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NAME
     /otr

DESCRIPTION
     Off  The  Record  (OTR) commands to manage keys, and perform OTR encryption
     during chat sessions.

SYNOPSIS
     /otr libver

     /otr gen

     /otr myfp|theirfp

     /otr start [<contact>]

     /otr end

     /otr trust|untrust

     /otr secret <secret>

     /otr question <question> <answer>

     /otr answer <answer>

     /otr policy manual|opportunistic|always [<contact>]

     /otr log on|off|redact

     /otr char <char>

     /otr sendfile on|off

ARGUMENTS
     libver
	 Show which version of the libotr library is being used.

     gen
	 Generate your private key.

     myfp
	 Show your fingerprint.

     theirfp
	 Show contacts fingerprint.

     start [<contact>]
	 Start an OTR session with contact, or current recipient if omitted.

     end
	 End the current OTR session.

     trust|untrust
	 Indicate whether or not you trust the contact's fingerprint.

     secret <secret>
	 Verify a contact's identity using a shared secret.

     question <question> <answer>
	 Verify a contact's identity using a question and expected answer.

     answer <answer>
	 Respond to a question answer verification request with your answer.

     policy manual
	 Set the global OTR policy to manual, OTR sessions must be started manu-
	 ally.

     policy manual <contact>
	 Set the OTR policy to manual for a specific contact.

     policy opportunistic
	 Set the global OTR policy to opportunistic, an OTR session will be  at-
	 tempted upon starting a conversation.

     policy opportunistic <contact>
	 Set the OTR policy to opportunistic for a specific contact.

     policy always
	 Set  the  global OTR policy to always, an error will be displayed if an
	 OTR session cannot be initiated upon starting a conversation.

     policy always <contact>
	 Set the OTR policy to always for a specific contact.

     log on|off
	 Enable or disable plaintext logging of OTR encrypted messages.

     log redact
	 Log OTR encrypted messages, but replace the contents with [redacted].

     char <char>
	 Set the character to be displayed next to OTR encrypted messages.

     sendfile on|off
	 Allow /sendfile to send unencrypted files while in an OTR session.

EXAMPLES
     /otr log off

     /otr policy manual

     /otr policy opportunistic odin@valhalla.edda

     /otr gen

     /otr start odin@valhalla.edda

     /otr myfp

     /otr theirfp

     /otr question "What is the name of my rabbit?" fiffi

     /otr end

     /otr char *

0.18.1				   2026-05-15				  man(1)

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