#!/bin/bash

network="" # Some configuration

chan=""

nick=""

dir="./.irc"

stay=true

lines=`echo $(tput lines) - 1 | bc`

prompt="\033[0;32m$chan> \033[0m"

ii -n $nick -i $dir -s $network & # client init.

pid=$!

if [ -d $dir ]; then rm -r $dir; mkdir $dir; fi # make sure the place is clean, so we can rely on file existing or not to know connection status.

echo "connecting..."; while [ ! -f $dir/$network/out ]; do echo -n ""; done; clear # Wait for connection

cd $dir/$network # change dir

tail -n $lines out

echo "/join $chan" > in # join canal

echo "Joining $chan..."; while [ ! -d "$chan" ]; do echo -n ""; done; clear # Another wait

cd "$chan" # another cd

tput cup $lines 0

echo -en $prompt

tput sc

while $stay; do # main loop

tput cup 0 0

tail -n $lines out

tput rc

read -t 1

tput sc

if [[ $REPLY == ":q" ]]

then

stay=false

else

if [[ "$REPLY" != "" ]]

then

echo "$REPLY" > in

clear

tput cup $lines 0

echo -en $prompt

tput sc

fi

fi

done

kill $pid # destroy the irc client...

clear