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NAME
/otr - the Profanity /otr command.

DESCRIPTION
Off The Record (OTR) commands to manage keys, and perform OTR encryption during chat sessions.

SYNOPSIS
/otr libver

/otr gen

/otr myfp|theirfp

/otr start [<contact>]

/otr end

/otr trust|untrust

/otr secret <secret>

/otr question <question> <answer>

/otr answer <answer>

/otr policy manual|opportunistic|always [<contact>]

/otr log on|off|redact

/otr char <char>

/otr sendfile on|off

ARGUMENTS

libver
    Show which version of the libotr library is being used.

gen
    Generate your private key.

myfp
    Show your fingerprint.

theirfp
    Show contacts fingerprint.

start [<contact>]
    Start an OTR session with contact, or current recipient if omitted.

end
    End the current OTR session.

trust|untrust
    Indicate whether or not you trust the contact's fingerprint.

secret <secret>
    Verify a contact's identity using a shared secret.

question <question> <answer>
    Verify a contact's identity using a question and expected answer.

answer <answer>
    Respond to a question answer verification request with your answer.

policy manual
    Set the global OTR policy to manual, OTR sessions must be started manually.

policy manual <contact>
    Set the OTR policy to manual for a specific contact.

policy opportunistic
    Set the global OTR policy to opportunistic, an OTR session will be attempted upon starting a conversation.

policy opportunistic <contact>
    Set the OTR policy to opportunistic for a specific contact.

policy always
    Set the global OTR policy to always, an error will be displayed if an OTR session cannot be initiated upon starting a conversation.

policy always <contact>
    Set the OTR policy to always for a specific contact.

log on|off
    Enable or disable plaintext logging of OTR encrypted messages.

log redact
    Log OTR encrypted messages, but replace the contents with [redacted]. This is the default.

char <char>
    Set the character to be displayed next to OTR encrypted messages.

sendfile on|off
    Allow /sendfile to send unencrypted files while in an OTR session.

EXAMPLES
/otr log off

/otr policy manual

/otr policy opportunistic odin@valhalla.edda

/otr gen

/otr start odin@valhalla.edda

/otr myfp

/otr theirfp

/otr question "What is the name of my rabbit?" fiffi

/otr end

/otr char *