X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/irc/freenode/web-7.0.git/blobdiff_plain/735841cdb2d4c188472be4ee6db6a8c133b9f845..7e2cfda2a41b44d01c4514ef4f8ac80eb9848314:/content/kb/using/findingchannels.md diff --git a/content/kb/using/findingchannels.md b/content/kb/using/findingchannels.md index 98dfbdd9d..a407ce240 100644 --- a/content/kb/using/findingchannels.md +++ b/content/kb/using/findingchannels.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ time, a good way to search for channels of interest to you is useful. Enter `alis`, a network service designed for exactly that purpose. -At the most simple, you can use `/msg alis LIST *searchterm* to find channels +At the most simple, you can use `/msg alis LIST *searchterm*` to find channels whose name contains the term in question - for instance, `/msg alis LIST *linux*`. @@ -18,63 +18,49 @@ users (to weed out barely-used channels), and use various wildcards to control your search - for instance, `/msg alis LIST #freenode* -min 10` would find all channels in the freenode namespace with at least 10 users. -For full details on how to use alis, `/msg alis HELP` will send you back the -following help text:: +For full details on how to use alis, `/msg alis HELP LIST` will send you back +the following help text: -``` -***** alis Help ***** -alis allows searching for channels with more -flexibility than the /list command. - -For more information on a command, type: -/msg alis help - -The following commands are available: -HELP Displays contextual help information. -LIST Lists channels matching given parameters. -***** End of Help ***** - -***** alis Help ***** -Help for LIST: - -LIST gives a list of channels matching the -pattern, modified by the other options. - -Syntax: LIST [options] - -Options are: - -min : show only channels with at least users - -max : show only channels with at most users - -skip : skip first matches - -show [m][t]: show modes/topicsetter - -mode <+|-|=>: modes set/unset/equal - -topic : topic matches pattern - -showsecret: show secret channels (requires chan:auspex) - -The pattern can contain * and ? wildcards. The pattern has to -match the full channel name or a full topic, depending on where it -is used; the wildcards are important. The pattern is also -automatically surrounded by * wildcards if - a channel name pattern starts with a wildcard or a #, or - a topic pattern contains no * wildcards. - -For example, for channel names, from most to least specific: - ?bar - any character followed by "bar" with no other characters - #bar* - anything starting with "#bar" - ##*bar* - anything starting with ## and containing "bar" - *cows*moo* - anything containing "cows", 0 or more characters, and "moo" - *bar* - anything containing "bar" (equivalent to "bar") - -Examples: - /msg alis LIST searchterm - /msg alis LIST * -topic multiple*ordered*search*terms - /msg alis LIST * -min 50 - /msg alis LIST #foo* - /msg alis LIST #foo* -mode =n - /msg alis LIST *freetopic* -mode -t -show mt - /msg alis LIST ##nocolors* -mode +c -show t -***** End of Help ***** -``` + ***** alis Help ***** + Help for LIST: + + LIST gives a list of channels matching the + pattern, modified by the other options. + + Syntax: LIST [options] + + Options are: + -min : show only channels with at least users + -max : show only channels with at most users + -skip : skip first matches + -show [m][t]: show modes/topicsetter + -mode <+|-|=>: modes set/unset/equal + -topic : topic matches pattern + -showsecret: show secret channels (requires chan:auspex) + + The pattern can contain * and ? wildcards. The pattern has to + match the full channel name or a full topic, depending on where it + is used; the wildcards are important. The pattern is also + automatically surrounded by * wildcards if + a channel name pattern starts with a wildcard or a #, or + a topic pattern contains no * wildcards. + + For example, for channel names, from most to least specific: + ?bar - any character followed by "bar" with no other characters + #bar* - anything starting with "#bar" + ##*bar* - anything starting with ## and containing "bar" + *cows*moo* - anything containing "cows", 0 or more characters, and "moo" + *bar* - anything containing "bar" (equivalent to "bar") + + Examples: + /msg alis LIST searchterm + /msg alis LIST * -topic multiple*ordered*search*terms + /msg alis LIST * -min 50 + /msg alis LIST #foo* + /msg alis LIST #foo* -mode =n + /msg alis LIST *freetopic* -mode -t -show mt + /msg alis LIST ##nocolors* -mode +c -show t + ***** End of Help ***** An alternative method to search is to do so via the web, using [netsplit.de](http://irc.netsplit.de/channels/?net=freenode).