cchat

A simple chat service for the terminal written in C

Install

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/KDesp73/cchat
cd cchat
make
./install.sh

Usage

If you want to use this remotely you will have to forward the IP adddress and port of your computer

Start a server

cchat serve --address 127.0.0.1 --port 1234

Connect to the server as a client

cchat connect --address 127.0.0.1 --port 1234

Set a username

Run

cd ~/.config/cchat
echo "[username]" > username

Arguments

• -a, --address: Specify the ip address
• -p, --port: Specify the port

• -v, --version: Print the program's version

Internal commands

• \help or \?: Prints list of commands
• \list: Prints list of connected users
• \clear: Clears the terminal window
• \whoami: Prints users username
• \whisper [username] [message]: Sends private message to user with username [username]

More to be implemented soon!

License

GNU

Author

KDesp73