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Basic IRC Commands
If you are new to Internet Relay Chat (IRC) then this document will be a good starter to learn some of the basics you will need to move around. These commands you will read about will work for most methods of connecting to IRC. You can type these commands in any window.
User Commands
/invite
Invite a specified user to a channel.
Syntax: /invite <nickname> <#channel>
Example: /invite SunSpot #starchat
/join
Join a channel on the network.
Syntax: /join <#channel>
Example: /join #starchat
/kick
Kicks a user from a channel.
Syntax: /kick <#channel> <nickname> <reason>
Example: /kick #StarChat SunSpot Please refrain from causing solar flares!
/list
List all visible channels on the network. Secret (mode +s) channels are not listed.
Syntax: /list
This command also lists only those channels matching a specified value.
Syntax: /list <value>
Example: /list star
/msg
Send a private message to another user on the network.
Syntax: /msg <nickname> <message>
Example: /msg Star Hi there!
/nick
Changes your current nickname on the network.
Syntax: /nick <nickname>
Example: /nick SunSpot
/part
Leave a channel on the network.
Syntax: /part <#Channel>
Example: /part #starchat
/topic
Change the topic of a registered channel.
Syntax: /topic <#channel> <topic>
Example: /topic #StarChat Welcome to StarChat!
/whois
Retrieve information about the nickname currently on the network.
Syntax: /whois <Nickname>
Example: /whois SunSpot
Channel Modes
/mode
Sets channel modes by adding (+) or removing (-) settings.
Ban
+b — Ban someone from the channel
Syntax: /mode <#channel> +b <nickname>
Example: /mode #starchat +b SunSpot
-b — Unban someone from the channel
Syntax: /mode <#channel> -b <nickname>
Example: /mode #starchat -b SunSpot
Invite
+i — Users can only join channel if /invite is used
Syntax: /mode <#channel> +i
Example: /mode #starchat +i
-i — Removes invite only
Syntax: /mode <#channel> -i
Example: /mode #starchat -i
Key
+k <key> — Users can only join the channel if they have the key
Syntax: /mode #channel +k <key>
Example: /mode #starchat +k twinkle
-k <key> — Removes the channel key
Syntax: /mode #channel -k <key>
Example: /mode #starchat -k twinkle
Limit
+l <number> — Sets maximum number of users allowed to enter the channel
Syntax: /mode #channel +l <number>
Example: /mode #starchat +l 12
-l <number> — Allows an unlimited number of users allowed to enter the channel
Syntax: /mode #channel -l <number>
Example: /mode #starchat -l 12
Moderate
+m — Only users with a voice (+v) can speak in the channel
Syntax: /mode #channel +m
Example: /mode #starchat +m
-m — Anyone can speak in the channel
Syntax: /mode #channel -m
Example: /mode #starchat -m
No outside messages
+n — No one outside the channel can post a message to the channel
Syntax: /mode #channel +n
Example: /mode #starchat +n
-n — Anyone outside the channel can post a message to the channel
Syntax: /mode #channel -n
Example: /mode #starchat -n
Ops
+o — Make someone a channel op
Syntax: /mode <#channel> +o <nickname>
Example: /mode #starchat +o SunSpot
-o — Remove someone’s channel ops
Syntax: /mode <#channel> -o <nickname>
Example: /mode #starchat -o SunSpot
Secret
+s — Secret channel - will not show in a /list
Syntax: /mode <#channel> +s
Example: /mode #starchat +s
-s — Removes secret - channel will show in a /list
Syntax: /mode <#channel> -s
Example: /mode #starchat -s
Topic
+t — Only channel ops can change the channel topic
Syntax: /mode #channel +t
Example: /mode #starchat +t
-t — Anyone can change the channel topic
Syntax: /mode #channel -t
Example: /mode #starchat -t
Voice
+v — Give someone a channel voice
Syntax: /mode <#channel> +v <nickname>
Example: /mode #starchat +v SunSpot
-v — Remove someone’s channel voice
Syntax: /mode <#channel> -v <nickname>
Example: /mode #starchat -v SunSpot
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