lk/chat/profanity.md

---
title: "profanity"
tags: [ "Documentation", "Chat" ]
---
# Setup (Commands)

Sign up to an account somewhere.

> /connect bob@bobserver.org

Check if someone wants to be your friend:

> /sub received

Accept a friend's subscription request:

> /sub add alice@aliceserver.org

Join a room:

> /join room1@bobserver.org

Save your configuration so you don't have to do this again:

> /save

Check your `~/.config/profanity/profrc` for how to data's saved.

## Automatically Sign In

To automatically sign in, add your password to [pass](../data/pass.md).

> /account set *malin@oosm.org* eval_password pass *xmpp*

> /autoconnect set *malin@oosm.org*

> /save

Remember to save the config for other commands too.

# General Use

## Messages

> /msg alice@aliceserver.org

This opens in a new tab.
Switch tabs with alt+number.

## Docs

The [docs](https://profanity-im.github.io/guide/0131/reference.html) are massive, so it's often better to use:

> /help <Tab>

## Editing

For long text, you can use vim:

> /executable editor set vim

> /editor

## Sending & Receiving Files

Tell it how to save files:

> /executable urlsave set "wget %u -O %p"

Then get the file with:

> /urlsave *<Tab>*

Same for `/urlopen`

## Theme

> profanity

> /theme list

> theme load batman

# Encryption

## omemo

> /omemo gen

> /omemo start

You can accept everyone's fingerprint all the time with

> /omemo trustmode firstusage

This will still encrypt, but there will be no check that you have the right person the first time you speak with someone.

You can ensure omemo automatcally turns on:

> /omemo policy automatic

## otr

Install libotr-dev or libotr5-dev or whatever..

> sudo apt -y install lib5otr-dev

Make your otr keys.

> /otr gen

Then you can start an otr converstation.

> /otr start bob@jobbies.org

Or if you already have a conversation windows open, switch to our using:

> /otr

Finally, verify!

> /otr question "Who are you?" bob

Bob is verified upon the answer, 'bob'.

### OTR Finger Prints

Get yours with 

> /otr myfp

> /otr theirfp

> /otr myfp