ADMIN
Syntax:
/admin [<server>]
Instructs the server to return information about the administrator of the server specified by <target>, or the current server if target is omitted.
AWAY
Syntax:
/away[<message>]
Provides the server with a message to automatically send in reply to a PRIVMSG directed at the user, but not to a channel they are on. If <message> is omitted, the away status is removed.
CONNECT
Syntax:
/connect <target server> [<port> [<remote server>]](RFC 1459)/connect <target server> <port> [<remote server>](RFC 2812)
Instructs the server <remote server> (or the current server, if <remote server> is omitted) to connect to <target server> on port <port>. This command should only be available to IRC Operators.
DIE
Syntax:
/die
Instructs the server to shut down.
ERROR
Syntax:
/error <error message>
This command is for use by servers to report errors to other servers. It is also used before terminating client connections.
INFO
Syntax:
/info [<target>]
Returns information about the <target> server, or the current server if <target> is omitted. Information returned includes the server's version, when it was compiled, the patch level, when it was started, and any other information which may be considered to be relevant.
INVITE
Syntax:
/invite <nickname> <channel>
Invites <nickname> to the channel <channel>. <channel> does not have to exist, but if it does, only members of the channel are allowed to invite other clients. If the channel mode i is set, only channel operators may invite other clients.
ISON
Syntax:
/ison <nicknames>
Queries the server to see if the clients in the space-separated list <nicknames> are currently on the network. The server returns only the nicknames that are on the network in a space-separated list. If none of the clients are on the network the server returns an empty list.
JOIN
Syntax:
/join <channels> [<keys>]
Makes the client join the channels in the comma-separated list <channels>, specifying the passwords, if needed, in the comma-separated list <keys>. If the channel(s) do not exist then they will be created.
KICK
Syntax:
/kick <channel> <client> [<message>]
Forcibly removes <client> from <channel>. This command may only be issued by channel operators.
KILL
Syntax:
/kill <client> <comment>
Forcibly removes <client> from the network. This command may only be issued by IRC operators.
LINKS
Syntax:
/links [<remote server> [<server mask>]]
Lists all server links matching <server mask>, if given, on <remote server>, or the current server if omitted.
LIST
Syntax:
/list [<channels> [<server>]]
Lists all channels on the server. If the comma-separated list <channels> is given, it will return the channel topics. If <server> is given, the command will be forwarded to <server> for evaluation.
LUSERS
Syntax:
/lusers [<mask> [<server>]]
Returns statistics about the size of the network. If called with no arguments, the statistics will reflect the entire network. If <mask> is given, it will return only statistics reflecting the masked subset of the network. If <target> is given, the command will be forwarded to <server> for evaluation.
MODE
Syntax:
/mode <nickname> <flags> (user)/mode <channel> <flags> [<args>]
The MODE command is dual-purpose. It can be used to set both user and channel modes.
MOTD
Syntax:
/motd [<server>]
Returns the message of the day on <server> or the current server if it is omitted.
NAMES
Syntax:
/names [<channels>](RFC 1459)/names [<channels> [<server>]](RFC 2812)
Returns a list of who is on the comma-separated list of <channels>, by channel name. If <channels> is omitted, all users are shown, grouped by channel name with all users who are not on a channel being shown as part of channel "*". If <server> is specified, the command is sent to <server> for evaluation.
NICK
Syntax:
/nick <nickname> [<hopcount>](RFC 1459)/nick <nickname>(RFC 2812)
Allows a client to change their IRC nickname. Hopcount is for use between servers to specify how far away a nickname is from its home server.
NOTICE
Syntax:
/notice <msgtarget> <message>
This command works similarly to PRIVMSG, except automatic replies must never be sent in reply to NOTICE messages.
OPER
Syntax:
/oper <username> <password>
Authenticates a user as an IRC operator on that server/network.
PART
Syntax:
/part <channels>
Causes a user to leave the channels in the comma-separated list <channels>.
PASS
Syntax:
/pass <password>
Sets a connection password. This command must be sent before the NICK/USER registration combination.
PING
Syntax:
/ping <server1> [<server2>]
Tests the presence of a connection. A PING message results in a PONG reply. If <server2> is specified, the message gets passed on to it.
PONG
Syntax:
/pong <server2> [<server2>]
This command is a reply to the PING command and works in much the same way.
PRIVMSG
Syntax:
/privmsg <msgtarget> <message>
Sends <message> to <msgtarget>, which is usually a user or channel.
QUIT
Syntax:
/quit [<message>]
Disconnects the user from the server.
REHASH
Syntax:
/rehash
Causes the server to re-read and re-process its configuration file(s). This command can only be sent by IRC Operators.
RESTART
Syntax:
/restart
Restarts a server. It may only be sent by IRC Operators.
SERVICE
Syntax:
/service <nickname> <reserved> <distribution> <type> <reserved> <info>
Registers a new service on the network.
SERVLIST
Syntax:
/servlist [<mask> [<type>]]
Lists the services currently on the network.
SERVER
Syntax:
/server <servername> <hopcount> <info>
The server message is used to tell a server that the other end of a new connection is a server. This message is also used to pass server data over whole net. <hopcount> details how many hops (server connections) away <servername> is. <info> contains addition human-readable information about the server.
SQUERY
Syntax:
/squery <servicename> <text>
Identical to PRIVMSG except the recipient must be a service.
SQUIT
Syntax:
/squit <server> <comment>
Causes <server> to quit the network.
STATS
Syntax:
/stats <query> [<server>]
Returns statistics about the current server, or <server> if it's specified.
SUMMON
Syntax:
/summon <user> [<server>](RFC 1459)/summon <user> [<server> [<channel>]](RFC 2812)
Gives users who are on the same host as <server> a message asking them to join IRC.
TIME
Syntax:
/time [<server>]
Returns the local time on the current server, or <server> if specified.
TOPIC
Syntax:
/topic <channel> [<topic>]
Allows the client to query or set the channel topic on <channel>. If <topic> is given, it sets the channel topic to <topic>. If channel mode +t is set, only a channel operator may set the topic.
TRACE
Syntax:
/trace [<target>]
Trace a path across the IRC network to a specific server or client, in a similar method to traceroute.
USER
Syntax:
/user <username> <hostname> <servername> <realname>(RFC 1459)/user <user> <mode> <unused> <realname>(RFC 2812)
This command is used at the beginning of a connection to specify the username, hostname, real name and initial user modes of the connecting client. <realname> may contain spaces, and thus must be prefixed with a colon.
USERHOST
Syntax:
/userhost <nickname> [<nickname> <nickname> ...]
Returns a list of information about the nicknames specified.
USERS
Syntax:
/users [<server>]
Returns a list of users and information about those users in a format similar to the UNIX commands who, rusers and finger.
VERSION
Syntax:
/version [<server>]
Returns the version of <server>, or the current server if omitted.
WALLOPS
Syntax:
/wallops <message>
Sends <message> to all operators connected to the server (RFC 1459), or all users with user mode 'w' set (RFC 2812).
WHO
Syntax:
/who [<name> ["o"]]
Returns a list of users who match <name>. If the flag "o" is given, the server will only return information about IRC Operators.
WHOIS
Syntax:
/whois [<server>] <nicknames>
Returns information about the comma-separated list of nicknames masks <nicknames>. If <server> is given, the command is forwarded to it for processing.
WHOWAS
Syntax:
/whowas <nickname> [<count> [<server>]]
Used to return information about a nickname that is no longer in use (due to client disconnection, or nickname changes). If given, the server will return information from the last <count> times the nickname has been used. If <server> is given, the command is forwarded to it for processing. In RFC 2812, <nickname> can be a comma-separated list of nicknames.
