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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> |
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