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<refentry id="pidgin-1">

<refmeta><refentrytitle>pidgin</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

<refmiscinfo class="date">12 Nov 2007</refmiscinfo>

<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>

<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>

<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>

<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>

</refmeta>

<indexterm><primary>pidgin</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Instant

Messaging client</primary></indexterm>

<refnamediv id="pidgin-1-name"><refname>pidgin</refname><refpurpose>Instant Messaging

client</refpurpose></refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv id="pidgin-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>

<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>

<arg><option>-config</option>=<replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg>

<arg><option>-debug</option></arg>

<arg><option>-login</option>=<replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>

<arg><option>-nologin</option></arg>

<arg choice="opt"><option><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></arg>

</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>

<para>&cmd; is a graphical modular messaging client based on libpurple. It

supports multiple protocols including AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, XMPP, ICQ, IRC,

GroupWise and GTalk all at once. It has many common features found in other clients,

as well as many unique features.

</para>

</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>

<para>The following options are supported:</para>

<variablelist termlength="wide">

<varlistentry>

<term><option>c</option>, <option>-config=<replaceable>directory</replaceable></option></term>

<listitem><para>

Use <replaceable>directory</replaceable> as the directory for config files

instead of <filename>~/.purple</filename>.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>d</option>, <option>-debug</option></term>

<listitem><para>

Print debug messages to <literal>stdout</literal>. These are the same debug

messages that are displayed in the Debug window.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>l</option>, <option>-login[=<replaceable>name</replaceable>,<replaceable>name</replaceable>,...]</option></term>

<listitem><para>

Log in with the comma-separated list of accounts provided, in addition to any

accounts that are configured to be logged in automatically. If no argument

is provided, your first account will be signed in.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>n</option>, <option>-nologin</option></term>

<listitem><para>

Do not automatically login when &cmd; starts. Sets the global status

to Offline.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option role="nodash"><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></term>

<listitem><para>

Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-exde"><title>&exde-tt;</title>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-buddylist">

<title>Buddy List</title>

<para>

The Buddy List window is &cmd;'s main interface window. Using this window you

can see which of your buddies is online, away, idle, etc. You can also add and

remove buddies from your buddy list.

</para>

<para>

The Buddy List window contains a list of your buddies who are online and have

allowed you to be notified of their presence. The icon to the left of each

buddy indicates the buddy's current state and the protocol they are using.

Double clicking a buddy will open a new Conversation window. Right clicking

will pop up a menu:

</para>

<variablelist termlength="wholeline">

<varlistentry>

<term>Get Info</term>

<listitem><para>

Retrieves and displays information about the buddy. This information is also

known as a Profile.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>IM</term>

<listitem><para>

Opens a new Conversation window to the selected buddy.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Send File</term>

<listitem><para>

Sends a file to the selected buddy (only available on protocols that support

file transfer).

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Add Buddy Pounce</term>

<listitem><para>

A Buddy Pounce is a configurable automated action to be performed when the

buddy's state changes. This will open the Buddy Pounce dialog to be discussed

later.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>View Log</term>

<listitem><para>

&cmd; is capable of automatically log its activities. These logs are either

plain text files (with a .txt extension) or html files (with a .html extension)

located under the <filename>~/.purple/logs</filename> directory. This menu

command will display &cmd;'s log viewer with logs loaded for that buddy or

chat.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Alias</term>

<listitem><para>

Create an alias for this buddy. This will open up a new dialog in which one

can give this buddy an alternate name to appear on the buddy list and in

conversations.

</para>

<para>

For example, if a buddy's name screen name was jsmith1281xx and his real name

was 'John Q. Smith,' one could create an alias as to identify the buddy by his

common name.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

<para>

The remainder of the menu will consist of protocol specific commands. These

commands vary depending on the protocol.

</para>

<para>

At the bottom of the Buddy List are several buttons (if enabled in

Preferences):

</para>

<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">

<varlistentry><term>IM</term>

<listitem><para>

Opens a new Conversation window to to the selected buddy, or brings up the New

Message dialog box if no buddy is selected.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Info</term>

<listitem><para>

Retrieves and displays information about the selected buddy, or brings up the

Get User Info dialog box if no buddy is selected.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Chat</term>

<listitem><para>

Brings up the Join Chat dialog box, prompting the user to select which

username to use and what chat group to join.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Away</term>

<listitem><para>

Brings up a menu of all available Away Messages. If an item is selected, all

online accounts will use this item as their away message.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-acct-editor">

<title>ACCOUNT EDITOR </title>

<para>

The account editor consists of a list of accounts and information about them.

Clicking <replaceable>Delete</replaceable> will delete the currently selected

account. Clicking <replaceable>Add</replaceable> or

<replaceable>Modify</replaceable> will invoke a Modify Account window. Here,

you can add or alter account information. When creating a new account, you

will submit your screen name and password. You will also choose your protocol.

</para>

<para>

If <replaceable>Remember Password</replaceable> is chosen, the password will be

saved in &cmd;'s configuration file.

</para>

<para>

If <replaceable>Auto-Login</replaceable> is chosen, this account will

automatically login upon starting &cmd;.

</para>

<para>

Each protocol has it's own specific options that can be found in the modify

screen.

</para>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-prefs">

<title>PREFERENCES</title>

<para>

All options take effect immediately.

</para>

<variablelist termlength="wholeline">

<varlistentry><term>Interface</term>

<listitem><para>

<replaceable>Display remote nicknames if no alias is set</replaceable>:

Toggles whether server nickname data should be used if no local alias exists.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Buddy List</term>

<listitem>

<para>

<replaceable>Sorting</replaceable>: Toggles the order in which buddies are

shown in your Buddy List between none, alphabetical, by status and by log size. </para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show buttons as</replaceable>: Toggles between picture-only,

text-only, picture and text or no buttons view of the buttons on the Buddy

List.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Raise window on events</replaceable>: Tells &cmd; to bring the

Buddy List window to the top when buddies sign in or out.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show numbers in groups</replaceable>: The number of buddies from

each group currently logged in will be shown along with the total number of

buddies in the group.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show buddy icons</replaceable>: Toggles the display of buddies'

custom icons.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show warning levels</replaceable>: Each buddy's warning level

will be displayed next to the screen name. As a buddy's warning level

increases, outgoing messages are more and more severely rate-limited.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show idle times</replaceable>: The amount of time each buddy has

been idle will be displayed next to the screen name (if the buddy has opted to

have their client report this information).

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Dim idle buddies</replaceable>: If enabled, idle buddies will be

displayed in grey text instead of black text.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Automatically expand contacts</replaceable>: If enabled, contacts

will automatically expand to show the associated buddies when the mouse is held over the contact for a short period.

</para>

</listitem>

<varlistentry><term>Conversations</term>

<listitem>

<para>

<replaceable>Show buttons as</replaceable>...: The selected item will

determine whether picture-only, text-only, combined picture/text, or no buttons

will be used for Conversation windows.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show formatting toolbar</replaceable>: Display the formatting

toolbar between the upper and lower text boxes in conversations.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show aliases in tabs/titles</replaceable>: Displays buddy alias

instead of screen name in window tabs and titles.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show buddy icons</replaceable>: For protocols that support it,

buddy icons allow buddies to send small pictures to be displayed during the

course of a conversation. Turning this option off hides those pictures.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Enable buddy icon animation</replaceable>: If these pictures

happen to be animated, this option will enable the animation, otherwise only

the first frame will be displayed.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Notify buddies that you are typing to them</replaceable>: Some

protocols allow clients to tell their buddies when they are typing. This option

enables this feature for protocols that supports it.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Raise IM windows on events</replaceable>: If enabled, IM

Conversation windows will be brought to the top when new messages are received.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Raise Chat windows on events</replaceable>: If enabled, chat

Conversation windows will be brought to the top when new messages are

received.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Use multi-colored screen names in chats</replaceable>: Color code

the screen names of users in chat rooms.

</para>

<variablelist termlength="wholeline">

<varlistentry><term>Tab Options</term>

<listitem>

<para>

<replaceable>Show IMs and chat in tabbed windows</replaceable>: Tabbed

chatting allows one to have multiple conversations without multiple windows.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Show close buttons on tabs</replaceable>: Adds a close button

to each tab.</replaceable>

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Tab Placement</replaceable>...: Specifies where tabs are shown

in the conversation window.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>New conversation placement</replaceable>...: Determines where

new conversations will be placed (Last created window / New window / windows

grouped by group or account / separate windwos for IMs and Chats).

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Message Text</term>

<listitem>

<para>

<replaceable>Show timestamp on messages</replaceable>: Toggles the timestamp

behavior for conversations. Per-conversation behavior can be changed by

pressing <replaceable>F2</replaceable> in the Conversation window.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Highlight misspelled words</replaceable>: Toggles highlighting of

misspelled words as you type.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Ignore colors/font faces/font sizes</replaceable>: Tells &cmd;

to disregard buddies' color/font/isze information in displaying IMs or Chats.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Default Formatting</replaceable>: Allows specifying the default

formatting to apply to all outgoing messages (only applicable to protocols

that support formatting in messages).

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Shortcuts</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Allows the user to determine which keyboard shortcuts are available.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Smiley Themes</term>

<para>

Allows the user to choose between different smiley themes. The "none" theme

will disable graphical emoticons - they will be displayed as text instead.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Sounds</term>

<listitem>

<para>

<replaceable>Sounds while away</replaceable>: Determines whether sounds are

played when an away message is up.

</para>

<para><replaceable>Sound Method</replaceable>: lets the user choose between

different playback methods. The user can also manually enter a command to be

executed when a sound is to be played (<replaceable>%s</replaceable> expands to

the full path of the file name).

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Sound Events</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Lets the user choose when and what sounds are to be played.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Network</term>

<listitem>

<variablelist termlength="wholeline">

<varlistentry><term>IP Address</term>

<listitem>

<replaceable>Autodetect IP Address</replaceable>: &cmd; will attempt to

automatically determine your IP address for use in file transfers and Direct

IMs.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Public IP</replaceable>: What IP address to use for file transfer

and Direct IMs. This is mainly useful for users with multiple network

interfaces or behind NAT.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Ports</term>

<listitem>

<replaceable>Manually specify range of ports to listen on</replaceable>:

Specify specific ports to listen on, overriding any defaults.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Proxy Server</term>

<listitem>

The configuration section to enable &cmd; to operate through a proxy server.

&cmd; currently supports SOCKS 4/5 and HTTP proxies.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Browser</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Allows the user to select &cmd;'s default web browser. Firefox, Galeon,

Konqueror, Mozilla, Netscape and Opera are supported natively. The user can

also manually enter a command to be executed when a link is clicked

(<replaceable>%s</replaceable> expands to the URL). For example,

<replaceable>xterm -e lynx "%s"</replaceable> will open the link with lynx.

<replaceable>Open new window by default</replaceable> makes the browser use a

new window instead of using the current window (or spawning a new tab).

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Logging</term>

<listitem><para>

<replaceable>Message Logs</replaceable> lets the user choose whether

Conversations and/or Buddy Chats will be logged as well as whether logs will be

in HTML or plain text format. <replaceable>System Logs</replaceable> describes

the types of events to be logged.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Away / Idle</term>

<listitem>

<para>

<replaceable>Queue new messages when away</replaceable>: Messages received

since going Away will not be shown until away status is removed.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Send auto-response</replaceable>: If someone messages you while

away, your auto-response will be sent.

<para>

<replaceable>Only send auto-response when idle</replaceable>: If someone

messages you while away, your auto-response will only be sent if &cmd; decides

that the connection is idle.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Idle time reporting</replaceable>: If

<replaceable>None</replaceable> is selected, account idle time will not be

reported. <replaceable>&cmd; usage</replaceable> infers your idle time from

your usage of &cmd;. <replaceable>X usage</replaceable> infers your idle time

from X (this option may not be universally available).

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Auto-away</replaceable>: Determines if and under what conditions

&cmd; will automatically turn on the Away status.

</para>

<variablelist termlength="wholeline">

<varlistentry><term>Away Messages</term>

<para>

Lets the user add/edit/remove available Away Messages.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Plugins</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Allows the user to enable add-on plugins for &cmd;. Several of these come

with &cmd;, while others must be downloaded separately. The

<replaceable>Description</replaceable> field gives the plugin author's

description of the plugin, while the <replaceable>Details</replaceable> field

gives the plugin's authorship, URL, and file name/location information.

</para>

<para>

Some plugins can be configured. If you load such a plugin, its configuration

preferences will appear as a submenu to Plugins, with the submenu title

determined by the plugin's name.

</para>

<listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Protocols</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Protocols provide protocol specific preferences here.

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-conversations">

<title>CONVERSATIONS</title>

<para>

When starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the Conversation

window. The conversation appears in the upper text box and the user types

his/her message in the lower text box. Between the two is a row of settings,

represented by icons. Some or all buttons may not be active if the protocol

does not support the specific formatting.

</para>

<para>

From left to right:

</para>

<variablelist termlength="wide">

<varlistentry><term>Bold</term>

<listitem><para>

Turns on/off bold.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Italics</term>

<listitem><para>

Turns on/off italics.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Underline</term>

<listitem><para>

Turns on/off underline.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Decrease font size</term>

<listitem><para>

Decreases the size of the message text.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Increase font size</term>

<listitem><para>

Increases the size of the message text.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Select a foreground color</term>

<listitem><para>

Changes the foreground color of the message text.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Select a background color</term>

<listitem><para>

Changes the background color of the message text.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Add image</term>

<listitem><para>

Inserts an in-line image in the message.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Add hyperlink</term>

<listitem><para>

Adds a clickable link to the message.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Add smiley</term>

<listitem><para>

Adds an emoticon (smiley) to your message.

</para>

<para>

Beneath the lower text box is a row of buttons that execute commands:

</para>

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Warn</term>

<listitem><para>

This issues a warning to the other person in the conversation (not available in

all protocols).

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Block</term>

<listitem><para>

This adds the other person to your deny list (not available in all protocols).

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Send File</term>

<listitem><para>

Send a file to this user. This option is only available on protocols where

&cmd; supports file transfer.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Add</term>

<listitem><para>

This adds this user to your buddy list. This option is not available if the

user is already on your list.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Remove</term>

<listitem><para>

This removes this user from your buddy list. This option is not available if

the user is not on your list.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Info</term>

<listitem><para>

This gets information (a profile) about the other person in the conversation

(not available in all protocols).

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Send</term>

<listitem><para>

This sends what is currently in the lower text box

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-buddy-chats">

<title>BUDDY CHATS</title>

<para>

For protocols that allow it, Buddy Chats can be entered through the

<replaceable>File</replaceable> menu or the <replaceable>Chat</replaceable>

button at the bottom of the Buddy List's Online tab.

</para>

<para>

Additional commands available in chat, depending on the protocol are:

</para>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

<term>Whisper</term>

<listitem><para>

The text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible to

the sender and the receiver.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>Invite</term>

<listitem><para>

Invite other people to join the chat room.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>Ignore</term>

<listitem><para>

Ignore anything said by the chosen person.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>Set Topic</term>

<listitem><para>

Set the topic of the chat room. This is usually a brief sentence describing

the nature of the chat; an explanation of the chat room's name.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-away-msgs">

<title>AWAY MESSAGES </title>

<para>

Most protocols allow for away messages. When a user is

<replaceable>Away</replaceable>, he can leave an informative message for others

to see. The Away submenu of the Tools menu is used to add and remove away

messages.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>New Away Message</replaceable> provides space for one to enter an

away message and a title for that message. If <replaceable>Save</replaceable>

or <replaceable>Save & Use</replaceable> are chosen, this message will be

saved. It can later be referred to by the title given to it.

</para>

<para>

<replaceable>Remove Away Message</replaceable> is a submenu containing the

titles of saved away messages. Clicking on one of these titles will remove the

away message associated with it.

</para>

<para>

The rest of the <replaceable>away</replaceable> menu provides the user with a

way to assign different away messages to different connections. Choosing

<replaceable>Set All Away</replaceable> will set away all the connections

capable of the away state.

</para>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-buddy-pounce">

<title>BUDDY POUNCE</title>

<para>

A Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to a

normal state from an away state. The New Buddy Pounce dialog box can be

activated by selecting the <replaceable>Buddy Pounce</replaceable> submenu from

the Tools menu. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the events

listed, and any combination of actions can result. If <replaceable>Save this

pounce after activation</replaceable> is checked, the trigger will remain until

it is removed from the Remove <replaceable>Buddy Pounce</replaceable> menu.

</para>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-plugins">

<title>PLUGINS</title>

<para>

&cmd; allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality to

&cmd;. Plugins can be enabled and configured from the Preferences window.

See <replaceable>plugins/HOWTO</replaceable> for more information on writing

plugins.

</para>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-perl">

<title>PERL</title>

<para>

&cmd; allows for perl scripting. See <replaceable>Perl Scripting

HOWTO</replaceable> in the &cmd; documentation for more information about

perl scripting.

</para>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-tcl">

<title>TCL</title>

<para>

&cmd; allows for Tcl scripting. See

<replaceable>plugins/tcl/TCL-HOWTO</replaceable>

for more information about Tcl scripting.

</para>

</refsect2>

</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>

<example role="example">

<title>Launching &cmd;</title>

<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd;</userinput></screen></para>

</example>

</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>

<para>The following exit values are returned:</para>

<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">

<varlistentry>

<term><returnvalue>0</returnvalue></term>

<listitem><para>

Application exited successfully

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><returnvalue>>0</returnvalue></term>

<listitem><para>

Application exited with failure

</para>

</listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>

<para>The following files are used by this application: </para>

<variablelist termlength="wide">

<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;

</filename></term><listitem><para>

Executable for &cmd;

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/lib/&cmd;

</filename></term><listitem><para>

Location of &cmd; plugins.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.purple/prefs.xml

</filename></term><listitem><para>

&cmd; configuration file.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.purple/accounts.xml

</filename></term><listitem><para>

Information about your accounts.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.purple/status.xml

</filename></term><listitem><para>

Stores your away messages.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.purple/pounces.xml

</filename></term><listitem><para>

Stores your buddy pounces.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.purple/logs/PROTOCOL/ACCOUNT/SCREENNAME/DATE.{html,txt}:

</filename></term><listitem><para></para><para>

Conversation logs

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.purple/blist.xml

</filename></term><listitem><para>

The buddy list.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.purple/plugins/

</filename></term><listitem><para>

User's local plugins.

</para></listitem></varlistentry>

</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>

<para>See

<olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5">

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>

for descriptions of the following attributes:

</para>

<informaltable frame="all">

<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">

<thead>

<row>

<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry>

<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>

</thead>

<tbody>

<row>

<entry><para>Availability</para></entry>

<entry><para>communication/im/pidgin</para></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry>

<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>

</tbody>

</tgroup>

</informaltable>

</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>

<para>

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>otr_parse</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>

</para>

<para>

<citetitle>&cmd; Manual</citetitle>,

<literal>http://pidgin.im/</literal>

</para>

</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="pidgin-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>

<para>

This man page was originally written by Dennis Ristuccia (dennis@dennisr.net).

Updated and largely rewritten by Sean Egan (bj91704@binghamton.edu) and Ben

Tegarden (tegarden@uclink.berkeley.edu). Updated by Stephen Browne, Rick Ju,

and Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc, 2003, 2006, 2007.

</para>

</refsect1>

</refentry>