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]

or

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