Imaging and a little bit of OSS » IM http://nuclear-imaging.info/site_content Yet another techno blog Wed, 09 May 2012 13:02:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Finch is a command line Instant Messenger http://nuclear-imaging.info/site_content/2009/08/28/finch-is-a-command-line-instant-messenger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finch-is-a-command-line-instant-messenger http://nuclear-imaging.info/site_content/2009/08/28/finch-is-a-command-line-instant-messenger/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:58:36 +0000 slash_boot http://nuclear-imaging.info/site_content/?p=289 [...]]]> When you are mostly involved with coding, and use the Terminal for a fair amount of time, it’s quite beneficial if we use another Terminal window/tab for IMs. Searching around for a command line instant messenger, I learnt that there was a variant of Pidgin called Finch. It lets you connect and chat with your online buddies using nothing but text.

To install finch on Ubuntu, run:

sudo apt-get install finch

at the Terminal.

Once Finch is installed, you can load it by typing, finch at the Terminal.

Finch Buddy List

Finch Chat Window

Finch Chat Window

Different commands to access and configure finch can be found at:

Using Finch

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