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irssi

irssi is a terminal irc client. Make sure you also take 5 minutes to learn the basics of screen.

irssi official docs: http://irssi.org/documentation/manual

irssi cheatsheet

List of commands and definitions.

Change to a window

/window [number]

alt -> number

Next window:

alt -> right

Previous window:

alt -> left

Close a channel or window:

/window close

Auto-connect to a network and identify yourself.

/SERVER ADD -auto -network freenode irc.freenode.net 6667 password

Add a network and a server

/network add -nick [nick] -realname "[realname]" freenode

/server add -auto -network freenode irc.freenode.net

/connect freenode

auto join a channel

/CHANNEL ADD -auto #pylowiki freenode

remove a channel

/CHANNEL REMOVE <channel> <network>

list all channels

/CHANNEL LIST

Search the channel for a pattern

/last [search-pattern]

List all the user names in the channel

/names

irc cheat sheet

arguments surrounded by < > are mandatory.

arguments surrounded by [ ] are optional.

action <action to perform>: Perform an action
away [message]: Set an away message, or use no message to return from being away
chanserv: Send a command to chanserv
debug <option>: Send various debug information to the current conversation
deop <nick1> [nick2]: Remove channel operator status from someone
devoice <nick1> [nick2]: Remove channel voice status from someone, preventing them from speaking if the channel is moderated (+m)
help <command>: Help on a specific command
invite <nick> [room]: Invite someone to join you in the specified channel, or the current channel
j <room1>[,room2][,...] [key1[,key2][,...]]: Enter one or more channels, optionally providing a channel key for each if needed
join <room1>[,room2][,...] [key1[,key2][,...]]: Enter one or more channels, optionally providing a channel key for each if needed
kick <nick> [message]: Remove someone from a channel
list: Display a list of chat rooms on the network
me <action to perform>: Perform an action
me <action>: Send an IRC style action to a buddy or chat
memoserv: Send a command to memoserv
mode <plus or minus> <A-Za-z> <nick or channel>: Set or unset a channel or user mode
msg <nick> <message>: Send a private message to a user (as opposed to a channel)
names [channel]: List the users currently in a channel
nick <new nickname>: Change your nickname
nickserv: Send a command to nickserv
op <nick1> [nick2]: Grant channel operator status to someone
operserv: Send a command to operserv
operwall <message>: If you don't know what this is, you probably can't use it
part [room] [message]: Leave the current channel, or a specified channel, with an optional message
ping [nick]: Asks how much lag a user (or the server if no user specified) has
query <nick> <message>: Send a private message to a user (as opposed to a channel)
quit [message]: Disconnect from the server, with an optional message
quote [ ... ]: Send a raw command to the server
remove <nick> [message]: Remove someone from a room
say <message>: Send a message normally as if you weren't using a command
time: Displays the current local time at the IRC server
topic [new topic]: View or change the channel topic
umode <plus or minus> <A-Za-z>: Set or unset a user mode
voice <nick1> [nick2]: Grant channel voice status to someone
wallops <message>: If you don't know what this is, you probably can't use it
whois [server] <nick>: Get information on a user

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