<arg><option>--host HOST_NAME</option></arg>
<arg><option>--proxy PROXY:PORT</option></arg>
<arg><option>--logfile LOGFILE</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>--config CONFIGFILE</option></arg>
<arg><option>--page PAGENUMBER</option></arg>
<arg><option>--bash</option></arg>
<arg><option>--shrink-urls</option></arg>
are "update" to send a message, "friends" to see your friends
timeline, "public" to track public timeline, "replies" to see
replies to your messages and "user" to see a specific user's
- timeline.
+ timeline. Default is "update".
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><option>--user screenname</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specify the user you want to see his/her messages while the
+ Specify the user whose messages you want to see when the
action is "user".
</para>
</listitem>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--config CONFIGFILE</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify a config file for bti to read from. By default, bti
+ looks in the ~/.bti file for config values. This default
+ location can be overridden by setting a specific file with this
+ option.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--shrink-urls</option></term>
<listitem>
out.
</para>
<para>
- It's primary focus is to allow you to log everything that you
+ Its primary focus is to allow you to log everything that you
type into a bash shell, in a crazy, "this is what I'm doing right
now!" type of way, letting the world follow along with you
constant moving between directories and refreshing your email
<para>
The account and password can be stored in a configuration file
in the users home directory in a file named
- <filename>.bti</filename> The structure of this file is as
+ <filename>.bti</filename>. The structure of this file is as
follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
</variablelist>
<para>
For example, command line options always override any config file
- option, or any environment variables.
+ option, or any environment variables. Unless a config file is
+ specified by the command line. At that point, the new config file is
+ read, and any previous options set by a command line option, would be
+ overridden.
</para>
</refsect1>