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+.TH SSFE 1 "" "Roger Espel Llima"
+.SH NAME
+ssfe \- split-screen front-end
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B ssfe
+[options] program-name [program-options]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B ssfe
+runs a line-oriented program in the background, and provides a full
+screen interface for it. The bottom line of the screen is the input
+line, which you can edit using emacs-like keys; above that is the
+status bar, and the scrolling area with the program's output.
+.PP
+You can configure
+.B ssfe
+to reprint or not your own input lines, to use prompts, and to do word-wrap
+on the program's output.
+.PP
+.B ssfe
+also understands a little protocol to communicate with the program it is
+running, which can be used to change the contents of the status line,
+to set ssfe's modes and to prompt for input.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.BR "-raw"
+Disables word-wrap and handling of control characters. In this mode, ssfe
+will not attempt keep track of the cursor's position.
+.TP
+.BR "-cooked"
+Enables word-wrap, and prints control characters using inverse-video; this
+is the default mode.
+.TP
+.BR "-irc"
+Same as -cooked, but also interprets Ctrl-B, Ctrl-V and Ctrl-_ with the
+IRC convention (toggles for bold, inverse, underlined, respectively).
+.TP
+.BR "-hold"
+Sets hold-mode. In hold mode,
+.B ssfe
+will stop after each screenful, and wait for the user to hit TAB.
+.TP
+.BR "-beep"
+In cooked or IRC mode, enables beeps. When beeps are disabled, the
+character Ctrl-G is displayed as an inverse-video G.
+.TP
+.BR "-flow"
+Enables flow-control with ^S and ^Q.
+.B ssfe
+normally disables those, but some terminals require them to operate properly.
+.TP
+.BR "-print"
+Enables printing of your own commands back in the scrolling area.
+.TP
+.BR "-prompt \fI<prompt>\fR"
+Sets a prompt for the user input line. The default prompt is none, or
+``> '' if -print is specified.
+
+.SH ARGUMENTS
+.TP
+.BR "program [options]"
+Names the program that
+.B ssfe
+should run.
+
+.SH KEYS
+.B ssfe
+understands these keys (^ means Control):
+.TP
+.BR "^\e"
+Interrupt ssfe and whatever program it's running, and exit back to the unix
+prompt.
+.TP
+.BR "^a"
+Go to the beginning of the line.
+.TP
+.BR "^b, left arrow"
+Move left a letter.
+.TP
+.BR "^c"
+Interrupt: ignored by the front-end, can be used to interrupt connecting to a
+server, with sirc.
+.TP
+.BR "^d"
+Delete the character under the cursor.
+.TP
+.BR "^e"
+Go to the end of the line.
+.TP
+.BR "^f, right arrow"
+Move right a letter.
+.TP
+.BR "^h, DEL"
+Erase the previous character.
+.TP
+.BR "^i, TAB"
+Go to next /msg in msg history.
+.TP
+.BR "^j, ^m, Enter"
+.TP
+.BR "^k"
+Erase from the cursor to the end of the line.
+.TP
+.BR "^l"
+Redisplay the status bar and the command line.
+.TP
+.BR "^n, down arrow"
+Go to the next line in command-line history.
+.TP
+.BR "^o"
+With sirc, type the last msg you got on the command line
+.TP
+.BR "^p, up arrow"
+Go to the previous line in command-line history.
+.TP
+.BR "^t"
+With sirc, switch to the next channel you're on.
+.TP
+.BR "^u"
+Erase command-line.
+.TP
+.BR "^v"
+Insert the next character literally, even if it's a ^something.
+.TP
+.BR "^x b"
+Toggle beep on or off (off by default).
+.TP
+.BR "^x c"
+Exit the front end, back to the unix prompt.
+.TP
+.BR "^x h"
+Toggle hold mode.
+.TP
+.BR "^x i"
+Toggle irc-mode (^b^v^_ handling) on and off.
+.TP
+.BR "^y"
+Yank the current line in the history without sending it.
+.TP
+.BR "^z"
+Suspend ssfe and sirc and go back to the unix prompt - you come back with 'fg'.
+
+.SH COPYING
+.B ssfe
+is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. See
+the file LICENSE for details.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR sirc (1)
+
+.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+.TP
+.BR TERM
+sets the terminal type. The terminal needs to be able to set a scrolling
+zone for ssfe to work.
+
+.SH BUGS
+None known, please report to the author.
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+.B sirc
+was written by Roger Espel Llima <roger.espel.llima@pobox.com>.
+
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