The commands listed on this page are the main commands you will need when using our chat applet. There are other commands used on Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) but not all of them work with this applet. As the applet gains more features we will add the command that work to this page.
IMPORTANT NOTE : ALL IRC COMMANDS START WITH A "/".
Don't hesitate to try the /help command.
The forward slash is the default command character. Commands on IRC are not case sensitive. Anything that does not begin with "/" is assumed to be a message to
someone and will be sent to your current channel, or to a person you are chatting with in a private chat.
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HELP shows general help or help on the given command.
JOIN to join a channel
PART to leave a channel
QUIT exits your IRC session
NICK changes your nickname
AWAY leaves a message saying you're away or not paying attention
WHOIS displays information about someone
INVITE sends an invitation to another user
ME sends anything about you to a channel or QUERY
MSG sends a private message
NOTICE sends a private message
/HELP [command] ( top )
Shows general help or help on the given command. Not all servers have a help system on them and not all IRC commands work with this applet.
/JOIN {#channel} ( top )
Sets your current channel to the supplied channel. Upon entering a channel, you are given useful details about it: a list of users talking in that channel, channel
mode settings and the topic... Joining a channel causes you to leave your previous channel and join the newly supplied channel.
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/JOIN #windows
*** Now talking in #windows
/PART [#channel] ( top )
Makes you leave a channel.
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/PART #windows
*** You have left #windows
/QUIT [reason] ( top )
Exits your IRC session. If a reason is supplied, it is displayed to other people on your channels.
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/QUIT Lunch Time!
/NICK {nickname} ( top )
Changes your nickname to whatever you like. Everyone who wants to talk to you sees this name. Nicknames are limited to 9 characters max.
If your intended nickname clashes with someone else's as you enter IRC, you will not be able to enter until you change it to something else.
Duplicate nicknames are not allowed; this is enforced by the IRC servers. Under some circumstances, two individuals may temporarily have the same nick
but once discovered, both of them will be killed; a nick collision kill.
You may notice that there may be a number after your nick when you sign on. This indicates that someone is already using the nick you specified when
signing on.
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/NICK Guru
*** Newbie is now known as Guru
/AWAY [away message] ( top )
Sets your status as away with some info. Sets a message explaining that you are not currently paying attention to IRC. Whenever someone sends you a
MSG or does a WHOIS on you, they automatically see whatever message you have set. Using AWAY with no parameters marks you as no longer being away.
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/AWAY Gone to get a cup of coffee.
*** You have been marked as being away
/AWAY
*** You are no longer marked as being away
/WHOIS {nickname} ( top )
Shows information about someone.
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/WHOIS Guru
*** Guru is master@some.network.net (Nuclear free)
*** on channels: @#Windows @#Windows95 #mIRC
*** on via server irc.server.net (The best server)
*** Guru is away (making dinner)
/WHOIS Newbie
*** Newbie: No such nickname
/INVITE {nickname} {#channel} ( top )
Invites another user to a channel you are on. If you want a friend to join your channel you can invite him. He will see a message such as ***Guru
invites you to #channel. This is required if your channel is 'invite only'.
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/INVITE Friend #windows
*** Inviting Friend to #windows
If you receive an INVITE message, you can type "/JOIN {#channel}".
/ME {action description} ( top )
Tells people about what you are doing. At times, you may want to send a description of what you are doing or how you are feeling or just anything
concerning you on the current channel or in a query.
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/ME slaps Newbie with a large trout.
* Guru slaps newbie with a large trout.
/MSG {nickname|channel} {text} ( top )
Sends a (private) message to specified nickname or channel. Besides chatting on IRC Channels you can also have private conversations or queries with other
people on IRC. These conversations will be handled in a separate window. You can use the /MSG command to send someone a message that
only that person can read.
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/MSG Kreet This message can be read by you only.
*Kreet* This message can be read by you only.
In Kreet's screen a window will pop up with the message you typed; "This message can be read by you only."
/NOTICE {nickname|#channel} {text} ( top )
Sends a private message to the specified {nickname}or {#channel}. The NOTICE command is just another way to send messages to other people. But,
unlike MSG's, NOTICEs will never open a separate window 'to' the other person. It should be seen as a sort of whispering.
