gajim(1)                            Manual                            gajim(1)

NAME
       gajim - a fully-featured XMPP chat client

SYNOPSIS
       gajim -h
       gajim --show
       gajim --start-chat
       gajim [-q] [-v] [-w] [-l subsystem=level] [-p name] [-s] [-c directory]
       [--gdebug] [--cprofile]

DESCRIPTION
       gajim aims to be an easy to use and fully-featured XMPP client.  Just
       chat with your friends or family, easily share pictures and thoughts or
       discuss the news with your groups.  Chat securely with End-to-End
       encryption via OMEMO or OpenPGP.  gajim integrates well with your other
       devices: simply continue conversations on your mobile device.

       XMPP is the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, a set of open
       technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice
       and video calls, collaboration, lightweight middle- ware, content
       syndication, and generalized routing of XML data.  For more information
       on the XMPP protocol see https://xmpp.org/about/.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
              Show help options

       -V, --version
              Show the application's version

       -q, --quiet
              Show only critical errors

       -s, --separate
              Separate profile files completely (even history database and
              plugins)

       -v, --verbose
              Print XML stanzas and other debug information

       -p, --profile=NAME
              Use defined profile in configuration directory

       -c, --config-path=PATH
              Set configuration directory

       -l, --loglevel=SUBSYSTEM=LEVEL
              Configure logging.

              SUBSYSTEM e.g. gajim.c.m
              LEVEL (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)

              Example: gajim.c.m=DEBUG

       -w, --warnings
              Show all warnings

       --gdebug
              Sets an environment variable so GLib debug messages are printed

       --cprofile
              Profile application with cprofile

       --start-chat
              Start a new chat

FILES
       $XDG_CACHE_HOME/gajim/
              The directory for cached data.

       $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gajim/
              The directory where settings and configurations are stored.

       $XDG_DATA_HOME/gajim/
              The directory where all persistent data, e.g. the message
              database, is stored.

BUGS
       Please submit bugs at https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/issues.

SUPPORT
       You are welcome to join us at xmpp:gajim@conference.gajim.org?join.

COPYRIGHT
       gajim is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
       the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
       Software Foundation; version 3 only.

       gajim is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
       ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
       FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
       for more details.

AUTHORS
       Philipp Horist, Daniel Brotzmann, Yann Leboulanger.

                                  August 2022                         gajim(1)