Section 1: irc
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NAME
irc - User Interface to Internet Relay Chat Protocol
SYNOPSIS
irc [-p portnum] [-c channel] [ nickname [ server ]]
DESCRIPTION
Irc is a user interface to the Internet Relay Chat, a CB-
like interactive discussion environment. It is structured
into channels, which are public discussion forums, and
also allows for private intercommunication. Each partici-
pant has a nickname, which is the one specified in the
command line or else his login name.
Once invoked, irc connects as a client to the specified
server, server or to the default one (see below). The
screen splits into a dialogue window (the major part of
the screen) and a command line, from which messages can be
sent and commands given to control irc.
COMMAND SYNTAX
The syntax of irc commands is of the form /COMMAND. The
most notable ones are listed below. For an uptodate list,
use the HELP command of irc. Case is ignored.
/ADMIN [server]
Prints administrative information about an IRC
server.
/AWAY [message]
Mark yourself as being away (with an automatic
reply message if specified)
/BYE, /EXIT, /QUIT
Terminate the session
/CHANNEL [channel]
Join another channel
/CLEAR Clear the screen
/HELP [command]
Display a brief description of the command (or list
all commands, if none specified).
/SUMMON user
Allows to summon a user specified as a full Inter-
net address, i.e., login@host.domain, to an IRC
dialogue session (in much the same way as the
talk(1) command). It is usable ONLY if the irc
daemon runs on the target machine (host.domain).
/TOPIC topic
Sets the topic for the current channel
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/WHO [channel|*]
Lists all users of IRC if no argument, of the spec-
ified channel or of the current channel (*).
ARGUMENTS
-p portnum
TCP/IP "port number. Default is 6667 and this
option should seldom if ever" be used.
-c channel
Channel number to join upon beginning of the ses-
sion. Default is no channel.
nickname
Nickname used in the session (can be changed with
the /NICK command). Default is user login name.
server Server to connect to. Default is specified in the
irc system configuration file, and can be super-
seded with the environment variable IRCSERVER.
EXAMPLE
tolmoonirc -p6667 Wizard tolsun
connects you to irc server in host tolsun (port 6667) with
nickname Wizard
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1988 University of Oulu, Computing Center,
Finland.
Copyright (c) 1988,1989,1990 Jarkko Oikarinen
All rights reserved.
For full COPYRIGHT see LICENSE file with IRC package.
SEE ALSO
ircd(8)
BUGS
What bugs ?
AUTHOR
Jarkko Oikarinen
Manual page updated by Michel Fingerhut
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