From 3a7e603df5c7cf2ca5dbb0fee44b24f0c7570e97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timo Sirainen Windows can be scrolled up/down with PgUp and PgDown keys. If they don't
work for you, use Meta-p and Meta-n keys. For jumping to beginning or end of
-the buffer, use /SB HOME and /SB END commands./SB HOME
and /SB END
commands.
By default, irssi uses "hidden windows" for everything. Hidden window is
created every time you /JOIN
a channel or /QUERY
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ irssi correctly with multiple servers see the chapter 6.
First you need to have your IRC network set, use /IRCNET
command to see if it's already there. If it isn't, use /IRCNET ADD
yourircnet
. If you want to execute some commands automatically when
-you're connected to some network, use -autosendcmd option. Here's some
-examples:
-autosendcmd
option.
+Here's some examples:
/IRCNET ADD -autosendcmd '^msg bot invite' ircnet @@ -282,10 +282,11 @@ examples: /SERVER ADD -auto -ircnet worknet irc.mycompany.com 6667 password-
The -auto option specifies that this server is automatically connected -at startup. You don't need to make more than one server with -auto -option to one IRC network, other servers are automatically connected in -same network if the -auto server fails.
+The -auto
option specifies that this server is
+automatically connected at startup. You don't need to make more than one
+server with -auto
option to one IRC network, other servers are
+automatically connected in same network if the -auto
server
+fails.
And finally channels:
@@ -295,14 +296,15 @@ same network if the -auto server fails. /CHANNEL ADD -auto #secret ircnet password --bots and -botcmd should be the only ones needing a bit of -explaining. They're used to send commands automatically to bot when -channel is joined, usually to get ops automatically. You can specify -multiple bot masks with -bots option separated with spaces (and -remember to quote the string then). The $0 in -botcmd specifies the -first found bot in the list. If you don't need the bot masks (ie. the -bot is always with the same nick, like chanserv) you can give only the --botcmd option and the command is always sent.
+-bots
and -botcmd
should be the only ones
+needing a bit of explaining. They're used to send commands automatically to
+bot when channel is joined, usually to get ops automatically. You can
+specify multiple bot masks with -bots
option separated with
+spaces (and remember to quote the string then). The $0 in
+-botcmd
specifies the first found bot in the list. If you
+don't need the bot masks (ie. the bot is always with the same nick, like
+chanserv) you can give only the -botcmd
option and the command
+is always sent.
Status window has message level "ALL -MSGS", meaning that all messages, -except private messages, without more specific place go to status -window. The -MSGS is there so it doesn't conflict with messages -window.
+Status window has message level ALL -MSGS
, meaning that all
+messages, except private messages, without more specific place go to status
+window. The -MSGS
is there so it doesn't conflict with
+messages window.
Server tags beginning with RECON- mean server reconnections. Above we -see that connection to server at 192.168.0.1 wasn't successful and -irssi will try to connect it again in 3 minutes.
+Server tags beginning with RECON-
mean server
+reconnections. Above we see that connection to server at 192.168.0.1 wasn't
+successful and irssi will try to connect it again in 3 minutes.
To disconnect one of the servers, or to stop irssi from reconnecting, use
@@ -445,8 +447,8 @@ multiple connected servers, irssi adds [servertag] prefix to all messages in non-channel/query messages so you'll know where it came from. -Several commands also accept -servertag option to specify which server -it should use:
+Several commands also accept -servertag
option to specify
+which server it should use:
/MSG -tag nick message @@ -454,8 +456,8 @@ it should use: /QUERY -tag nick-
/MSG tab completion also automatically adds the -tag option when -nick isn't in active server.
+/MSG
tab completion also automatically adds the
+-tag
option when nick isn't in active server.
Window's server can be made sticky. When sticky, it will never automatically change to anything else, and if server gets disconnected, the @@ -494,16 +496,16 @@ scrollback buffer. Simplest usages are
If there's more than 1000 lines to be printed, irssi thinks that you -probably made some mistake and won't print them without -force option. -If you want to save the full lastlog to file, use
+probably made some mistake and won't print them without-force
+option. If you want to save the full lastlog to file, use
/LASTLOG -file ~/irc.log-
With -file option you don't need -force even if there's more than 1000
-lines. /LASTLOG has a lot of other options too, see /HELP
-lastlog
for details.
With -file
option you don't need -force
even
+if there's more than 1000 lines. /LASTLOG
has a lot of other
+options too, see /HELP lastlog
for details.
Once you've found the lines you were interested in, you might want
to check the discussion around them. Irssi has /SCROLLBACK
(or
@@ -626,9 +628,9 @@ about them:
If you don't want to use the proxy for some reason, there's -noproxy
-option which you can give to /SERVER
and /SERVER
-ADD
commands.
If you don't want to use the proxy for some reason, there's
+-noproxy
option which you can give to /SERVER
and
+/SERVER ADD
commands.
Proxy specific settings:
@@ -698,7 +700,7 @@ and the user's password with/SERVER ADD
.
Irssi proxy
Irssi contains it's own proxy which you can build giving
---with-proxy option to configure. You'll still need to run
+--with-proxy
option to configure. You'll still need to run
irssi in a screen to use it though.
Irssi proxy is a bit different than most proxies, normally proxies
@@ -743,9 +745,9 @@ specified in /SET irssiproxy_password
. For example:
SOCKS
-Irssi can be compiled with socks support (--with-socks -option to configure), but I don't really know how it works, if at all. /SET -proxy settings don't have anything to do with socks however. +Irssi can be compiled with socks support (--with-socks
option
+to configure), but I don't really know how it works, if at all. /SET
+proxy
settings don't have anything to do with socks however.
Others
@@ -778,12 +780,12 @@ of them you might want to change (the default value is shown):/MSG
).
/SET -clear autocrate_query_level
.
/WINDOW LEVEL ALL -MSGS
,
+ /WINDOW NAME (status)
.
/PART
, /UNQUERY
).
<nick> text
+ and other channels as <nick:channel> text
. If this
setting is set ON, the messages to active channels are also printed in
the latter way.<@nick>
, voices <+nick>
and others
+ < nick>
< nick>
, OFF: <nick>
%|
format.#boringchannel =bot1
+ =bot2
. If any highlighted text or message for you appears in that
+ window, this setting is ignored and the activity is shown.
Nick completion