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a2chat: More handholding on nick selection

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T. Joseph Carter 2016-06-05 03:52:03 -07:00
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fi
while [[ ! $nickname || ! $(grep -i '^[a-z_\-\\^{}|`][a-z0-9_\-\\^{}|`]*$' <<< $nickname) ]]; do
echo -n "Enter a nickname for chat (to change later, use 'a2chat -n'): "
echo "Choosing a nickname"
echo
echo "A nickname on irc is how you are known to other people. It can"
echo "consist of letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols such as -, _, and ^."
echo "Some older IRC servers will cut your nickname to eight characters, but"
echo "more modern ones like A2Central do not."
echo
echo "Aliases are fine on irc, but really common names like James or Mark or"
echo "AppleIIGuy are likely to be used by someone else already. A guy named"
echo "Joseph might use some variation of their name (such as JosephC or"
echo "tjcarter) or come up with something else entirely."
echo
echo "You can change your nickname once you're online by typing a command"
echo "like \"/nick <newnick>\", and you can rerun this script with the -n"
echo "parameter to have this script save your choice for future use."
echo
echo -n "Enter a nickname (use 'a2chat -n' to change it later): "
read
nickname=$REPLY
done