IRC Commands

Standard IRC commands

/JOIN
Usage: /JOIN <channel>
Joins the given channel. Multiple channels in 1 command are not supported.

/QUERY
Usage: /QUERY <nickname>
Starts a query with the given person.

/PART
Usage: /PART [<channel>]
Parts the given channel. If no channel name is given, the channel from which it is typed is used.

/QUIT
Usage: /QUIT [<message>]
Quits Hirc. The given message is shown to other users in the channel(s) you were in.

/NICK
Usage: /NICK <nickname>
Changes your nickname to the given nick.

/NOTICE
Usage: /NOTICE <nickname> <message>
Sends the given message to the given user as a ‘notice’ message.

/ME
Usage: /ME <text>
Sends an ‘action’ message. The “/ME” part in the message will be replaced by your nickname. For example “/ME waves” would be shown as “* Hans waves”.
An alternative for ‘/ME’ is ‘/ACTION’.

/CTCP
Usage: /CTCP <ctcp command>

Sends a CTCP command.

/VERSION
Usage: /VERSION
This will show the software version of the server that you are logged in to.

/TIME
Usage: /TIME
This will show the local time of the server that you are logged in to.

/TOPIC
Usage: /TOPIC <channel> [<text>]
Changes the topic of the channel to the given text.

/SERVER
Usage: /SERVER <server> [<port>]
Logs out from your current server and logs on to the given server. If no port number is given, the same is used as the one you used with your current server.

When there is no connection yet, this command will make a connection to the given server (plus port).

/NOTIFY
Usage: /NOTIFY
Issues a notify command. Usually this is done automatically every 40 seconds. Presumed this option is turned on.