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diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog index 82e0cd0f856..0a837320b43 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ * erc.texi (Modules): Undocument obsolete "hecomplete". Add "notifications". + (Connecting): Add brief section on passwords. 2012-11-12 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> diff --git a/doc/misc/erc.texi b/doc/misc/erc.texi index b5c0dd3c718..ea315cd86fa 100644 --- a/doc/misc/erc.texi +++ b/doc/misc/erc.texi @@ -604,6 +604,30 @@ ERC should automatically attempt to connect with another nickname. You can manually set another nickname with the /NICK command. @end defopt +@subheading Password +@cindex password + +@defopt erc-prompt-for-password +If non-@code{nil} (the default), @kbd{M-x erc} prompts for a password. +@end defopt + +If you prefer, you can set this option to @code{nil} and use the +@code{auth-source} mechanism to store your password. For instance, if +you use @file{~/.authinfo} as your auth-source backend, then put +something like the following in that file: + +@example +machine irc.example.net login "#fsf" password sEcReT +@end example + +@noindent +ERC also consults @code{auth-source} to find any channel keys required +for the channels that you wish to autojoin, as specified by the +variable @code{erc-autojoin-channels-alist}. + +For more details, @pxref{Top,,auth-source, auth, Emacs auth-source Library}. + + @subheading Full name @defun erc-compute-full-name &optional full-name |