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UTOX(1)			    General Commands Manual		       UTOX(1)

NAME
       Tox - Lightweight Tox client

SYNOPSIS
       usage: utox [--portable]	[--theme <default|dark|light|highcontrast|zen-
       burn|solarized-light|solarized-dark>]   [--set=<start-on-boot|show-win-
       dow|hide-window>] [--allow-root]
	  or: utox --version
	  or: utox --help

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

       Tox 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 Tox	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	3.

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

       -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 exam-
	      ple: Tox User says hi

FILES
       All files listed	below are located in $HOME/.config/tox.	If Tox is run-
       ning 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 Tox' 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. Tox	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	trans-
	      fers across client restarts.

CONTRIBUTORS
       Please see the list page: https://github.com/uTox/uTox/graphs/contribu-
       tors

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

       The website for Tox can be found	at https://utox.io/  and  source  code
       can be found at https://github.com/uTox/uTox

Tox 0.17.2			  April	2025			       UTOX(1)

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