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.TH "TOXIC\&.CONF" "5" "2021\-05\-24" "toxic __VERSION__" "Toxic Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
toxic.conf \- Configuration file for toxic
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
~/\&.config/tox/toxic\&.conf
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
The \fItoxic\&.conf\fR file is the main configuration file for \fBtoxic\fR(1) client\&. It uses syntax accepted by \fBlibconfig\fR\&. Lines starting with "//" are comments and will be ignored\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
// Configuration for interface
ui = {
    timestamps = true;
    alerts = false;
};

// Configuration for audio
audio = {
    input_device = 1;
};
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBui\fR
.RS 4
Configuration related to interface elements\&.
.PP
\fBtimestamps\fR
.RS 4
Enable or disable timestamps\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBtime_format\fR
.RS 4
Select between 24 and 12 hour time\&. Specify 24 or 12\&. Setting timestamp_format and log_timestamp_format will override this setting\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBtimestamp_format\fR
.RS 4
Time format string for the interface enclosed by double quotes\&. See
\fBdate\fR(1)
.RE
.PP
\fBlog_timestamp_format\fR
.RS 4
Time format string for logging enclosed by double quotes\&. See
\fBdate\fR(1)
.RE
.PP
\fBalerts\fR
.RS 4
Enable or disable acoustic alerts on events\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBnative_colors\fR
.RS 4
Select between native terminal colors and toxic color theme\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBcolor_bar_bg\fR
.RS 4
set background color of chat status bars\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
.RE
.PP
\fBcolor_bar_fg\fR
.RS 4
set foreground (text) color of chat status bars\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
.RE
.PP
\fBcolor_bar_accent\fR
.RS 4
set foreground accent color of chat status bars\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
.RE
.PP
\fBcolor_bar_notify\fR
.RS 4
set foreground notify (and typing) color in chat status bar\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
.RE
.PP
\fBautolog\fR
.RS 4
Enable or disable autologging\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBshow_typing_other\fR
.RS 4
Show when others are typing in a 1\-on\-1 chat\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBshow_typing_self\fR
.RS 4
Show others when you\(cqre typing in a 1\-on\-1 chat\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBshow_welcome_msg\fR
.RS 4
Show welcome message on startup\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBshow_connection_msg\fR
.RS 4
Enable friend connection change notifications\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBnodelist_update_freq\fR
.RS 4
How often in days to update the DHT nodes list\&. (integer; 0 to disable)
.RE
.PP
\fBautosave_freq\fR
.RS 4
How often in seconds to auto\-save the Tox data file\&. (integer; 0 to disable)
.RE
.PP
\fBhistory_size\fR
.RS 4
Maximum lines for chat window history\&. Integer value\&. (for example: 700)
.RE
.PP
\fBnotification_timeout\fR
.RS 4
Time in milliseconds to display a notification\&. Integer value\&. (for example: 3000)
.RE
.PP
\fBline_join\fR
.RS 4
Indicator for when someone connects or joins a group\&. Three characters max for line_ settings\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBline_quit\fR
.RS 4
Indicator for when someone disconnects or leaves a group\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBline_alert\fR
.RS 4
Indicator for alert messages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBline_normal\fR
.RS 4
Indicator for normal messages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBmplex_away\fR
.RS 4
Set user status when attaching and detaching from GNU screen or tmux\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBmplex_away_note\fR
.RS 4
Status message to set when status is set to away due to screen/tmux detach\&. When attaching, the status message is set back to the original value\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBgroup_part_message\fR
.RS 4
Parting message that will be sent to all groupchat peers when you leave the group\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
The following options control whether to output a terminal bell on certain events\&.
Some terminals mark the window as urgent when a bell is received\&. Urgent windows are usually highlighted in the taskbar and some window managers even provide shortcuts to jump to the next urgent window\&.
These options don\*(Aqt affect the "alerts" option\&.
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.PP
\fBbell_on_message\fR
.RS 4
Enable/Disable the terminal bell when receiving a message\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBbell_on_filetrans\fR
.RS 4
Enable/Disable the terminal bell when receiving a filetransfer\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBbell_on_filetrans_accept\fR
.RS 4
Enable/Disable the terminal bell when a filetransfer was accepted\&. true or false
.RE
.PP
\fBbell_on_invite\fR
.RS 4
Enable/Disable the terminal bell when receiving a group/call invite\&. true or false
.RE
.RE
.PP
\fBaudio\fR
.RS 4
Configuration related to audio devices\&.
.PP
\fBinput_device\fR
.RS 4
Audio input device\&. Integer value\&. Number corresponds to
/lsdev in
.RE
.PP
\fBoutput_device\fR
.RS 4
Audio output device\&. Integer value\&. Number corresponds to
/lsdev out
.RE
.PP
\fBVAD_threshold\fR
.RS 4
Voice Activity Detection threshold\&. Float value\&. Recommended values are 1\&.0\-40\&.0
.RE
.PP
\fBconference_audio_channels\fR
.RS 4
Number of channels for conference audio broadcast\&. Integer value\&. 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo)
.RE
.PP
\fBchat_audio_channels\fR
.RS 4
Number of channels for 1\-on\-1 audio broadcast\&. Integer value\&. 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo)
.RE
.PP
\fBpush_to_talk\fR
.RS 4
Enable/Disable Push\-To\-Talk for conference audio chats (active key is F2)\&. true or false
.RE
.RE
.PP
\fBtox\fR
.RS 4
Configuration related to paths\&.
.PP
\fBdownload_path\fR
.RS 4
Default path for downloads\&. String value\&. Absolute path for downloaded files\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBavatar_path\fR
.RS 4
Path for your avatar (file must be a \&.png and cannot exceed 16\&.3 KiB)
.RE
.PP
\fBautorun_path\fR
.RS 4
Path for any scripts that should be run on startup
.RE
.PP
\fBchatlogs_path\fR
.RS 4
Default path for chatlogs\&. String value\&. Absolute path for chatlog files\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpassword_eval\fR
.RS 4
Replace password prompt by running this command and using its output as the password\&.
.RE
.RE
.PP
\fBsounds\fR
.RS 4
Configuration related to notification sounds\&. Special value "silent" can be used to disable a specific notification\&.

Each value is a string which corresponds to the absolute path of a wav sound file\&.
.PP
\fBnotif_error\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when an error occurs\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBself_log_in\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when you log in\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBself_log_out\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when you log out\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBuser_log_in\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when a contact become online\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBuser_log_out\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when a contact become offline\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcall_incoming\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when you receive an incoming call\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcall_outgoing\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when you start a call\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBgeneric_message\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when an event occurs\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBtransfer_pending\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when you receive a file transfer request\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBtransfer_completed\fR
.RS 4
Sound to play when a file transfer is completed\&.
.RE
.RE
.PP
\fBkeys\fR
.RS 4
Configuration related to user interface interaction\&. Currently supported: Ctrl modified keys, Tab, PAGEUP and PAGEDOWN\&.

Each value is a string which corresponds to a key combination\&.
.PP
\fBnext_tab\fR
.RS 4
Key combination to switch next tab\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBprev_tab\fR
.RS 4
Key combination to switch previous tab\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBscroll_line_up\fR
.RS 4
Key combination to scroll one line up\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBscroll_line_down\fR
.RS 4
Key combination to scroll one line down\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBhalf_page_up\fR
.RS 4
Key combination to scroll half page up\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBhalf_page_down\fR
.RS 4
Key combination to scroll half page down\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpage_bottom\fR
.RS 4
Key combination to scroll to page bottom\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBtoggle_peerlist\fR
.RS 4
Toggle the peer list on and off\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBtoggle_paste_mode\fR
.RS 4
Toggle treating linebreaks as enter key press\&.
.RE
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
~/\&.config/tox/toxic\&.conf
.RS 4
Main configuration file\&.
.RE
.PP
__DATADIR__/toxic\&.conf\&.example
.RS 4
Configuration example\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
\fBtoxic\fR(1)
.SH "RESOURCES"
.sp
Project page: https://github\&.com/JFreegman/toxic
.sp
IRC channel: irc\&.libera\&.chat#tox
.SH "AUTHORS"
.sp
JFreegman <JFreegman@gmail\&.com>