IRC COMMANDS

Commonly Used by IRC Chat Clients by: Hutch

IRC Commands:

/ Recalls the previous command entered in the current window.
/! Recalls the last command typed in any window.
/action Sends the specifed action to the active channel or query window.
/add [-apuce] Loads aliases, popups, users, commands, and events.
/ame Sends the specifed action to all channels which you are currently on.
/amsg Sends the specifed message to all channels which you are currently on.
/auser [-a] Adds a user with the specified access level to the remote users list.
/auto [on|off|nickname|address] Toggles auto-opping of a nick or address or sets it on or off totally.
/away Sets you away leave a message explaining that you are not currently paying attention to IRC.
/away Sets you being back.
/ban [#channel] [type] Bans the specified nick from the curent or given channel.
/beep Locally beeps 'number' times with 'delay' inbetween the beeps.
/channel Pops up the channel central window (only works in a channel)
/clear Clears the entire scrollback buffer of the current window.
/ctcp Does the given ctcp request on nickname.
/dcc send ... Sends the specified files to nick.
/dcc chat Opens a dcc window and sends a dcc chat request to nickname.
/describe <#channel> Sends the specifed action to the specified channel window.
/disable <#groupname> De-activates a group of commands or events.
/dlevel Changes the default user level in the remote section.
/echo [nickname|#channel|status] Displays the given text only to YOU on the given place in color N.
/enable <#groupname> Activates a group of commands or events.
/events [on|off] Shows the remote events status or sets it to listening or not.
/exit Forces mIRC to closedown and exit.
/finger Does a finger on a users address.
/flood [ ] Sets a crude flood control method.
/fsend [on|off] Shows fsends status and allows you to turn dcc fast send on or off.
/fserve [welcome text file] Opens a fileserver.
/guser [-a] [type] Adds the user to the user list with the specified level and address type.
/help Brings up the Basic IRC Commands section in the mIRC help file.
/ignore [on|off|nickname|address] [type] Toggles ignoring of a nick or address or sets it on or off totally.
/invite <#channel> Invites another user to a channel.
/join <#channel> Makes you join the specified channel.
/kick <#channel> Kicks nickname off a given channel.
/list [#string] [-min #] [-max #] Lists all currently available channels, evt. filtering for parameters.
/log [on|off] Shows the logging status or sets it on or off for the current window.
/me Sends the specifed action to the active channel or query window.
/mode <#channel|nickname> [[+|-]modechars [parameters]] Sets channel or user modes.
/msg <#channel|nickname> Send a private message to this user without opening a query window.
/names <#channel> Shows the nicks of all people on the given channel.
/nick Changes your nickname to whatever you like.
/notice Send the specified notice message to the nick.
/notify [on|off|nickname] Toggles notifying you of a nick on IRC or sets it on or off totally.
/onotice [#channel] Send the specified notice message to all channel ops.
/omsg [#channel] Send the specified message to all ops on a channel.
/part <#channel> Makes you leave the specified channel.
/ping Pings the given server. NOT a nickname.
/play [-crl#] [channel/nick] [delay/linenumber] Allows you to send text files to a window.
/pop [#channel] Performs a randomly delayed +o on a not already opped nick.
/protect [on|off|nickname|address] Toggles protection of a nick or address or sets it on or off totally.
/query Open a query window to this user and send them the private message.
/quit [reason] Disconnect you from IRC with the optional byebye message.
/raw Sends any raw command you supply directly to the server. Use it with care !
/remote [on|off] Shows the remote commands status or sets it to listening or not.
/rlevel Removes all users from the remote users list with the specified access level.
/run [parameters] Runs the specified program, evt. with parameters.
/ruser [-r] [type] Removes the user from the remote users list.
/save Saves remote sections into a specified INI file.
/say Says whatever you want to the active window.
/server [server # | server address [port] [password]] (Re)connects to the server or a newly specified one.
/sound [nickname|#channel] Sends an action and a fitting sound.
/time Tells you the time on the server you use.
/timer[N] [| ] Activates a timer.
/topic <#channel> Changes the topic for the specified channel.
/ulist [<|>] Lists all users in the remote list with the specified access levels.
/url [-d] Opens the URL windows that allows you to surf the www parallel to IRC.
/uwho [nick] Pops up the user central with information about the specified user.
/who <#channel> Shows the nicks of all people on the given channel.
/who <*address.string*> Shows all people on IRC with a matching address.
/whois Shows information about someone in the status window.
/whowas Shows information about someone who -just- left IRC.
/wavplay Locally plays the specified wave file.

SCRIPTING HINTS:

[Variables]

$r(#,#) Returns a number from # to #
$cb The first 256 characters of the clipboard contents
$ip Your current ip number
$address Address of the person who sent ctcp command
$date Current date on your machine
$time Current time on your machine
$day Current day on your machine
$read (-l#) Reads a line from a file randomly unless specified with a
$!read line number. NOTE: The first line of the file read must have the amount of the number of lines available in file. (See the $read section examples). Also when the ! is added to the read command you may use the read command in a timer so the line will be reevaluated everytime.
$read Will insert ANY text, even commands with identifiers, and these will work like normal commands.
$!me Your current nickname
$!url The current active url in your www browser
$nick The nickname of the person who sent the ctcp command
$chan The current channel NOTE: Cannot be used in the remote commands section but can be used in the remote events section. Reason behind this probably is that you dont have to be on a channel to accept ctcp commands.
$snicks Returns a list of the selected nicks in the current channel listbox. The list is in the form: nick1,...,nickN, so you can only use it in commands which take multiple nicks.
$server Your current server
$host Your current host
$pnick Persons nick you are playing a file to
$opnick Nick who was opped/deopped
$knick Nick that was kicked
$newnick New nickname for the person who just changed thier nick.
$nick This is for the old nickname.
$parms All parameters after the ctcp command
#$parm1 Parameter 1 NOTE: the # is to denote a channel name
#$parm2 -> Parameter 2 etc. $parm3. Also a command like $parm2-6 specifies parameters 2 thru 6
$+ Appends the next parameter without inserting a space before it.
$? Pops up a parameter box for the parameter where you can specify parameters on the fly.
$?="(text)" Refers to the last line you entered in the entry parameter window.
$! All these variables are in reference to who is highlited $$1 in the channel names window. Or who is specified on the $1 in the channel names window. Or who is specified on the $2 command line in an alias.
$$* The $$* refers to ALL the nicks you have highlighted in the channel names window. Works with most other commands but some commands it will not.

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