For full details on how to use alis, `/msg alis HELP LIST` will send you back
the following help text:
-```
-***** alis Help *****
-Help for LIST:
-
-LIST gives a list of channels matching the
-pattern, modified by the other options.
-
-Syntax: LIST <pattern> [options]
-
-Options are:
- -min <n>: show only channels with at least <n> users
- -max <n>: show only channels with at most <n> users
- -skip <n>: skip first <n> matches
- -show [m][t]: show modes/topicsetter
- -mode <+|-|=><modes>: modes set/unset/equal
- -topic <pattern>: 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 <pattern> [options]
+
+ Options are:
+ -min <n>: show only channels with at least <n> users
+ -max <n>: show only channels with at most <n> users
+ -skip <n>: skip first <n> matches
+ -show [m][t]: show modes/topicsetter
+ -mode <+|-|=><modes>: modes set/unset/equal
+ -topic <pattern>: 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).