctxt: bind a command to a key or display command bound to key, for given context
    command: command (many commands can be separated by semicolons)
     unbind: remove a key binding (for context "default")
 unbindctxt: remove a key binding for given context
      reset: reset a key to default binding (for context "default")
  resetctxt: reset a key to default binding, for given context
   resetall: restore bindings to the default values and delete ALL personal bindings (use carefully!)
    missing: add missing keys (using default bindings), useful after installing new WeeChat version

When binding a command to a key, it is recommended to use key alt+k (or Esc then k), and then press the key to bind: this will insert key code in command line.

For context "mouse" (possible in context "cursor" too), key has format: "@area:key" or "@area1>area2:key" where area can be:
          *: any area on screen
       chat: chat area (any buffer)
  chat(xxx): chat area for buffer with name "xxx" (full name including plugin)
     bar(*): any bar
   bar(xxx): bar "xxx"
    item(*): any bar item
  item(xxx): bar item "xxx"
Wildcard "*" is allowed in key to match many mouse events.
A special value for command with format "hsignal:name" can be used for context mouse, this will send the hsignal "name" with the focus hashtable as argument.
Another special value "-" can be used to disable key (it will be ignored when looking for keys).

Examples:
  key alt-t to toggle nicklist bar:
    /key bind meta-t /bar toggle nicklist
  key alt-r to jump to #weechat IRC channel:
    /key bind meta-r /buffer #weechat
  restore default binding for key alt-r:
    /key reset meta-r
  key "tab" to stop search in buffer:
    /key bindctxt search ctrl-I /input search_stop
  middle button of mouse on a nick to retrieve info on nick:
    /key bindctxt mouse @item(buffer_nicklist):button3 /msg nickserv info ${nick}

/layout  store [<name>] [buffers|windows]
         apply [<name>] [buffers|windows]
         leave
         del [<name>] [buffers|windows]
         rename <name> <new_name>

  store: store current buffers/windows in a layout
  apply: apply stored layout
  leave: leave current layout (does not update any layout)
    del: delete buffers and/or windows in a stored layout
         (if neither "buffers" nor "windows" is given after the name, the layout is deleted)
 rename: rename a layout
   name: name for stored layout (default is "default")
buffers: store/apply only buffers (order of buffers)
windows: store/apply only windows (buffer displayed by each window)

Without argument, this command displays stored layouts.

The current layout can be saved on /quit command with the option "weechat.look.save_layout_on_exit".

/mouse  enable|disable|toggle [<delay>]

 enable: enable mouse
disable: disable mouse
 toggle: toggle mouse
  delay: delay (in seconds) after which initial mouse state is restored (useful to temporarily disable mouse)

The mouse state is saved in option "weechat.look.mouse".

Examples:
  enable mouse:
    /mouse enable
  toggle mouse for 5 seconds:
    /mouse toggle 5

/mute  [-core | -current | -buffer <name>] <command>

   -core: no output on WeeChat core buffer
-current: no output on current buffer
 -buffer: no output on specified buffer
    name: full buffer name (examples: "irc.server.freenode", "irc.freenode.#weechat")
 command: command to execute silently (a '/' is automatically added if not found at beginning of command)

If no target is specified (-core, -current or -buffer), then default is to mute all buffers.

Examples:
  config save:
    /mute save
  message to current IRC channel:
    /mute -current msg * hi!
  message to #weechat channel:
    /mute -buffer irc.freenode.#weechat msg #weechat hi!

/plugin  list|listfull [<name>]
         load <filename> [<arguments>]
         autoload [<arguments>]
         reload [<name>|* [<arguments>]]
         unload [<name>]

     list: list loaded plugins
 listfull: list loaded plugins (verbose)
     load: load a plugin
 autoload: autoload plugins in system or user directory
   reload: reload a plugin (if no name given, unload all plugins, then autoload plugins)
   unload: unload a plugin (if no name given, unload all plugins)
 filename: plugin (file) to load
     name: a plugin name
arguments: arguments given to plugin on load

Without argument, this command lists loaded plugins.

/print  [-buffer <number>|<name>] [-newbuffer <name>] [-free] [-switch] [-core|-current] [-y <line>] [-escape] [-date <date>] [-tags <tags>] [-action|-error|-join|-network|-quit] [<text>]
        -stdout|-stderr [<text>]
        -beep

   -buffer: display text in this buffer (default: buffer where command is executed)
-newbuffer: create a new buffer and display text in this buffer
     -free: create a buffer with free content (with -newbuffer only)
   -switch: switch to the buffer
     -core: alias of "-buffer core.weechat"
  -current: display text on current buffer
        -y: display on a custom line (for buffer with free content only)
      line: line number for buffer with free content (first line is 0, a negative number displays after last line: -1 = after last line, -2 = two lines after last line, etc.)
   -escape: interpret escaped chars (for example \a, \07, \x07)
     -date: message date, format can be:
              -n: 'n' seconds before now
              +n: 'n' seconds in the future
               n: 'n' seconds since the Epoch (see man time)
              date/time (ISO 8601): yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss, example: 2014-01-19T04:32:55
              time: hh:mm:ss (example: 04:32:55)
     -tags: comma-separated list of tags (see /help filter for a list of tags most commonly used)
      text: text to display (prefix and message must be separated by "\t", if text starts with "-", then add a "\" before)
   -stdout: display text on stdout (escaped chars are interpreted)
   -stderr: display text on stderr (escaped chars are interpreted)
     -beep: alias of "-stderr \a"

The options -action ... -quit use the prefix defined in options "weechat.look.prefix_*".

Following escaped chars are supported:
  \" \\ \a \b \e \f \n \r \t \v \0ooo \xhh \uhhhh \Uhhhhhhhh

Examples:
  display a reminder on core buffer with a highlight:
    /print -core -tags notify_highlight Reminder: buy milk
  display an error on core buffer:
    /print -core -error Some error here
  display message on core buffer with prefix "abc":
    /print -core abc\tThe message
  display a message on channel #weechat:
    /print -buffer irc.freenode.#weechat Message on #weechat
  display a snowman (U+2603):
    /print -escape \u2603
  send alert (BEL):
    /print -beep

/proxy  list
        add <name> <type> <address> <port> [<username> [<password>]]
        del <name>|-all
        set <name> <option> <value>

    list: list all proxies
     add: add a new proxy
    name: name of proxy (must be unique)
    type: http, socks4 or socks5
 address: IP or hostname
    port: port
username: username (optional)
password: password (optional)
     del: delete a proxy (or all proxies with -all)
     set: set a value for a proxy property
  option: option to change (for options list, look at /set weechat.proxy.<proxyname>.*)
   value: new value for option

Examples:
  add a http proxy, running on local host, port 8888:
    /proxy add local http 127.0.0.1 8888
  add a http proxy using IPv6 protocol:
    /proxy add local http ::1 8888
    /proxy set local ipv6 on
  add a socks5 proxy with username/password:
    /proxy add myproxy socks5 sample.host.org 3128 myuser mypass
  delete a proxy:
    /proxy del myproxy

/quit  [-yes] [<arguments>]

     -yes: required if option "weechat.look.confirm_quit" is enabled
arguments: text sent with signal "quit"
           (for example irc plugin uses this text to send quit message to server)

By default when quitting the configuration files are saved (see option "weechat.look.save_config_on_exit") and the current layout can be saved (see option "weechat.look.save_layout_on_exit").

/reload  [<file> [<file>...]]

file: configuration file to reload (without extension ".conf")

Without argument, all files (WeeChat and plugins) are reloaded.

/repeat  [-interval <delay>[<unit>]] <count> <command>

  delay: delay between execution of commands
   unit: optional, values are:
           ms: milliseconds
            s: seconds (default)
            m: minutes
            h: hours
  count: number of times to execute command
command: command to execute (or text to send to buffer if command does not start with '/')

Note: the command is executed on buffer where /repeat was executed (if the buffer does not exist any more, the command is not executed).

Example:
  scroll 2 pages up:
    /repeat 2 /window page_up

/save  [<file> [<file>...]]

file: configuration file to save (without extension ".conf")

Without argument, all files (WeeChat and plugins) are saved.

By default all configuration files are saved to disk on /quit command (see option "weechat.look.save_config_on_exit").

/secure  passphrase <passphrase>|-delete
         decrypt <passphrase>|-discard
         set <name> <value>
         del <name>

passphrase: change the passphrase (without passphrase, data is stored as plain text in file sec.conf)
   -delete: delete passphrase
   decrypt: decrypt data still encrypted (it happens only if passphrase was not given on startup)
  -discard: discard all data still encrypted
       set: add or change secured data
       del: delete secured data

Without argument, this command displays secured data in a new buffer.

Keys on secure buffer:
  alt+v  toggle values

When a passphrase is used (data encrypted), it is asked by WeeChat on startup.
It is possible to set environment variable "WEECHAT_PASSPHRASE" to prevent the prompt (this same variable is used by WeeChat on /upgrade), or to set option sec.crypt.passphrase_file to read the passphrase from a file (see /help sec.crypt.passphrase_file).

Secured data with format ${sec.data.xxx} can be used in:
  - command /eval
  - command line argument "--run-command"
  - options weechat.startup.command_{before|after}_plugins
  - other options that may contain a password or sensitive data (for example proxy, irc server and relay); see /help on the options to check if they are evaluated.

Examples:
  set a passphrase:
    /secure passphrase this is my passphrase
  encrypt freenode SASL password:
    /secure set freenode mypassword
    /set irc.server.freenode.sasl_password "${sec.data.freenode}"
  encrypt oftc password for nickserv:
    /secure set oftc mypassword
    /set irc.server.oftc.command "/msg nickserv identify ${sec.data.oftc}"
  alias to ghost the nick "mynick":
    /alias add ghost /eval /msg -server freenode nickserv ghost mynick ${sec.data.freenode}

/set  [<option> [<value>]]
      diff [<option> [<option>...]]
      env [<variable> [<value>]]

option: name of an option (wildcard "*" is allowed to list options, if no value is specified)
 value: new value for option, according to type:
          boolean: on, off or toggle
          integer: number, ++number or --number
           string: any string ("" for empty string)
            color: color name, ++number or --number
        Note: for all types, you can use null to remove option value (undefined value). This works only for some special plugin variables.
  diff: display only changed options
   env: display or set an environment variable (use value "" to unset a variable)

Examples:
  display options about highlight:
    /set *highlight*
  add a word to highlight:
    /set weechat.look.highlight "word"
  display changed options:
    /set diff
  display changed options in irc plugin:
    /set diff irc.*
  display value of environment variable LANG:
    /set env LANG
  set environment variable LANG and use it:
    /set env LANG fr_FR.UTF-8
    /upgrade
  unset environment variable ABC:
    /set env ABC ""

/unset  <option>
        -mask <option>

option: name of an option
 -mask: use a mask in option (wildcard "*" is allowed to mass-reset options, use carefully!)

According to option, it's reset (for standard options) or removed (for optional settings, like server values).

Examples:
  reset one option:
    /unset weechat.look.item_time_format
  reset all color options:
    /unset -mask weechat.color.*

/upgrade  [-yes] [<path_to_binary>|-quit]

          -yes: required if option "weechat.look.confirm_upgrade" is enabled
path_to_binary: path to WeeChat binary (default is current binary)
        -dummy: do nothing (option used to prevent accidental completion with "-quit")
         -quit: close *ALL* connections, save session and quit WeeChat, which makes possible a delayed restoration (see below)

This command upgrades and reloads a running WeeChat session. The new WeeChat binary must have been compiled or installed with a package manager before running this command.

Note: SSL connections are lost during upgrade, because reload of SSL sessions is currently not possible with GnuTLS. There is automatic reconnection after upgrade.

Upgrade process has 4 steps:
  1. save session into files for core and plugins (buffers, history, ..)
  2. unload all plugins (configuration files (*.conf) are written on disk)
  3. save WeeChat configuration (weechat.conf)
  4. execute new WeeChat binary and reload session.

With option "-quit", the process is slightly different:
  1. close *ALL* connections (irc, xfer, relay, ...)
  2. save session into files (*.upgrade)
  3. unload all plugins
  4. save WeeChat configuration
  5. quit WeeChat
Then later you can restore session with command: weechat --upgrade
IMPORTANT: you must restore the session with exactly same configuration (files *.conf).
It is possible to restore WeeChat session on another machine if you copy the content of directory "~/.weechat".

/uptime  [-o|-ol]

 -o: send uptime to current buffer as input (English string)
-ol: send uptime to current buffer as input (translated string)

/version  [-o|-ol]

 -o: send version to current buffer as input (English string)
-ol: send version to current buffer as input (translated string)

The default alias /v can be used to execute this command on all buffers (otherwise the irc command /version is used on irc buffers).

/wait  <number>[<unit>] <command>

 number: amount of time to wait (integer number)
   unit: optional, values are:
           ms: milliseconds
            s: seconds (default)
            m: minutes
            h: hours
command: command to execute (or text to send to buffer if command does not start with '/')

Note: the command is executed on buffer where /wait was executed (if the buffer does not exist any more, the command is not executed).

Examples:
  join channel in 10 seconds:
    /wait 10 /join #test
  set away in 15 minutes:
    /wait 15m /away -all I'm away
  say 'hello' in 2 minutes:
    /wait 2m hello

/window  list
         -1|+1|b#|up|down|left|right [-window <number>]
         <number>
         splith|splitv [-window <number>] [<pct>]
         resize [-window <number>] [h|v][+|-]<pct>
         balance
         merge [-window <number>] [all]
         close [-window <number>]
         page_up|page_down [-window <number>]
         refresh
         scroll [-window <number>] [+|-]<value>[s|m|h|d|M|y]
         scroll_horiz [-window <number>] [+|-]<value>[%]
         scroll_up|scroll_down|scroll_top|scroll_bottom|scroll_beyond_end|scroll_previous_highlight|scroll_next_highlight|scroll_unread [-window <number>]
         swap [-window <number>] [up|down|left|right]
         zoom [-window <number>]
         bare [<delay>]

         list: list opened windows (without argument, this list is displayed)
           -1: jump to previous window
           +1: jump to next window
           b#: jump to next window displaying buffer number #
           up: switch to window above current one
         down: switch to window below current one
         left: switch to window on the left
        right: switch to window on the right
       number: window number (see /window list)
       splith: split current window horizontally (to undo: /window merge)
       splitv: split current window vertically (to undo: /window merge)
       resize: resize window size, new size is <pct> percentage of parent window
               if "h" or "v" is specified, the resize affects the nearest parent window with a split of this type (horizontal/vertical)
      balance: balance the sizes of all windows
        merge: merge window with another (all = keep only one window)
        close: close window
      page_up: scroll one page up
    page_down: scroll one page down
      refresh: refresh screen
       scroll: scroll a number of lines (+/-N) or with time: s=seconds, m=minutes, h=hours, d=days, M=months, y=years
 scroll_horiz: scroll horizontally a number of columns (+/-N) or percentage of window size (this scrolling is possible only on buffers with free content)
    scroll_up: scroll a few lines up
  scroll_down: scroll a few lines down
   scroll_top: scroll to top of buffer
scroll_bottom: scroll to bottom of buffer
scroll_beyond_end: scroll beyond the end of buffer
scroll_previous_highlight: scroll to previous highlight
scroll_next_highlight: scroll to next highlight
scroll_unread: scroll to unread marker
         swap: swap buffers of two windows (with optional direction for target window)
         zoom: zoom on window
         bare: toggle bare display (with optional delay in seconds for automatic return to standard display mode)

For splith and splitv, pct is a percentage which represents size of new window, computed with current window as size reference. For example 25 means create a new window with size = current_size / 4

Examples:
  jump to window displaying buffer #1:
    /window b1
  scroll 2 lines up:
    /window scroll -2
  scroll 2 days up:
    /window scroll -2d
  scroll to beginning of current day:
    /window scroll -d
  zoom on window #2:
    /window zoom -window 2
  split window horizontally using 30% of space for the window on top:
    /window splith 30
  resize window to 75% of the parent window size:
    /window resize 75
  resize vertical split, add 10% in size:
    /window resize v+10
  remove the split, keep the current window:
    /window merge
  close the current window:
    /window close
  enable bare display for 2 seconds:
    /window bare 2