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Commands
A Quick Reference of IRC Commands.
Justin Kelly
2/28/2009
This document was created to provide readers with a quick sense of what of how Commands are used
and what are the basic commands they can use.
How to use IRC Commands
IRC Commands are inputted into the chat
input line. This is illustrated by the red
arrow on the right. Alternatively you can
type commands into the server window
which looks similar to the window on the
right, but has no people listed on the
right. It loads with the start of your IRC.
You use this window as your connection
to the server. From this point you input
commands to go to channels using the
‘/join #ROOM’ command.
Example:
You can also access a few commands like Info and Query by right clicking on a user in the channel
member bar. Depending on your IRC client you may have scripts installed that gives you more features.
Note: It is generally frowned upon to openly use scripts in a public IRC channel.
IRC is a fun but sometimes dangerous place – Please DO NOT accept neither dcc/chats nor dcc/gets
(types of private chats) from anyone that you are not familiar with. This will open a direct
communication line between you and your communicator’s computers and put you at security risk and
potentially viral/hijacking problems.
A reference of common IRC commands
/me /me my_action_chat
/clear /clear
!help !help
What is a NetSplit?
A NetSplit is when one of the servers (hosts) of the IRC network loses communication or connection with
the other servers in the network. NetSplits are noticeable by streaming text saying “NetSplit”. You
cannot see when a NetSplit will happen is happing – you will only know you are caught in a Netsplit if
you notice that the channel is missing a large amount of people ‘whom just disappeared’. The only way
to correct a NetSplit it to attempt a full reconnect, and hope you get a new host server.
In the case of OFP2’s IRC use the Mibbit client that points to webirc.gamesurge.net as it’s on its own
dedicated web server, this should clear you of any issues. Pending the servers are not going down
network wide.
!k
!k is a command used by operators (@) to kick someone from a channel.
!kb
!kb is a command used by operators (@) to kick and ban someone from a channel.
!up
!up is a command used by people with a user status to bring them self’s up to their appointed level.
!down
!down is a command used by people with a user status to remove themselves their appointed level
temporality.
A voice denoted by a + symbol in front of their name is often regarded as an elevated member of the
channel, and a person allowed to speak in a moderated channel. For mibbit users this is a megaphone.
A peon is a noted member of a channel. It incurs no special rights and is often only used as a status
symbol or to allow the user to be ranked on the !users list.
If the reply will take a bit of time, please make a message to notify people not to act on your message -
A message like ‘err’ (short for error) will suffice. You then should quickly seek to correct it. Following this
guideline will greatly help communication and stops people from being offended or confused by
misplaced words.