Standard IRC commands

This section details the standard set of IRC commands, which appear in virtually every IRC client. More advanced commands, especially those pertaining only to ViRC, are detailed in the following sections.

See also: IRC Commands List

Note: Required parameters are given like this. Optional parameters are given like [this], but don't type the []'s! Also, some commands have an optional [channel] parameter; if you omit it, the command will apply to the channel where you typed it.

JOIN command

Usage: /join channel [password]

Joins channel, creating a new channel window. If channel doesn't already exist, it will be created for you, and you will be made operator. Some channels require a password to join.

channel can also be a list of channels separated by commas. If you join more than one channel with a single command, and one or more requires a password, password should be a corresponding list separated by commas.

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