UTOX(1)UTOX(1)NAME
µTox - Lightweight Tox client
SYNOPSIS
usage: utox [--portable] [--theme <default|dark|light|highcontrast|zen‐
burn>] [--set=<start-on-boot|show-window|hide-window>]
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--theme <THEME>
Choose a color scheme. Possible options are default, dark,
light, highcontrast, or zenburn.
--portable
Run in portable mode. All data will be saved to the tox folder
in the current working directory, see FILES for more details.
--set=<OPTION>
Set an option. The available options are "start-on-boot", "show-
window" and "hide-window".
--version
Print version and exit.
--help Print a short description of available options.
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.
/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 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).
[public key].txt
Those are friends' chat logs. µTox supports only 1v1 chat log‐
ging 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/GrayHat‐
ter/uTox/graphs/contributors
BUGS
Please report bugs on https://github.com/GrayHatter/uTox/issues
The website for µTox can be found at http://utox.org/ and source code
can be found at https://github.com/GrayHatter/uTox
µTox 0.4.3 November 2015 UTOX(1)
