irssi/docs/commands.txt

 ** Some definitions


"Level" usually means that you can use these words there:

   CRAP            - Can be almost anything
   MSGS            - Private messages
   PUBLIC          - Public messages in channel
   NOTICES         - Notices
   SNOTES          - Server notices
   CTCPS           - CTCP messages
   ACTIONS         - Actions (/me)
   JOINS           - Someone joins a channel
   PARTS           - Someone parts a channel
   QUITS           - Someone quits IRC
   KICKS           - Someone gets kicked from channel
   MODES           - Channel mode is changed
   TOPICS          - Channel topic is changed
   WALLS           - WALL is received (not all servers support this)
   WALLOPS         - Wallop is received
   INVITES         - Invite is received
   NICKS           - Someone changes nick
   DCC             - DCC messages
   CLIENTNOTICES   - Irssi's notices
   CLIENTERRORS    - Irssi's error messages
   CLIENTCRAP      - Some other messages from Irssi
   HILIGHT         - Hilighted text


 ** Server handling


CONNECT <address> [port [password [nick]]]

	Connect to specified server, if there's no password set it to -

DISCONNECT <* / tag> [message]

	Disconnect from server

SERVER [+]<address> [port [password [nick]]]

	Disconnect from current server and connect to new one, or with
	/SERVER +address it creates a new window and connects to server
	there without disconnecting.

SERVERS

	Display a list of servers

RMRECONNS

	Remove all servers from reconnection list


 ** Basic IRC commands


QUIT [message]

	Quit irssi

JOIN <channel> [key] [, channel...]

	Join to channel(s)

PART [channel] [message]

	Leave from channel

QUERY <nick>

	Create query window

UNQUERY <nick>

	Close query window

MSG <nick/channel> <message>

	Send message to nick/channel

ME <message>

	Send action to channel (/me thinks..)

NOTICE <nick/channel> <message>

	Send notice to nick/channel

WHOIS [server/nick] <nick>

	Send WHOIS query, you can also specify from what server to ask the
	information. If you type the nick twice it will ask from the same
	server what nick is using.

AWAY [-all] [message]

	Sets yourself away/unaway. If -all is used, it will set away
	status in all servers

WHO <nick/channel>

	Show WHO list

NAMES [channel]

	List nicks (in channel)


 ** Bit more advanced commands


MODE <channel/nick> <mode>

	Get/set channel/nick mode.

	Get channel modes:
		b            - Get ban list
		e            - Get ban exception list
		I            - Get invite list

	Set channel modes (use +/- before these):
		b *!ban@mask - Set/remove ban
		e *!ban@mask - Set/remove ban exception
		I *!ban@mask - Set/remove channel invite
		o nick       - Set/remove op status
		v nick       - Set/remove voice status
		l limit      - Set remove max. people limit in channel
		k key        - Set/remove channel key
		s            - Secret
		p            - Private
		m            - Moderated
		i            - Invite only
		n            - No external messages
		t            - Only ops can change topic

	User modes:
		i            - Invisible
		w            - Show wallops
		s            - Show server notices

TOPIC [channel] [topic]

	Get/set channel topic

INVITE <nick> [channel]

	Invite nick to channel

CTCP <nick/channel> <command>

	Send CTCP request to nick/channel (PING, VERSION, ..)

NCTCP <nick/channel> <reply>

	Send CTCP reply to nick/channel

PING <nick>

	Send CTCP PING to nick and tell how long it took to receive the reply

ISON [nick [nick...]]

	Ask if nicks are in IRC.

WALL [channel] <message>

	Send notice message to all operators in channel.

OP, DEOP, VOICE, DEVOICE [channel] [nick [nick...]

	Op/deop/voice/devoice nick(s) in channel

KICK [channel] <nick> <reason>

	Kick nick from channel

KICKBAN [channel] <nick> <reason>

	Kick+ban nick from channel

KNOCKOUT [secs] <nick> <reason>

	Kick+ban+delay (default to 5min)+unban

BAN [channel] [nick [nick...]]

	Ban nick(s) in channel

UNBAN [channel] [mask [mask...]]

	Remove ban(s) from channel

BANSTAT [channel]

	List bans and ban exceptions in channel

BANTYPE <normal/host/domain/custom>

	Set ban type:

	Normal - *!user@*.domain.net
	Host   - *!*@host.domain.net
	Domain - *!*@*.domain.net
	Custom [nick] [user] [host] [domain]
		eg. /bantype custom nick domain - nick!*@*.domain.net
		eg. /bantype custom user host - *!user@host.domain.net

INVITELIST [channel]

	List invites (+I) in channel

VERSION [server]

	Displays irssi version and asks IRC server's version

VER [nick/channel]

	Sends CTCP VERSION request to nick/channel

SV [nick/channel]

	Sends irssi version text to nick/channel

KILL <nick> <message>

	Kill nick from irc network. [irc ops only]

WALLOPS <message>

	Write wallops message. [irc ops only]

QUOTE <message>

	Send raw data to irc server - DON'T USE THIS unless you really know
	what you're doing!


 ** DCC handling


DCC

	List DCC connections (same as DCC LIST)

DCC CHAT <nick>

	Open DCC chat

DCC SEND <nick> <filename>

	Send file to nick

DCC GET <nick> [filename]

	Get file offered by nick

DCC RESUME <nick> [filename]

	(MIRC) Resume getting file offered by nick

DCC CLOSE <type> <nick> [filename]

	Close DCC connection

DCC LIST

	List DCC connections

MIRCDCC [n]

	Set MIRC style CTCPs on/off


 ** User interface handling


WINDOW <NEW/CLOSE/SERVER/PREV/NEXT/GOTO/LEVEL>

	NEW [HIDDEN/TAB]

		Create new window (in tab)

	CLOSE

		Close the current window

	SERVER <tag>

		Change which server to use in current window

	PREV/NEXT/GOTO <N>

		Go to previous/next/Nth window

	LEVEL <[+/-]pub/msgs/...>

		Change window level, eg.
			/window level msgs      - creates messages window
			/window level all -msgs - creates status window

CLEAR

	Clear screen

ECHO <text>

	Print text to screen

MODES

	Open channel modes dialog (GTK/GNOME version)

GWHOIS <nick>

	Display WHOIS information in dialog (GTK/GNOME version)

LAST [-pub -msgs...] <text>

	Display (only public/msgs/..) lines where <text> appears
	(Text version only)


 ** Configuration


SET [key [value]]

	Get/set configuration. Boolean values also need to be changed
        with ON/OFF/TOGGLE values (not yes/no). Settings aren't saved
	to disk until you use /SAVE.

TOGGLE key [ON|OFF]

	Same as /SET <key> TOGGLE, or if ON or OFF parameter is given
	it will work just like /SET.

SAVE

	Save configuration to disk.

/ALIAS [-]<alias> [<command>]

	Show, add or remove aliases. Typing extra / before /command
	(//command) ignores any aliases

/UNALIAS <alias>

	Remove alias, same as /ALIAS -alias

IGNORE [-regexp | -word] [-pattern <pattern>] [-except]
       [-channels <channel>] <mask> <levels> <^levels>

	-regexp: `pattern' is a regular expression
	-word: `pattern' must match to full words
	-pattern: <pattern> must match to the message's text
	-except: *DON'T* ignore
	-channels: ignore only in channels
	<mask>: either a nick mask or list of channels
	<levels>: list of levels to ignore
	<^levels>: list of levels to NOT ignore
	           (/ignore -except nick notices = /ignore nick ^notices)

UNIGNORE <ref#> | <mask>

	Remove ignore.

NOTIFY [-away] [-idle [minutes]] <mask> [ircnet [ircnet...]]

	Add mask (nick) to notify list for specified ircnets..

	-away notifies about away-status changes
	-idle notifies if idle time is first larger than `minutes'
	 (default is hour) and then it drops down.

UNNOTIFY <mask>

	Remove mask from notify list.

HILIGHT [-nick | -regexp | -fullword] [-color <color>]
	[-level <level>] [-channels <channels>] <text>

	-nick: match only for nick
	-regexp: `text' is a regular expression
	-fullword: `text' must match to full words
	-color: print the reply with `color' - color can be a bold (^B),
	        underline (^_) etc. too
	-level: match only for `level' messages, default is
	        publics,msgs,notices,actions
	-channels: match only in `channels'

DEHILIGHT <ref#> | <text>

	Remove hilight

LOG <CREATE/CLOSE/START/STOP/LIST>

	CREATE <filename> [<+/->level ...] [#channel/nick [
	                  [<+/->level ...] ...]

		Create and start logging to file

		Example: /log create mylog -all +msgs #linux +chan +public
		(or simply #linux +all logs everything that appears in #linux
		window).

        CLOSE <filename>

		Close log and remove from configuration

	START <filename>

		Start logging to file

	STOP <filename>

		Stop logging to file

        LIST

		List logs.