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irc cheat sheet

irc.md

IRC Reference
Not intended as a guide for newbies, more like a "cheat sheet" for the somewhat
experienced IRC user, especially one who wields some power over a channel.
The Basics
/join #channel
Joins the specified channel.
/part #channel
Leaves the specified channel.
/quit [message]
Disconnects from current server with optional leaving message.
/server hostname
Connects to the specified server.
/list
Lists all channels on the current network.
/links
Lists all servers on the current network. May be disabled "for security reasons".
/nick nickname
 Changes your nick.
/names #channel
Shows the nicks of all users on #channel.
/msg nickname message
Sends a private message to a user.
/query nickname message
Sends a private message to a user and opens a private chat window.
/me action
Prints "yourname action"
/notice nickname message
Sends a notice to the specified user. Like a /msg, but usually makes a sound.
/whois nickname
Shows information about the specified user. This action is not visible to the
specified user.
/whowas nickname
Shows information about a user who has quit.
/dns nickname
Attempts to resolve the IP address of the specified user. Doesn't work on all
networks, doesn't work all the time.
/ping nickname
Pings the specified user. This action is visible to the specified user.
Nick Management (NickServ)
All nickserv commands begin with /ns or /msg NickServ . Depending on your client or
network, /ns may not work. for berevity i will use the shorthand.
/ns register password [email]
Registers your current nick with NickServ with the chosen password and binds
it to an e-mail address (optional).
/ns identify password
Identifies your nick to NickServ using the password you set. If you have a nick
that's been registered, and you don't i
/ns recover nickname password
Kills (forcibly disconnects) someone who has your registered nick.
/ns ghost nickname password
Terminates a "ghost" IRC session that's using your nickname.
/ns set password yournewpassword
 Changes your password. NOTE: Under no circumstances should you change
your nick to the letter O followed by 8 digit
Channel modes
set a mode with: /mode #channel +/-attribute [data]
+n
Disallows external messages.
+t
Only op/hops can set the topic.
+p
Sets the channel as invisible in /list.
+s
Sets the channel as invisible in /list and /whois.
+i
Sets the channel as closed unless the person was invited.
+k [pass]
Sets a password for the channel which users must enter to join.
+l [number]
Sets a limit on the number of users who are allowed in the channel at the same
time.
+m
Prevents users who are not opped/hopped/voiced from talking.
+R
Sets the channel so only registered nicks are allowed in.
+M
Sets the channel so only registered nicks are allowed to talk.
+S
Strips formatting from messages, rendering them as plaintext.
+c
Blocks messages containing color codes.
+i
A user must be invited to join the channel.
+N
No nick changes permitted in the channel.
ChanServ commands
All ChanServ commands begin with /cs or /chanserv or /msg ChanServ . Depending
on your client and network, /cs or /chanserv may not work. I will use the shorthand in
these examples.
/cs identify #channel <password>
Identifies you as the channel's founder and gives you founder-level privileges.
/cs set #channel mlock modes
Locks the channel's modes. Just + unlocks all.
/cs set #channel secureops [on|off]
Keeps everyone except aops, sops, and the founder from becoming ops.
/cs set #channel keeptopic [on|off]
Maintains the topic even if everyone leaves.
/cs set #channel enforce [on|off]
Restores op/halfop/voice if a person with op/halfop/voice gets de-
opped/halfopped/voiced.
/cs set #channel leaveops [on|off]
Whether or not to allow the first person who join the channel to get ops.
/cs register #channel password description
Registers the current channel to you with ChanServ and sets its password and
description.
/cs drop #channel [dropcode]
Un-registers the current channel to you with ChanServ.
/cs set #channel founder [nickname]
Sets the current channel's founder.
/cs set #channel password [newpass]
Changes the current channel's password to newpass.
/cs set #channel desc [description]
Changes the current channel's description.
/cs set #channel url [address]
Associates a URL with the channel.
/cs set #channel [email@address]
Associates an email address with the channel.
Other stuff
Kicking people
 /kick #channel nickname [reason]
temporarily remove user from channel /mode nickname +/-attributes [data]
Setting people's modes (for current channel only)
User modes
+q
User is owner of the current channel (prefix ~ on UnrealIRCd, usually @
elsewhere)
+a
User is an admin (SOP) on the current channel (prefix & on UnrealIRCd, usually
@ elsewhere).
+o
User is an operator (AOP) on the current channel (prefix @).
+h
User is a half-op on the current channel (prefix %).
+v
User has voice on the current channel (prefix +).
Banning people
/mode #channel +b hosts
Hosts take the following form: nickname!userid@hostname
Use /whois , /whowas or /who to find the information necessary for a ban.
* is a wildcard and can replace nickname , userid , parts of nickname or userid ,
hostname or a segment of a hostname .

Examples:
joe!*@*
Will prevent anyone with the nick joe from joining.
*myg0t*!*
Will prevent anyone whose nick contains myg0t from joining.
mark!*elc@*
Will prevent anyone with the nick mark and the userid elc from joining.
*!*@c-123-24-76-213.ga.isp.net
Will prevent anyone with the host c-123-24-76-213.ga.isp.net from joining.
*!*@*
 Bans everyone. Don't do that.
Access lists
/cs access #channel add [nickname] [level]
Adds nickname to the channel's access list at the specified level.
/cs access channel del [nickname]
Removes nickname from the channel's access list.
/cs access #channel list
Displays the channel's access list.
/cs access #channel count
Displays how many entries are in the channel's access list.
Access levels
These may vary from network to network. For example, some networks do not go by tens
and use 3, 4, 5, 10, etc.
Founder
Full access to ChanServ functions, automatic opping upon entering channel.
100+
Makes the person an SOP, automatic opping upon entering channel.
50
Makes the parson an AOP, automatic opping upon entering channel.
40
Automatic half-opping.
30
Automatic voicing.
0
No special privileges.
-1
May not be opped.
-100
May not join the channel.
Any nick not on the access list has an access level of 0 .
AOPs and SOPs
AOPs
Are automatically ops and can give themselves ops.
Can give/take op/halfop/voice to/from other channel members.
Can unban themselves.
Receive memos sent to the whole channel.
Can invite themselves to the channel.
SOPs
Can do everything AOPs can.
Can give and take AOP privileges.
Receive memos sent to the channel's SOPs.
Can add (but not remove) AKICKs.
Viewing and setting privileges
Viewing AOP and SOP lists
/cs aop #channel list

/cs sop #channel list

adding a AOP or SOP

/cs [AOP|SOP] channel [ADD|DEL|LIST|CLEAR] [nick | entry-list]

AKICKs
People on the AKICK list are automatically kicked and banned when they enter the
channel. Bans made as a result of AKICK must be removed manually.
/cs akick #channel add host [reason]
Adds host to #channel's AKICK list [for reason].
/cs akick #channel del host
Removes host from the AKICK list.
/cs akick #channel list

/cs akick #channel view

Displays the AKICK list.
Color codes
 it's possible to color your text in irc. in most clients you can use control c then
foreground,background (background is optional). examples: red text ^c4 . black text on
a blue background ^c1,2 . here's a full list of the color codes:
Number Name
00 white
01 black
02 blue (navy)
03 green
04 red
05 brown (maroon)
06 purple
07 orange (olive)
08 yellow
09 light green (lime)
10 teal (a green/blue cyan)
11 light cyan (cyan / aqua)
12 light blue (royal)
13 pink (light purple / fuchsia)
14 grey
15 light grey (silver)
related
https://youtu.be/R8FOGlnYkgg

Unline commented on Apr 21, 2017

handy
thanks
 davisonio commented on Dec 29, 2017
thx

clarknelson commented on Jan 17, 2018

thanks!

vercruyce commented on Mar 6, 2018

Under no circumstances should you change your nick to the letter O followed by 8 digit
What is this about?

ramachandrajr commented on Mar 16, 2018

How do you check info about a channel?

AntumDeluge commented on Apr 4, 2018

@ramachandrajr: /msg ChanServ info <channel>

AntumDeluge commented on Apr 4, 2018 • edited

The /cs & /ChanServ aliases seem to depend on the network. For example, I am using HexChat. And the
/cs & /ChanServ command aliases work on irc.freenode.net (Freenode), but only /ChanServ works on
irc.gimp.net (GIMPNet).

limeless commented on May 23, 2018

thanks for the cheat sheet
 ClobberXD commented on Jul 9, 2018
There needs to be a space after # for the parser correctly parse the headings. :)
e.g.
# IRC Reference

## The Basics

alfredbuehler commented on Aug 7, 2018

Great work, exactly what I'm looking for Thanks!

Mikaela commented on Aug 18, 2018

Would you mind specifying that the *Serv parts seem to be for Anope IRC Services and possibly for
networks like Rizon? I saw confusion about it on freenode and was linked here.
Otherwise this seems like a good guide or cheatsheet for those who haven't learned them by heart yet.

IRCCoders commented on Dec 22, 2018

What u declare here as UserModes +v %h @o etc. are in fact Channel Modes, dont forget it . . .

ITWiz1 commented on Jun 5, 2019

BEGS the QUESTION - and unable to find this anywhere on the web by Googling around and researching:
HOW does one EDIT their /whois output?
Some folks that I /whois it shows their email address and full name.
Some servers ignore, /SETNAME Peter (I suppose)? I am anonymous which is fine but there should be
flags or more to /nick or /profile etc
Thanks

lostchild7 commented on Jun 17, 2019

how do you make an opening message for a memo? i've been trying to msg chanserv and set the
entrymsg but it never works i have no idea what parameters are either
entrymsg... but it never works. i have no idea what parameters are either.

Makhdoom625 commented on Sep 19, 2019

can we broke the +i ?????

Cvar1984 commented on Jun 21, 2020

I make irc bot using fsocket, that command is not working

xero commented on Jun 24, 2020 Owner Author

There needs to be a space after # for the parser correctly parse the headings. :)
that was a change to gh md after i made this gist. i fixed that and added a note about the shorthand
syntax support.
i think it funny ppl still use this cheatsheet xD
@neeasade even mirrored it on his blog <3 https://notes.neeasade.net/xeros-irc-ref.html

bor8 commented on Jun 29, 2020 • edited

What about /j #channel to join a channel?

corewwwi commented on Jul 13, 2020

how do i change the username in whois?

deathstalkr commented on Oct 10, 2020

How do I remove all nick registered to my email address?

jfudally commented on Jan 4

Who else is here because of the Slack outage 😂 ?

abrantesasf commented on Apr 11

Thank you very much! This information is pure gold!

Padraig369 commented on Apr 18

How do I find the channel operator ip address and what server they are connected to?

bor8 commented on Apr 18

Use /whois <NICKNAME> , /whowas <NICKNAME> or /who <NICKNAME> .

Padraig369 commented on Apr 18

Thanks Bor8. Just to confirm, I am new at IRC. I've logged onto an IRC page which I did not set up but I
am down as @. What little I know about IRC it would mean I am the page operator, which I am not. Is it
just the case that the first logon to the page is the operator?

bor8 commented on Apr 18

Yes. You mean channel (and not page).