= Chat Commands
:toc:

== /join

Join the given channels.

Multiple channels and keys may be provided as comma-separated lists.

When keys are provided, they should occur in the same order as the channels.

=== Examples

`+/join #friends+` +
`+/join #secret thekey+` +
`+/join #secret1,#secret2,#public key1,key2+`

See also: channel, clear, part

== /me

Sends an action message to the currently focused channel.
Most clients will render these messages prefixed with
only your nickname as though describing an action.

=== Examples

`+/me shrugs+`

See also: notice, msg, say

== /msg

Send a chat message to a user or a channel.

Multiple targets may be provided as a comma-separated list.

On servers with STATUSMSG support,
the channel name can be prefixed with a sigil to
restrict the recipients to those with the given mode.

=== Examples

`+/msg buddy I'm sending you a message.+` +
`+/msg #friends This message is for the whole channel.+` +
`+/msg him,her I'm chatting with two people.+` +
`+/msg @#users This message is only for ops!+`

See also: notice, me, say

== /part

Leave the currently-focused channel,
optionally with the provided message.

=== Examples

`+/part+` +
`+/part It's not me, it's you+`

See also: clear, join, quit

== /query

Switch the client focus to the given
target and optionally send a message to that target.

See also: msg, channel, focus

=== Examples

`+/q libera:#haskell+` +
`+/q #haskell+` +
`+/q lambdabot @messages+` +
`+/q irc_friend How are you?+`

== /say

Send a message to the current chat window.

This can be useful for sending a chat message with
a leading '/' to the current chat window.

=== Examples

`+/say /help is the right place to start!+`

See also: notice, me, msg

== /away

Mark yourself as away.
The away message is used by the server to update
status in /whois and to provide automated responses.

Omit the `message` parameter to clear your away status.

=== Examples

`+/away Out getting some sun+` +
`+/away+`

== /channelinfo

Show information about the current channel.
Information includes topic, creation time, URL, and modes.

See also: masks, mode, topic, users

== /ctcp

Client-to-client protocol (CTCP) commands can be used
to query information from another user's client application
directly. Common CTCP commands include: ACTION, PING, VERSION,
USERINFO, CLIENTINFO, and TIME.

glirc does not automatically respond to CTCP commands.

=== Parameters

`target`    - Comma-separated list of nicknames and channels +
`command`   - CTCP command name +
`arguments` - CTCP command arguments

=== Examples

`+/ctcp myfriend VERSION+` +
`+/ctcp myfriend TIME+`

== /knock

Request entry to an invite-only channel.

== /monitor

Monitor is a protocol for getting server-side notifications
when users become online/offline.

=== Subcommands

`+/monitor + target[,target2]*+` - Add nicknames to monitor list +
`+/monitor - target[,target2]*+` - Remove nicknames to monitor list +
`+/monitor C+`                   - Clear monitor list +
`+/monitor L+`                   - Show monitor list +
`+/monitor S+`                   - Show status of nicknames on monitor list

== /names

Show the user list for the current channel.
Detailed view (default key F2) shows full hostmask.

See also: channelinfo, masks

== /nick

Change your nickname.

=== Examples

`+/nick guest123+` +
`+/nick better_nick+`

== /notice

Send a chat notice to a user or a channel.

Notice messages were originally intended to be used by bots.
Different clients will render these in different ways.

Multiple targets may be provided as a comma-separated list.

On servers with STATUSMSG support,
the channel name can be prefixed with a sigil to
restrict the recipients to those with the given mode.

=== Examples

`+/notice buddy I'm sending you a notice.+` +
`+/notice #friends This notice is for the whole channel.+` +
`+/notice him,her I'm informing two people.+` +
`+/notice @#users This notice is only for ops!+`

See also: me, msg, say

== /operwall

Send a network-wide WALLOPS message to opers only.

See also: me, msg, say

== /wallops

Send a network-wide WALLOPS message.
These messages go out to users who have the 'w' usermode set.

See also: me, msg, say

== /quote

Send a raw IRC command.

The argument to this command is sent as-is.
No additional word-splitting is done.