.TH SIC 1 sic-0.0
.SH NAME
sic \- simple irc client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sic
.RB \-a
.IR address
.RB [ \-n
.IR nick ]
.RB [ \-f
.IR fullname ]
.RB [ \-p
.IR password ]
.RB [ \-v ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B sic
is an extremly fast, small and simple irc client.  It reads commands from
standard input and prints all server output to standard output. It multiplexes
also all channel traffic into one output, that you don't have to switch
different channel buffers, that's actually a feature.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-a " address "
Lets you specify the address which
.B sic
uses to listen for connections.  The syntax for
.I address
is taken (along with many other profound ideas) from the Plan 9 operating
system and has the form
.B tcp!hostname!port
for tcp sockets.
.BI \-p " password"
Specifies the password to authenticate the nick on the server.
.TP
.BI \-n " nick "
Specifies the nick name (default: $USER).
.TP
.BI \-f " fullname "
Specifies the full name.
.BI \-v
Prints version information to standard output, then exits.
.SH COMMANDS
.TP
.FN /j " #channel/user "
join/query a channel/user
.TP
.FN /l " #channel "
leave a channel/query
.TP
.FN /m " #channel/user msg "
write a message to #channel/user
.FN /t " topic"
set the channel topic
.TP
Everything which is not a command will simply be posted into the channel or to
the server.
.TP