Basic Tasks
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
irssi |
Start application |
/connect irc.debian.org |
Connect to Server |
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password> |
Optional/if password-protected |
/join #debian-cd |
Join Channel |
/me ... |
Do instead of Say |
/away ... |
Set away status |
/away |
Resume from away status |
/part ... |
Leave with message |
/disconnect ... |
Like part + leave server |
/quit ... |
Like disconnect + quite application |
Other Actions
| [ALT]-[1], [ALT]-[2], … | Switch between “windows” e.g. queries and channels |
/window close |
Close window |
/ /text |
Escape slash (says /text) |
/who |
Lists all nicks on channel |
/whois ... |
Checks status of specific user |
Username Registration
Config file ~/.irssi/config
/msg NickServ REGISTER <password> <email> |
Set Password |
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password> |
Perform Login |
/query NickServ |
Display status |
Registering on irc.debian.org does not send an e-mail
(at least did not send to me…)
Configuration Settings
Configure time zone to be UTC
Two options exist:
TZ=UTC irssi
/script exec $ENV{'TZ'}='UTC'Use $$ENV instead of $ENV to add to
~/.irssi/startup config file.
Configure Timestamp to show Seconds
/format timestamp {timestamp %%H:%%M:%%S} Configure join/leave Messages to appear in grey on black
From http://www.quitsendingmetrash.com/tfiles/irssi.php: Copy
/usr/share/irssi/themes/default.theme to
~/.irssi/default.theme then edit settings as follows:
channick_hilight = "%K$*%K";
chanhost_hilight = "{nickhost %K$*%K}";
channick = "%K$*%K";
chanhost = "{nickhost %K$*}";