sic \- simple irc client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sic
-.RB [ \-h " <host>"]
-.RB [ \-p " <port>"]
-.RB [ \-n " <nick>"]
-.RB [ \-k " <keyword>"]
+.RB [ \-h
+.IR host ]
+.RB [ \-p
+.IR port ]
+.RB [ \-n
+.IR nick ]
+.RB [ \-k
+.IR pass ]
.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.
+is an extremely fast, small and simple irc client. It reads commands from
+standard input and prints all server output to standard output. It also
+multiplexes all channel traffic into one output. That way you don't have to
+switch different channel buffers. So that's actually a feature.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.B \-h <host>
+.BI \-h " host"
Overrides the default host (irc.oftc.net)
.TP
-.B \-p <port>
+.BI \-p " port"
Overrides the default port (6667)
.TP
-.B \-n <nickname>
+.BI \-n " nick"
Override the default nick ($USER)
.TP
-.B \-k <keyword>
-Specifies the keyword to authenticate your nick on the host
+.BI \-k " pass"
+Specifies the PASS connection password
.TP
-.BI \-v
-Prints version information to standard output, then exits.
+.B \-v
+Prints version information to stderr, then exits
.SH COMMANDS
.TP
-.B :j #channel
+.BI :j " #channel"
Join a channel
.TP
-.B :l #channel
+.BI :l " #channel"
Leave a channel
.TP
-.B :m #channel/user msg
-Write a message to #channel/user
+.BI :m " #channel/user message"
+Send a message to channel or user
.TP
-.B :s #channel/user
-Set default channel/user
+.BI :s " #channel/user"
+Set default channel or user
.TP
-Everything which is not a command is simply send the server.
+.BI : command
+Any line beginning with
+.B :
+is sent as a command
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