by jesse

how do i convert my gaim buddy list to a centericq buddy list?

cat .gaim/PHORK27.0.blist |perl -ne 'if($_=~/^b\ ([^\:]*)/){$foo=$1;chomp $foo;system "mkdir .centericq/\"a$foo\""}'
of course, you need to relace PHORK27 with your screen name. run this in your home dir.

 

 
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