.\"                                      Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*-
.TH SCROLLZ 1 "July  11, 2001"
.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
.SH NAME
ScrollZ \- An advanced ircII-based IRC client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B scrollz
.RB [ \-4 ]
.RB [ \-6 ]
.RB [ \-c
.IR chan ]
.RB [ \-p
.IR portno ]
.RB [ \-f ]
.RB [ \-F ]
.RB [ \-h
.IR host ]
.RB [ \-H
.IR host ]
.RB [ \-C
.IR name ]
.RB [ \-s ]
.RB [ \-S ]
.RB [ \-n ]
.RB [ \-d ]
.RB [ \-q ]
.RB [ \-a ]
.RB [ \-b ]
.RB [ \-l
.IR file ]
.RB [ \-I
.IR file ]
.RB [ \-L
.IR file ]
.RB [ nickname ]
.RB [ serverlist ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B ScrollZ
is advanced IRC client based on ircII code. It adds features
normally found in ircII scripts.
.PP
The main difference between these scripts and
.B ScrollZ
is the code. Where
ircII scripts take a lot of disk and memory space and run slow,
.B ScrollZ
only takes a couple of extra kilobytes compared to stock ircII client
yet runs faster than any ircII script. This was accomplished by using
C code instead of ircII scripting language. This reduces memory and
CPU usage and code tends to run faster.
.B ScrollZ
includes features such as built-in userlist, shitlist, improved
scripting, Blowfish based encryption, features for
.B IRC
operators and user friendly features such as completion for nicks
and channels.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-4
Use IPv4 protocol when connecting to a server.
.TP
.BI \-6
Use IPv6 protocol when connecting to a server.
.TP
.BI \-c " channel"
Joins channel on startup
.TP
.BI \-p " port"
.br
Default server connection port (usually 6667)
.TP
.B \-f
Your terminal uses flow controls (^S/^Q), so
.B ScrollZ
shouldn't
.TP
.B \-F
Your terminal doesn't use flow control (default)
.TP
.BI \-h,\-H " host"
Use host as source address (for virtual hosting)
.TP
.BI \-C " name"
Cloak process as name
.TP
.B \-S/\-s
Do/don't use separate server processes (ircio)
.TP
.B \-n
Do not connect to a server on startup
.TP
.B \-d
Runs
.B ScrollZ
in "dumb" terminal mode
.TP
.B \-q
Does not load .scrollzrc or .scrollzquick
.TP
.B \-a
Adds default servers and command line servers to server list
.TP
.B \-b
Load .scrollzrc before connecting to a server
.TP
.BI \-l " file"
Loads file in place of your .scrollzrc
.TP
.BI \-I " file"
Loads file in place of your .scrollzquick
.TP
.BI \-L " file"
Loads file in place of your .scrollzrc and expands $ expandos
.TP
.B \-\-help
Show summary of options.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.B DCCHOST
The hostname to use for the DCC file transfer
.TP
.B HOME
Set home directory (overrides your home directory in
.IR /etc/passwd )
.TP
.B IRCHOST
The hostname to use
.TP
.B IRCNAME
The realname to use (defaults to
.I /etc/passwd
real name field)
.TP
.B IRCLIB
The path for ScrollZ helpfiles/scripts/translations/docs (defaults to
.IR SHAREDIR )
.TP
.B IRCNICK
The nickname to use (defaults to your username)
.TP
.B IRCPATH
The path for loading files (defaults to 
.IR ~/.ScrollZ:SHAREDIR/script:. )
.TP
.B IRCRC
The initalization file to use (defaults to
.IR ~/.scrollzrc )
.TP
.B IRCSERVER
The IRC server(s) to use
.TP
.B IRCUMODE
The user mode to use
.TP
.B IRCUSER
The username to use (defaults to your username)
.TP
.B MAIL
Set mail file
.TP
.B TERM
The terminal type to use
.SH FILES
.TP
.B SHAREDIR/script/szglobal
The global initialization file loaded when connection to a server
is established.
.TP
.B ~/.scrollzrc
The personal initialization file loaded when connection to a server
is established.
.TP
.B ~/.scrollzquick
The personal initialization file loaded when connection to a server
is initiated.
.SH NOTES
.PP
The nickname is limited to 9 characters on many IRC networks.
.PP
The server list is a whitespace-separated list of server names.
.PP
.B ScrollZ
does NOT have the ICB support nor the DCC TALK support that are
available in ircII.
.SH AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Mike Markley <mike@markley.org>,
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
Updated for ScrollZ by Flier <flier@scrollz.info> (the
ScrollZ maintainer).
.PP
.B ScrollZ
home page: http://www.scrollz.info/
.PP
.SH BUG REPORTS
If you find a bug in 
.B ScrollZ
you should report it. But first, you should make sure that it
really is a bug, and that it appears in the latest version of
.BR ScrollZ .
.PP
Once you have determined that a bug actually exists, report the
bug in channel #ScrollZ on Efnet.
If you have a fix, you are encouraged to provide that as well!
.PP
ALL bug reports should include:
.PP
.PD 0
.TP 22
The version number of 
.B ScrollZ
.TP
The hardware and operating system
.TP
The compiler used to compile
.TP
A description of the bug behaviour
.TP
A short script or `recipe' which exercises the bug