SSFE(E)                                                   SSFE(E)



NAME
       ssfe - split-screen front-end

SYNOPSIS
       ssfe [options] program-name [program-options]

DESCRIPTION
       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.

       You  can  configure  ssfe to reprint or not your own input
       lines, to use prompts, and to do  word-wrap  on  the  pro-
       gram's output.

       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.

OPTIONS
       -raw   Disables word-wrap and handling of control  charac-
              ters.   In  this  mode,  ssfe will not attempt keep
              track of the cursor's position.

       -cooked
              Enables word-wrap, and  prints  control  characters
              using inverse-video;  this is the default mode.

       -irc   Same as -cooked, but also interprets Ctrl-B, Ctrl-V
              and Ctrl-_ with the  IRC  convention  (toggles  for
              bold, inverse, underlined, respectively).

       -hold  Sets hold-mode.  In hold mode, ssfe will stop after
              each screenful, and wait for the user to hit TAB.

       -beep  In cooked or IRC mode, enables beeps.   When  beeps
              are  disabled, the character Ctrl-G is displayed as
              an inverse-video G.

       -flow  Enables flow-control with ^S and ^Q.  ssfe normally
              disables  those, but some terminals require them to
              operate properly.

       -print Enables printing of your own commands back  in  the
              scrolling area.

       -prompt <prompt>
              Sets a prompt for the user input line.  The default
              prompt is none, or ``> '' if -print is specified.


ARGUMENTS
       program [options]
              Names the program that ssfe should run.


KEYS
       ssfe understands these keys (^ means Control):

       ^\     Interrupt ssfe and whatever program  it's  running,
              and exit back to the unix prompt.

       ^a     Go to the beginning of the line.

       ^b, left arrow
              Move left a letter.

       ^c     Interrupt: ignored by the front-end, can be used to
              interrupt connecting to a server, with sirc.

       ^d     Delete the character under the cursor.

       ^e     Go to the end of the line.

       ^f, right arrow
              Move right a letter.

       ^h, DEL
              Erase the previous character.

       ^i, TAB
              Go to next /msg in msg history.

       ^j, ^m, Enter

       ^k     Erase from the cursor to the end of the line.

       ^l     Redisplay the status bar and the command line.

       ^n, down arrow
              Go to the next line in command-line history.

       ^o     With sirc, type the last msg you got on the command
              line

       ^p, up arrow
              Go to the previous line in command-line history.

       ^t     With sirc, switch to the next channel you're on.

       ^u     Erase command-line.

       ^v     Insert the next character literally, even if it's a
              ^something.

       ^x b   Toggle beep on or off (off by default).

       ^x c   Exit the front end, back to the unix prompt.

       ^x h   Toggle hold mode.

       ^x i   Toggle irc-mode (^b^v^_ handling) on and off.

       ^y     Yank the current line in the history without  send-
              ing it.

       ^z     Suspend  ssfe  and  sirc  and  go  back to the unix
              prompt - you come back with 'fg'.


COPYING
       ssfe is free software. You can redistribute it and/or mod-
       ify  it  under the GNU General Public License as published
       by the Free Software Foundation.  See the file LICENSE for
       details.


SEE ALSO
       sirc(c)


ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       TERM   sets  the  terminal type.  The terminal needs to be
              able to set a scrolling zone for ssfe to work.


BUGS
       None known, please report to the author.


AUTHOR
       sirc    was    written    by     Roger     Espel     Llima
       <roger.espel.llima@pobox.com>.




Roger Espel Llima                                         SSFE(E)