irc
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 participant 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 Internet
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
/WHO [channel|*]
Lists all users of IRC if no argument, of the specified
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 session.
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system configuration file, and can be superseded with
the environment variable IRCSERVER.
EXAMPLE
tolmoon% irc -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 <jto@tolsun.oulu.fi>
Manual page updated by Michel Fingerhut <Michel.Fingerhut@ircam.fr>