NAME

       µTox - Lightweight Tox client

SYNOPSIS

       usage: utox [--portable] [--theme <THEME>] [--set=<start-on-boot|show-window|hide-window>] [--allow-root]
          or: utox --version
          or: utox --help

DESCRIPTION

       µTox is a free software lighweight X.org graphical Tox client.

       µTox can be used for:
        * 1-to-1 text IM
        * group IM
        * audio calls
        * video calls
        * group audio calls
        * desktop sharing
        * file transfers

OPTIONS

       -t <THEME> or --theme <THEME>
              Choose  a  color  scheme.  Possible  options  are  default,  dark,  light,  highcontrast, zenburn,
              solarized-light, or solarized-dark.

       -p or --portable
              Run in portable mode. All data will be saved to the tox folder in the current  working  directory,
              see FILES for more details.

       --allow-root
              Allow running µTox as root. Default is to refuse.

       -s <OPTION> or --set <OPTION>
              Set an option. The available options are "start-on-boot", "show-window" and "hide-window".

       -u <OPTION> or --unset <OPTION>
              Unset an option. The available option is "start-on-boot".

       -v or --verbose
              Increase debug output level. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity. The maximum is 6.

       --silent
              Set the verbosity level to 0, disable all debugging output.

       --debug <FILE>
              Write all debug output to the specified file.

       -h or --help
              Print a short description of available options.

       --version
              Print the version and exit.

KEYBINDINGS

       Ctrl+F Toggle friend list online status filter.

       Ctrl+f Focus on friend list search input field.

       Ctrl+[num], Alt+[num]
              Switch to chat [num].

       Ctrl+Pg{Up,Down}
              Move up or down in the friend list.

       Ctrl+Pg{Home,End}
              Move to first or last friend in the friend list.

       Esc    Unfocus message input field. When unfocused, pressing any key will focus on it again.

       Pg{Up,Down}
              Scroll  chat  log  up  or  down.   This  keybinding will only work when the message input field is
              unfocused.

       Home, End
              Scroll to top or bottom of chat log.  This keybinding will only work when the message input  field
              is unfocused.

CHAT COMMANDS

       These commands can be used in the chat window.

       /alias <alias>
              Sets selected friend's alias to <alias>. It will be displayed instead of that friend's name.

       /invite <name>
              Invites <name> to the current groupchat.

       /sendfile <path>
              Sends a file located in <path> to the current friend.

       /topic <topic>
              Changes  current  groupchat's  name/topic  to  <topic>.  This command can also be used to edit the
              current topic by typing /topic and pressing the tab key.

       /me <action>
              Sends an message/action in the format <name> <action>, for example: Tox User says hi

FILES

       All files listed below are located in $HOME/.config/tox. If µTox  is  running  in  portable  mode,  their
       location will be ./tox.

       tox_save.tox
              tox_save.tox  is  the  file  that contains the public/private key pair, name, status and contacts.
              It's compatible with other Tox clients.

       utox_save
              utox_save is µTox' binary config file, it contains settings such as language, proxy  options,  DPI
              or logging.

       avatars
              The  avatars  directory  contains  other contacts' avatars. Files are named after contacts' public
              keys (the first 64 characters of the ID).

       Tox_Auto_Accept
              Default directory for auto-accepted files in portable mode.

       [public key].txt
              Those are friends' chat logs. µTox supports only 1v1 chat logging for now.

       [public key].fmetadata
              Friend metadata file, currently used for storing aliases.

       [public key][file number].ftoutfo
              Current outgoing file transfers' state. Used for resuming transfers across client restarts.

CONTRIBUTORS

       Please see the list page: https://github.com/uTox/uTox/graphs/contributors

BUGS

       Please report bugs on https://github.com/uTox/uTox/issues

       The source code for µTox can be found at https://github.com/uTox/uTox

µTox 0.18.1                                        April 2024                                            UTOX(1)