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nhex irc client

IRC Commands

/msg

Allows you to message another user on an IRC network.

Structure

/msg <recepient> <message>

Example

/msg AzureDiamond Hello, friend!

/join

Allows you to join another IRC channel.

Structure

/join <channels>

Discussion

channels may be one or more channels: when multiple are given, they must be separated by spaces.

Examples

/join #nhex

/join #nhex #nhexdev

/nick

Allows you to change your name on an IRC network.

Structure

/nick <nickname>

Example

/nick AzureDiamond

/whois

Allows a user to get basic information of a user on the same irc network.

Structure

/whois <user>

Example

/whois AzureDiamond

/quit

Terminates the connection to the IRC server.

Structure

/quit [quitMessage]

Discussion

quitMessage is an optional message: if not provided, a default mentioned nhex is used.

/part

Leaves the channel you are currently viewing.

/list

Search for channels.

Structure

/list [-fetch] [-topic] <searchTerm>

Discussion

Searches channel names and optionally topics. searchTerm may include * or % as a wildcard character. Only a single-word search term is currently supported.

Options
  • -fetch (dangerous): refreshes the channel database from the server. On some networks, this may cause you to be disconnected for flooding. In any case it should only be used infrequently to remain good network citizens.
  • -topic: include channel topics in the search.

Examples

/list #ubuntu%
/list -topic *programming*
/list -fetch #nhex
/list -fetch -topic *linux*