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mcabber

brew install mcabber v1.1.2_2 GPL-2.0-or-later

Console Jabber client

10
30-day installs · #8666
40
90-day · #7930
247
365-day · #6832

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A configuration file is necessary to start mcabber.  The template is here:
  $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/mcabber/share/mcabber/mcabberrc.example
And there is a Getting Started Guide you will need to setup Mcabber:
  https://wiki.mcabber.com/#index2h1
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