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- Irc is a multi-user, multi-channel chatting network. It allows
- people all over the internet to talk to one another in real-time.
- Each irc user has a nickname they use. All communication with
- another user is either by nickname or by the channel that they or
- you are on. All IRCII commands begin with a / character.
- Anything that does not begin with a / is assumed to be a message
- that is sent to everyone on your channel. Here is a list of
- basic commands to help you get started:
-
- /LIST Lists all current irc channels, number of
- users, and topic.
- /NAMES Shows the nicknames of all users on each
- channel
- /JOIN <channel> Join the named channel. All non-commands
- you type will now go to everyone on that
- channel
- /MSG <nick> <msg> Sends a private message to the specified
- person. Only the specified nickname will
- see this message.
- /NICK Change your nickname
- /QUIT Exits irc.
- /HELP <topic> Gets help on all IRCII commands.
- /WHO <channel> Shows who is on a given channel,
- including nickname, user name and host,
- and realname.
- /WHOIS <nick> Shows the "true" indentity of someone
-
- These commands should get you started on irc. Use the /HELP
- command to find out more about things on irc, or ask question of
- people... most would be happy to help you out.
-