List of Internet Relay Chat commands
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This is a list of universal commands used in IRC.
- The leading "/" is the command indicator. In most cases, you can change this, e.g. to "$", so that "/me" would change to "$me". "/" is almost always the default.
- Those arguments with <> around them are in most cases required for the command to work properly, and those with [] around them usually do not need to be in there. Always refer to your client's help file(s) for information on commands and what to do, etc.
- Hostmasks come in the form nick!ident@host. They accept the wildcard characters * and ?, which match any string of characters and any single character respectively. For example, *!MrWiki@Wikipedia.org would match any nick with that ident and host. Note that you can just say "nick", and it will be matched to a hostmask automatically by the server.
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[edit] User commands
[edit] msg
Syntax:
/msg <user> <text>
sends <text> to <user>
[edit] admin
Syntax:
/admin [server]
Gives administrative details about the server the user is currently connected to or the specified server that is given.
[edit] ctcp
- Further information: Client-To-Client Protocol
Syntax:
/ctcp <user> <command> [other]
Sends a CTCP <command> to <user>.
[edit] disconnect
Syntax:
/disconnect
Disconnects user from current server.
[edit] help
Syntax:
/help (or /raw help)
Returns a list of available IRC commands.
[edit] ignore
Syntax:
/ignore <nick!ident@host>
Your client will not display lines from the specified user. This command varies from client to client, for more information on what commands an irc client uses see its help file(s).
/ignore -r <nick!ident@host>
to remove the ignore
[edit] join
Syntax:
/join <#channel,[#channel,#channel,...]> [key,[key,key,...]]
Joins the specified channels.
[edit] list
Syntax:
/list <#channel> <-min#> <-max#>
Lists title and number of users on a channel.
[edit] links
Syntax:
/links
Retrieves list of all linked servers, and in what manner/order they relate to the currently connected server. On larger IRC networks, /links has been disabled to deter DDOS attacks.
[edit] lusers
Syntax:
/lusers
Lists local users in their various forms, online operators/admins, number of channels, and in how many servers.
An example of how it displays in mIRC:
There are 1014 users and 3 invisible on 1 servers
6 operator(s) online
32 channels formed
I have 1017 clients and 0 servers
[edit] me
Syntax:
/me <text>
Displays the nickname, followed by <text>.
For example, when the user "MrWiki" writes "/me is going to go watch TV", it would be seen as "* MrWiki is going to go watch TV" by the channel. The way the output and input of an action may vary from client to client.
It is implemented with the CTCP ACTION command.
[edit] motd
Syntax:
/motd [server]
Returns the Message of the Day for the server the user is currently connected to or the specified server if given.
[edit] names
Syntax:
/names <#channel,[#channel,#channel,...]>
Returns a list of nicknames on that channel, prefixed by @ and + for operator and voice modes respectively.
[edit] nick
Syntax:
/nick <nickname>
Sets your nickname to <nickname>.
[edit] notice
Syntax:
/notice <#channel|nick!ident@host> <text>
Sends a notice to the specified channel or user. Generally, this isn't used except by service bots and IRCops. Any unnecessary use of the /notice command is looked down on, and can lead to a g-lining.
[edit] part
Syntax:
/part <#channel,[#channel,#channel,...]> [reason]
Parts the specified channels, or if the channel parameter isn't present it will part the active channel. If no reason is given, a default (usually user-defined) is used.
[edit] query
Syntax:
/query <nickname>
Starts a private chat with the selected user.
[edit] quit
Syntax:
/quit [reason]
This will make the server disconnect you from it. At times if a server is laggy you won't disconnect right off the bat, so instead some clients have the /disconnect command which forces the client to disconnect from the server. If no reason is given, a default (usually user-defined) is used.
In Mozilla's Chatzilla IRC client, this command will cause you to exit Chatzilla completely.
[edit] quote
Syntax:
/quote <command> (or /raw <command>)
Sends the given command directly to the server so it will be not processed by the client program (for example client command "/connect" has different function than server command "/quote connect").
[edit] Say
Syntax:
/say <Words you want to say>
Says what you want to say on the channel, but is good for showing examples of executing commands. For example, "/say Hi" will do the same thing as just typing "Hi", and "/say /msg wikipedia Hi" will display "/msg wikipedia Hi" as opposed to messaging "wikipedia"
[edit] silence
Syntax:
/silence [-|+]<nick!user@host>
A form of serverside ignore. Prevents messages from the specified nick!user@host from being seen by the user.
[edit] stats
Syntax:
/stats <letter>
Acquires server stat information based on the associated letter input given. (For example: "/stats o" will list operators from the server's configuration.)
Common server stats include:
| Stats letter | Description |
|---|---|
| g | Lists G-Lines on the server |
| k | Lists K-lines on the server |
| m | Lists the server's specific available commands |
| o | Lists those who have IRC operators privileges |
| p | Lists the ports that can be connected through |
| u | Lists the server's uptime |
Note: Most /stats usually require IRC operator status.
[edit] who
Syntax:
/who <name> <o>
List users in current channel who 'match' the name parameter. If no <name> is given, all non-invisible (+i) users are returned. Addition of the 'o' parameter returns only Operators.
[edit] whois
Syntax:
/whois <nick,[nick,nick,...]>
Displays a short information about the given nick(s).
[edit] Channel operator commands
These commands can only be issued by users with operator or half-op privileges.
[edit] invite
Syntax:
/invite <nick> <#channel>
Invites <nick> to join <#channel>.
[edit] kick
Syntax:
/kick <#channel> <nick> [reason]
Removes <nick> from <#channel>. The kicked user can, of course, rejoin, so this is rarely effective in keeping someone out, but it does serve as a warning.
[edit] topic
Syntax:
/topic [#channel] <text>
Sets the current topic to <text>. Only available to ops/halfops when channel mode +t is set; otherwise, anyone can use it. When no text is given, returns the current topic on the channel.
[edit] mode
Syntax:
/mode <#channel|nick> <+/-parameters> <nick>
This sets a mode on [#channel], or on the specified user. The required level depends on the modes. Note that you can use it on yourself without any channel modes set on you (mIRC users can use //mode $me <+/-parameters> to set modes).
The most common modes are:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| +b [hostmask [hostmask hostmask ...]] | Channel | Sets a ban on anybody matching the specified [hostmasks]. [hostmask] needs to be in the form of nick!ident@host, but you can use wildcards, e.g. *@host, *@ho??, etc. |
| +o <nick [nick nick ...]> | Channel | Gives a nick operator status in the channel. |
| +v <nick [nick nick ...]> | Channel | Voices nick. |
| +h <nick [nick nick ...]> | Channel | Gives nick half-operator status. |
| +c | Channel | Blocks colour from being sent to the channel. |
| +O | Channel | Only IRC operators can join the channel. |
| +M | Channel | Only allows registered users to send messages to the channel. (Depending on the IRCd.) |
| +m | Channel | Makes channel moderated (only ops, half-ops and voiced people can speak). |
| +t | Channel | Only ops can change the topic. |
| +i | Channel | Makes the channel invite-only. |
| +I [mask [mask mask ...]] | Channel | Everybody matching the specified [masks] can join a +i channel without invite. |
| +p | Channel | Makes the channel private (you can't /who it if you're not in the channel) (deprecated). |
| +s | Channel | Makes the channel secret (it doesn't turn up in /list). Mode +p and +s cannot be used on the same channel. |
| +l [number] | Channel | Limits the number of people who can be in the channel to [number]. |
| +k [key] | Channel | Key-locks the channel. You need to join using "/join #channel [key]". |
| +e [mask [mask mask ...]] | Channel | Makes everybody matching the specified [masks] unbannable. |
| +d | User | Makes the user deaf. Channel messages are still seen, however private messages to the user will be blocked. |
| +g | User | Displays desynch wallops messages. e.g. !irc.server.xx! Nick (user@host) is now an IRC operator (O) |
| +i | User | Makes the user invisible, i.e. nobody can use wildcards to match the nick in a /who or /whois command; they must know the exact nick. |
| +k | User | Network service mode on ircu based IRCd's. Prevents a user from being deopped, kicked or killed. |
| +R | User | Prevents non registered users from messaging registered users on some networks. |
| +s | User | Allows the user to view server notices such as server links/delinks, glines, and notices regarding High-Traffic Mode. |
| +W | User | Returns who is /whois'ing you on Nefarious IRCd. |
| +w | User | Allows the user to view "wallops", or notices sent between Opers. |
| +o | User | Sets the user as an IRC Operator. This mode should not be confused with the channel mode +o, which sets a user as a channel operator. |
| +x | User | Obfuscates the user's hostmask so as to make it impossible to find an IP from it. |
These modes may differ from network to network
[edit] IRC operator commands
IRC operators (IRCops) are given a special set of commands for server and network maintenance. Many of these can be abused quite easily, so care must be taken before making somebody an IRCop.
[edit] oper
Syntax:
/oper <username> <password>
This will allow the user issuing the command to gain IRC Operator privileges.
[edit] kill
Syntax:
/kill <nick> <reason> or /kill <nick,[nick,nick,...]> <reason>
This will disconnect a user from the network you issued the kill command on. But the user is allowed to reconnect after the kill
[edit] gline
Syntax:
/gline <user@host> <time> [reason]
This command globally bans anybody matching that hostmask from all servers linked to the IRC network. All such users will be automatically disconnected.
Time has to be specified in seconds or on most modern IRCDs can be specified like 1d2h3m4s (1 day 2 hours 3 minutes 4 seconds).
[edit] kline
Syntax:
/kline <nick!user@host> <time> [reason]
Like gline, but only bans the given hostmask from the server the command was issued from. If there is more than one server linked to the network, the user can reconnect and get on another server. K-lines are commonly used to enforce geographical limits, so that, for example, somebody in Armenia can't connect to a Canadian server.
[edit] shun
Syntax:
/shun <user@host> <duration> [reason]
Shun forces the server to ignore any commands from the given context except for ping responses and the /admin command. Shunned users are not notified of the use of the command, though they could figure it out rather easily. Shuns are not implemented on many IRC networks for their end result doesn't provide much more functionality than a G-line or K-line.
[edit] wallops
Syntax:
/wallops <message>
Sends a message to all users who currently have +w set in their usermodes. (Note: Depending on the config specifications, wallops can be specified to IRC operators only, even if non-opers have +w set, e.g. # F:WALLOPS_OPER_ONLY:FALSE)
