Commands and text are typed in the same place. By default, commands begin with the character / .
On wsIrc many commands can be executed via menu or icons. It is, however, highly recommended that you learn to type in the basic IRC commands as you may want to use at some point other IRC clients which doesn't offer you the same comfort, or simply you may miss some of the commands available as wsIrc will never be able to offer you access to all IRC commands.
When entering commands, pay close attention to spacing and capitalization. The basic commands work on all the good clients.
Some examples are given below. In these, suppose your nick is "yournick", and that you are on the channel #coolness.
Your friend "MaryN" is in #coolness with you, and your friend "Tomm" is on IRC but is not on a channel with you. You can apply these examples in general by substituting the relevant nick or channel names.
| What you type | What happens |
|---|---|
| /join #coolness |
You join the channel #coolness. |
| hello everyone |
Everyone on #coolness sees <yournick> hello everyone. (You need not type in your own nick.) |
| /me is a pink bunny |
Everyone in #coolness sees * yournick is a pink bunny |
| /leave #coolness |
You leave the channel. |
| /whois Tomm |
You get some info about Tomm or whatever nickname you entered. |
| /whois yournick |
This is some info others see about you. |
| /nick newnick |
Changes your nick to "newnick" |
| /msg Tomm hi there. |
Only Tomm sees your message (you don't need to be on the same channel for this to work). |
| /ping #coolness |
Gives information on the delay (round-trip) between you and everybody on #coolness. |
| /ping Tomm |
Gives information on the delay (round-trip) between you and just Tomm. |
| /help |
This works in many clients. Try it! |
| /quit good night! |
You quit IRC completely, with the parting comment so that others see "*** Signoff: yournick (good night!)". |
