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189935b1 | 1 | .\" @(#)irc.1 2.6 7 Oct 90 |
2 | .TH IRC 1 "7 October 1990" | |
3 | .SH NAME | |
4 | irc \- User Interface to Internet Relay Chat Protocol | |
5 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
6 | \fBirc\fP [\fB-p\fP \fIportnum\fP] [\fB-c\fP \fIchannel\fP] [ \fInickname\fP [ \fIserver\fP ]] | |
7 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
8 | .LP | |
9 | \fBIrc\fP is a user interface to the Internet Relay Chat, a CB-like | |
10 | interactive discussion environment. It is structured into \fIchannels\fP, | |
11 | which are public discussion forums, and also allows for private intercommunication. | |
12 | Each participant has a \fInickname\fP, which is the one specified in the command | |
13 | line or else his login name. | |
14 | .LP | |
15 | Once invoked, \fBirc\fP connects as a client to the specified server, | |
16 | \fIserver\fP or to the default one (see below). The screen splits into a dialogue | |
17 | window (the major part | |
18 | of the screen) and a command line, from which messages can be sent and | |
19 | commands given to control irc. | |
20 | .SH COMMAND SYNTAX | |
21 | The syntax of irc commands is of the form \fB/COMMAND\fP. The most notable | |
22 | ones are listed below. For an uptodate list, use the \fBHELP\fP command | |
23 | of \fBirc\fP. Case is ignored. | |
24 | .IP "\fB/ADMIN\fR [\fIserver\fP]" | |
25 | Prints administrative information about an IRC \fIserver\fP. | |
26 | .IP "\fB/AWAY\fP [\fImessage\fP]" | |
27 | Mark yourself as being away (with an automatic reply \fImessage\fP | |
28 | if specified) | |
29 | .IP "\fB/BYE\fR, \fB/EXIT\fR, \fB/QUIT\fR" | |
30 | Terminate the session | |
31 | .IP "\fB/CHANNEL\fR [\fIchannel\fP]" | |
32 | Join another \fIchannel\fP | |
33 | .IP "\fB/CLEAR\fR" | |
34 | Clear the screen | |
35 | .IP "\fB/HELP\fR [\fIcommand\fP]" | |
36 | Display a brief description of the \fIcommand\fP (or list all commands, if none | |
37 | specified). | |
38 | .IP "\fB/SUMMON\fR \fIuser\fP" | |
39 | Allows to summon a \fIuser\fP specified as a full Internet address, i.e., | |
40 | \fIlogin@host.domain\fP, to an IRC dialogue session (in much the same | |
41 | way as the talk(1) command). It is usable ONLY if the irc daemon runs on | |
42 | the target machine (host.domain). | |
43 | .IP "\fB/TOPIC\fR \fItopic\fP" | |
44 | Sets the \fItopic\fP for the current channel | |
45 | .IP "\fB/WHO\fR [\fIchannel\fP|*]" | |
46 | Lists all users of IRC if no argument, of the specified \fIchannel\fP or of the | |
47 | current channel (*). | |
48 | .SH ARGUMENTS | |
49 | .IP "\fB-p\fP \fIportnum\fP" | |
50 | TCP/IP "port number. Default is 6667 and this option should seldom if ever" | |
51 | be used. | |
52 | .IP "\fB-c\fP \fIchannel\fP" | |
53 | \fIChannel\fP number to join upon beginning of the session. Default is no channel. | |
54 | .IP "\fInickname\fP" | |
55 | \fINickname\fP used in the session (can be changed with the \fB/NICK\fP command). | |
56 | Default is user login name. | |
57 | .IP "\fIserver\fP" | |
58 | \fIServer\fP to connect to. Default is specified in the irc system configuration | |
59 | file, and can be superseded with the environment variable IRCSERVER. | |
60 | .SH EXAMPLE | |
61 | .RS | |
62 | .nf | |
63 | tolmoon% \fBirc -p6667 Wizard tolsun\fP | |
64 | .fi | |
65 | .RE | |
66 | .LP | |
67 | connects you to irc server in host tolsun (port 6667) with nickname Wizard | |
68 | .SH COPYRIGHT | |
69 | Copyright (c) 1988 University of Oulu, Computing Center, Finland. | |
70 | .nf | |
71 | Copyright (c) 1988,1989,1990 Jarkko Oikarinen | |
72 | .nf | |
73 | All rights reserved. | |
74 | For full COPYRIGHT see LICENSE file with IRC package. | |
75 | .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
76 | ircd(8) | |
77 | .SH BUGS | |
78 | What bugs ? | |
79 | .SH AUTHOR | |
80 | Jarkko Oikarinen <jto@tolsun.oulu.fi> | |
81 | .nf | |
82 | Manual page updated by Michel Fingerhut <Michel.Fingerhut@ircam.fr> |