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This is a general set of irc
commands for beginners. There are many more, but these will help you
get started into the wonderful world of irc.
IRC
Information.....
IRC Class - Basic IRC Commands
Just as you are able
to surf the net with a few tricks to help make things easier, IRC is
very similar.
Below you will find some of the more common IRC commands that we use
often.
For a far more complete list, please visit ircbeginner's mIRC
Commands page.
- /join
- Type
/join #channelname -- to
join a channel of your choice
- Example: /join #bossmom
- What it looks like:
-
- [18:44] *** Now talking in #beginner
- --Op-- bossmom has joined the channel
- [18:44] *** Topic is 'Beginner's Help/Chat
Channel....All Are Welcome Here!! ой [ENGLISH]'
- [18:44] *** Set by X on Sun Jul 23 16:10:34
- /me
- The /me is an action message.
- Type /me 'does anything'
- Example: /me waves hello
- What it looks like:
- * bossmom waves hello
- /msg
- Type /msg nickname (message) to start a
private chat.
- Example: /msg puddytat Hey tat, how are you?
- What it looks like:
- -> *puddytat* Hey tat, how are you?
- /nick
- /nick
changes your nickname
- Example: type /nick newnickname (limit 9
characters)
- What it looks like: I
typed /nick luv2quilt
- *** bossmom is now known as luv2quilt
- /notice
- A notice is used to
send a short message to another person without opening up a private
window.
- Type /notice nickname (message)
- Example: /notice badnick Please change your nickname for
this family channel.
- What it looks like:
- -> -badnick- Please change your
nickname for this family channel.
- /part
- Type /part -- to leave one channel
- Type /partall -- to leave all the
channels you are in
- /ping
- Type /ping nickname. What this command
does is give you the ping time, or lag time, between
you and the person you pinged. Lag can be explained as the amount of
time it takes for you to type your
message and for others to read your messages. Unfortunately, lag is
always a part of IRC, although most times
it's not a problem, just a nuisance.
- Example: /ping luv2quilt
- What it looks like:
- [19:04] -> [luv2quilt] PING
- [19:04] [luv2quilt PING reply]: 0secs
- /query
- Similar to the /msg, except it forces a window to
pop open.
- Type /query nickname (message)
- Example: /query Sofaspud^ Sooo....what's new?
- What it looks like:
- <luv2quilt>
soooo....what's new?
- /quit
- Type /quit to leave IRC altogether. This
disconnects mirc from the server.
- Example: /quit Going out for dinner...nite all
- What it looks like:
- *** Quits: saca (Leaving)
- /ignore
- Unfortunately, there
will be times when you don't want to talk to someone, or else someone
may
be harassing you.
- By typing /ignore nickname 3, you will not
receive anymore messages from that person.
- Example: /ignore luv2quilt 3
- To Unignore them,
type /ignore -r luv2quilt 3
- What it looks like:
- *** Added *!*bossmom@*.dialup.netins.net to
ignore list
- *** Removed *!*bossmom@*.dialup.netins.net
from ignore list
- /whois
- Type /whois nickname to see a bit more
information about another user. You'll see what server
another person is using, or what their ISP is. Pretty helpful when you
don't recognize a nickname that wants to
chat. You may recognize the IP, (Internet Protocol) and then feel more
comfortable carrying on a
conversation. You'll also be able to see what other channels a person
is in, which might be a good indicator if
you really want to talk with them or not.
- Example: /whois bossmom
- What it looks like:
- luv2quilt is
bossmom@elwo-01-094.dialup.netins.net * Enjoy the Journey........
- luv2quilt on @#bossmom
- luv2quilt using Seattle.WA.US.Undernet.org
the time for school is during a recession.
- luv2quilt has been idle 18secs, signed on
Sun Jul 23 18:47:26
- luv2quilt End of /WHOIS list.
- /chat
- This opens up a
DCC/CHAT window to another user. What's nice about these is that you
can
continue to chat even if you get disconnected from your server.
- Word of
Caution: Do NOT accept dcc/chats nor
dcc/gets from anyone that you don't know.
- Type /chat nickname.
- Example: /chat oddjob^
- What it looks like:
- Chat with oddjob^
- Waiting for acknowledgement...
- /help
- There's one more very
helpful command, and probably the one you'll use a lot when first
starting
out. In fact, I still use it quite a lot, and that's the built-in help
menu of mIRC.
- Type /help, you'll see the the mIRC Help
Menu open up. You can do a search from there,
or you can type /help topic.
Either way, a TON of information at your fingertips.
- Example: /help Basic IRC Commands
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