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.TH "MINITALK" "1" "November 2016" "Minitalk User Manual" "Minitalk 0.2.3"

.hy

.SH NAME

.PP

minitalk \- small, simple chat system

.SH SYNOPSIS

.PP

minitalk FILE [NICK]

.SH DESCRIPTION

.TP

.B FILE

File to use as "room".

Must have read/write permissions.

.RS

.RE

.TP

.B NICK

Specify nick to use.

Default is current username.

.RS

.RE

.SH EXAMPLE

.PP

Join a room controlled via /var/chat/general.

.IP

.nf

\f[C]

$\ minitalk\ /var/chat/general

\f[]

.fi

.PP

The same, but specifying the username "admin".

.IP

.nf

\f[C]

$\ minitalk\ /var/chat/general\ admin

\f[]

.fi

.SH NOTES

.PP

The primary issue is a security concern.

Anyone that needs to chat in the "room" has to be able to write to the

control file.

Anyone that needs read from the room needs read access.

Anyone that has access to these "control" files can also inject anything

they want into the chat.

This truly is built on the honor system, and was designed around a

single purpose: multi\-user chat between trusted users on a single host.

.PP

Don\[aq]t expect this to be secure.

.SH AUTHORS

.PP

Andrew Benson.

.SH COPYRIGHT

.PP

Copyright © 2016 Andrew Benson.

License: MIT

.SH AUTHORS

Andrew Benson.