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 manually.
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 attempted 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 *