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- The command line arguments to IRCII ar as follows:
-
- irc [<nick> [<server list>]] [<switches>]
-
- You may specify a nickname, which will supersede the IRCNICK
- environment variable. The server list will be added to the
- server list found in the IRCSERVER variable. However, the
- servers specified on the command line will appear first in the
- server list and be the first to which connections are attempted.
- See ircII server_lists for the format of a server list.
- See also ircII environment_vars for automatic settings.
-
- The <switches>:
- -c <channel> joins <channel> at startup. If not specified, you
- start at channel 0.
- -p <port> default server connection port (usually 6667).
- This default port number can be overriden by
- specifying a port number in the server list (see below)
- or using the SERVER command (see SERVER).
- -f your terminal uses flow controls (^S/^Q), so IRCII shouldn't
- You may want to rebind ^Q and ^S so you can still
- use those functions. ^Q is usually bound to
- QUOTE_CHARACTER, and ^S is usually bound to
- TOGGLE_STOP_SCREEN. See BIND about this.
- -F your terminal doesn't use flow control (default).
- Opposite of -f, forces IRCII to take over ^Q/^S.
- -s Start IRCII without using the server process (ircserv)
- even if it can find it. This is useful for use with
- irciid and automatons which don't need the
- separate process (since they never ^Z).
- -S Opposite of -s. Force ircII to use the (ircserv )
- -d runs IRCII in "dumb" terminal mode. IRCII then
- uses no fancy screen stuff or fancy input editing.
- All output goes to stdout, and all input is read from
- stdin. Input editing is only done by your tty (if any).
- No IRCII keybinding have any effect in dumb mode.
- -l <file> loads <file> in place of your .ircrc
- -a adds default servers and command line servers to server
- list. Normally, if you specify servers on the command
- line, the IRCSERVER and default server are not added to the
- server list. This forces all servers known to be added.
- The order in which servers appear in you server list
- are as follows:
- 1. command line servers (from left to right)
- 2. IRCSERVER servers (from left to right)
- 3. Default IRCII servers
- -v Prints the version and internal version (release date).
- -q Start IRCII quickly -- don't load the IRCRC.
-