General IRC Help (Connecting, basic commands, etc)

Jun 6, 2008 8:34 PM

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Oct 2007

/nick <Nickname>
Changes your nickname to what you specified.

/server <server address>
Connects tot he specified server using whatever default ports you have in our settings. eg: /server irc.rizon.net joins the Rizon IRC network

/join <#channel>
Joins the specified channel, If you want to join more then one, you can send one command with the channel names separated by a comma, eg /join #channel1,#channel2,#foo (For most clients, you have to place the pound/hash sign in front of channel names. Even if your client works fine without doing it, it helps to be in the habit of doing it this way anyway.)

/msg <nick> <message>
Private messages the user (<nick) a specific message (<message>). For long private conversations, its easier to use the query command below, and have a seperate window just for 1-on-1 chat.

/query <nick>
Opens a new window, with the specified <nick>/person as the other party. basically a one on one private messaging thing.

/me <text>
Sends a special line that acts as an action, eg '/me runs to the door' would, for me, output 'Savato runs to the door.'

/part | /partall
Leaves the current channel, or all channels, depending on weither you use the former or latter.

/quit <message>
closes the server connection completely. Specifying an exit message is optional.

Symbols in front of people's names
You might see a few symbols in front of certain user's names. They're basically just to show you that they're operators or privileged users of some sort. The list goes as follows:

~ - Owner (or Founder, as you can have more then one person with the squiggly mark)
& - Admin (teeny step down from owners)
@ - Operators (can ban people, promote them up a few levels)
% - Half-Operators. Some of the benefits of being an operator, but not all of them.
+ - Voiced user. Really, this only has benefit if the channel is moderated, as that would prevent regular people from talking. This mode's a bit redundant, but still used.

SavatoJun 7, 2008 5:41 AM