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AWAY: /away [message] This sets you as being 'away' and is used when you are going to be away from the computer, or not paying attention the screen. If you are 'away' and someone sends you a /msg or does a /whois on you, then they will get a message saying that you are currently away, as well as any message you may have specified. e.g. /AWAY Be back soon! sets you to being 'away' and sends the message 'Be back soon!' to anyone who sends you a /msg or does a /whois on you. If you are set as 'away' then entering /away on its own, sets you back to normal. |
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IGNORE:
/ignore [nickname|user@host] Should you have need to ignore someone if they are say, harassing you, then you can use the ignore command. You specify the person you wish to ignore by either using their nickname or their address (which can be obtained by doing a /whois on them. e.g. /ignore on its own lists anybody you are currently ignoring. e.g. /ignore PEST would ignore the person with the nickname PEST. e.g. /ignore pest@nuisance.com would ignore the person with the e-mail address pest@nuisance.com. This is more powerful than just using the nickname, as it will be harder for the person to change this address, where as it is quite easy to change nicknames. |
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INVITE: /invite [nickname] [#channel] Used to invite someone into a channel you are in. If a channel is set to "invite only" then you can only enter that channel if one of the 'ops' invites you in. e.g. /invite FRED #fastcars invites the person with the nickname FRED into the channel fastcars. If you are invited to a channel you will see a message that looks like... ***NetHead invites you to #mIRC You will then need to type /join [#channel] to join it. |
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JOIN: /join [#channel] Makes you join the channel you specified. e.g. /join #cfs-20s makes you join the channel #cfs-20s. (On IRC '#' represents 'channel'.) Most IRC Clients allow you to join more than one channel at once. When you enter a channel you will be given some information regarding that channel, such as it's name, it's topic, the modes the channel is set to, and a list of all the people currently in that channel. (You will get some or all of that information, depending on which IRC Client you use.) |
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KICK: /kick [#channel] [nickname] Used by Channel Operators ONLY to kick people out of a channel (usually if they are doing something bad or causing problems in the channel). e.g. /kick #cfs-20s FRED kicks FRED out of #cfs-20s. |
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LIST: /list [flags] [channel mask] Lists all the available channels, except for those that are secret. Using just /list on it's own can result in a very long list, which can 'flood' you off IRC. You can reduce the number of channels listed by using 'flags'. e.g. /LIST -MIN n removes channels with less than 'n' users from the resultant list. |
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ME: /me [action] This command is used when you want to say that you are doing something, feeling something, or other similar message. e.g. /me throws a custard pie at W would result in the message FRED throws a custard pie at W (If your nickname was FRED.) |
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MSG: /msg [nickname] [message] This command is used to talk privately with someone. You type the nickname, followed by the message that you wish to send them. Most IRC Clients will open up a separate Window when someone /msg's you so that you do not have to keep type /msg each time you want to send a line of text, however some older Clients still require you to do this. e.g. /msg FRED Hi, how are you today? sends the message Hi, how are you today? to FRED. |
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NICK: /nick [nickname] Changes your current nickname to the new one you have specified. Nicknames can only be a maximum of 9 characters. Each nickname must be unique as no two people with the same nickname are allowed on IRC at the same time. e.g. /nick FRED changes your nickname to "FRED". |
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NOTICE: /notice [nickname] [message] This sends a private message to the person who's nickname you specified. However, unlike /msg it will not open a separate window on the other person's screen (if they have a Client that is capable of doing that). Because of this it is seen as kind of the 'little brother' of /msg and used when you only need to send a line or two of text to someone rather than having a conversation with them. Sometimes seen as kind of 'whispering' to that person. e.g. /notice FRED I got that file you sent thanks - will talk to you soon. sends the message I got that file you sent thanks - will talk to you soon. to FRED. |
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NOTIFY: /notify [nickname] You can add the nicknames of your friends to a notify list, so that when that nickname comes on IRC, you will be notified of it. Most IRC Clients allow you to keep a record of this list and alter it from their menus, however you can also do it from the command line. You can add a nickname to your list, remove a nickname or get an update of who from your notify list is currently on IRC. e.g. /notify FRED adds the nickname FRED to your notify list. Typing it again will remove FRED from your list. e.g. /notify on it's own will just give you a list of all those nicknames from your notify list that are currently on IRC. NOTE: Notify works on nicknames only, not e-mail addresses, so if someone you know is using a different nickname, you will not be informed when they are on IRC. And if someone else is using your friends nickname, then you will be notified that this nickname is on IRC even though it is not the person you thought it was. It is always best to double check using the /whois command before you assume that nickname belongs to the person you think it does. |
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PART: /part [#channel] Makes you leave the channel you specify (if you do not specify a channel, you leave the channel that is currently 'active'), but not leave IRC. e.g. /part #cfs-20s makes you leave the channel #cfs-20s. |
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PING: /ping [nickname|#channel] Sends a PING to the person you specified, or if you specified a channel, it sends a PING to everyone in that channel. The PING is automatically returned to you, and you will be told the amount of time there was between sending and receiving it back. This tells you how lagged you are to that person, and how long it is taken for messages to be passed between the two of you. A PING of below 10 seconds is great. A PING between 10 - 30 seconds is putupable, depending on the circumstances. A PING reply of 30 seconds plus is a real pain, and hard to hold conversations. you should consider changing Servers, unless this is the best that you can get it. e.g. /ping FRED pings FRED. e.g. /ping #cfs-20s pings everyone currently in #cfs-20s |
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QUIT: /quit [message] Makes you quit out of IRC completely. If you give a message, then this message is seen by anyone you were talking to or who were in the channels you were in. e.g. /quit Gone to walk the dog! makes you quit out of IRC leaving behind a message that looks like (if your nickname was FRED) *** FRED has quit IRC (Gone to walk the dog!) |
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TOPIC: /topic [#channel] [topic] Channels have a topic which either displays what the channel is for, or what the current topic of conversation is, or whatever. In some channels anyone can alter the Topic, in others like #cfs-20s, only the Channel Operators are allowed to. e.g. /topic #cfs-20s Party time on #cfs-20s! changes the topic in #cfs-20s to Party time on #cfs-20s! |
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WHO: /who [nickname|#channel|user@host] Used to find people or channels. Although it does not give back as much information as the /whois command, it is more powerful in as much as you can use wildcards in your search. Note: This command will not reveal people or channels that are invisible. e.g. /who #fastcars searches for the channel fastcars e.g. /who FRE* searches for everyone with a nickname beginning with FRE. e.g. /who *nuisance.com searches for everyone with the address ending nuisance.com. |
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WHOIS: /whois [nickname] This shows you information about the person who's nickname you specified. e.g. /whois FRED shows you information regarding FRED. The results of this /whois would look something like this... FRED is fred@fredwold.com * The one and only! FRED on @#fred #fred_and_friends FRED using dallas.tx.us.undernet.org [206.66.12.230] www.airmail.net FRED is away: Be back soon! End of /WHOIS list. Where the: FIRST LINE = Nickname, e-mail address and that persons name or message. SECOND LINE = Name of the channels FRED is in. Note that any hidden channels that FRED is in do not show up here. An '@' sign in front of the channel name means that FRED is an 'op' on that channel. THIRD LINE = The IRC Server that FRED is on FOURTH LINE = FRED's current 'away' status. |
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