Finch

Finch is the command line equivalent of the popular instant messaging client Pidgin (GAIM), you can use this on redbrick to log into your instant messaging accounts.

Setting up Finch

Finch is installed on carbon and will need to be tunneled through tsocks.

Logging into carbon

First you'll have to log into carbon, so open up a screen and type:

ssh carbon

You should now be logged into carbon.

Starting Finch

Simply enter

tsocks finch

Finch should now be started and ready for you to use.

Configuring your account

You should now be at this screen.

• Hit down and select your account type
• Hit tab and go through filling out your information
• Hit save when you're done

Make sure your account you created is enabled like in this picture (marked with X), if it's not simply hit space.

Using Finch

Close a window:

alt + c

Move to the next window:

alt + n

Move to previous window:

alt + p

Move a window:

alt + m

Resize a window:

alt + r

Get up the actions list:

alt + a

Get up main options menu:

F10