I’ve not used IRC before, but now I have to since most of Automattic’s internal discussions are happening in an IRC channel. So I was looking around, trying to find general IRC commands but didn’t find anything. So here’s what I’ve learned so far:
/join #roomnamehere
To join a chat room within an IRC channel, type the above. Ex: /join #gamechat.
/nick newnickhere
To change your nickname in a room, type /nick newnicknamehere. Ex: /nick fred.
/topic topichere
This is to set the topic of an IRC room. Ex: /topic Support cases.
/me raises his hand
Will output your nick followed by the message. Example: “borat raises his hand” (Thanks Nick!)
/whois nickname
shows nickname’s information
//whois $me
shows your information
//part $chan (reason)
leaves channel with a reason (Thanks Firas for these!)
That’s what I’ve found out so far. Feel free to give me more tips in the comments, and I’ll add them to the list!
November 20th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Well.. IM has always been my main communication method before. IRC is really useful for group conversations though. Don't feel bad!
November 21st, 2008 at 1:35 am
We're going to implement support for the <code> tag soon.
Thanks for the tip!
December 17th, 2008 at 11:31 am
/whois nickname
shows nickname's information
//whois $me
shows your information
//part $chan (reason)
leaves channel with a reason
lot and lot of commands, the old dayss heheh
December 21st, 2008 at 12:27 pm
If you need any help, i really have great experience in IRC Isaac and i would be more than happy to help
February 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
test post reply
February 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
test post c
February 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
test post c test
February 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
test post reply test
March 4th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
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April 13th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
It's really amusing to know that someone from the web 2.0 and beyond is having to learn how to post in an IRC channel. It sounds like "the old school" revenge :p. Sorry I can't remember any other tip to send U, gotta join mIRC again to bring up something else.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:15 am
wonderful. this should be held for moderation!
February 16th, 2010 at 5:06 am
test
February 18th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
another