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::*Note: Spaces are not allowed in a nickname. Spaces are treated as the end of the nickname, and anything after a space will not show up. Alphanumeric (A-Z, 1-9) characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.!
::*Note: Spaces are not allowed in a nickname; they are treated as the end of the nickname, and anything after a space will not show up. Alphanumeric (A-Z, 1-9) characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.


*Joining a room is done with:
*Joining a room is done with:

Revision as of 05:23, 24 November 2013

Never used IRC before? This page will help get you up to speed and provide a quick reference guide for you!

Beginner commands

  • Changing your nickname is done with:
  • /nick name
  • Note: Spaces are not allowed in a nickname; they are treated as the end of the nickname, and anything after a space will not show up. Alphanumeric (A-Z, 1-9) characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.
  • Joining a room is done with:
  • /join #room
  • Leaving a room is done with:
  • /part #room
  • Sending someone a private message is done with:
  • /query user message
  • Display all available channels:
  • /list

What different symbols mean

+ - User has voice in a room.

  • Strictly symbolic.

@ - User has operator status in the room.

  • User can kick, ban/unban, quiet/unquiet for that room only.

Miscellaneous Commands

  • /me does something
  • /whois nickname
  • /away away-message-here
  • /quit [optional farewell message]

NickServ commands

Nickserv allows nickname based commands, here's a basic rundown of the most commonly used commands.

  • /msg nickserv register password email
  • Registers your current nickname so nobody else can use it.
  • Once registerred, you will need to identify to your nickname whenever you log on. (Explained below)
  • Registerring will automatically provide you with a hostmask matching tripsit/user/Username. This is shown instead of your scrambled host.
  • /msg nickserv identify username password
  • Allows you to sign in to your nickserv registerred account. (Explained above)
  • username is optional, can be used to identify to your nickname while using a different nick.
  • /msg nickserv ghost username password
  • Allows you to remotely disconnect anybody currently using your nickserv registerred nickname.
  • Useful when your connection drops and you don't want to wait for the ping timeout.

ChanServ commands

ChanServ allows channel based commands. Here's a basic rundown of the most commonly used commands.

  • /msg chanserv flags #channel user +/-flags
  • Allows setting or removing flags on a user. + adds flags, - removes them.
  • Can only be used by channel operators, or those with the f flag.
  • An overview of channel flags can be found here
  • /msg chanserv mode #channel +/-modes
  • Allows setting or removing modes on a channel. + adds modes, - removes them.
  • Can only be used by channel operators.
  • An overview of channel modes can be found here
  • /msg chanserv kick/ban/unban/quiet/unquiet #channel user
  • Allows silently kicking/banning/unbanning/quieting/unquieting a user.
  • Can only be used by channel operators, or those with the r flag.