IRC
COMMANDS
Some Basic
IRC Commands
Some of the most commonly used IRC Commands
can be found in the table below.
Command
Description
Example
/join
Use to join a channel
/join #chatshack
/part
Use to part a channel but
not the server/part #chatshack
/quit
quits irc (a message can be
added at the end)/quit see ya later!
/whois
Used to get info on a specific nick
/whois silly
/msg
Sends a private message to a user
/msg silly heya
/query
opens a new window to talk
privately with someone/query silly
/notice
send a message to the
chat screen for one person/notice silly
/nick
used to change your current
nick to a new one/nick john
/me
used for an action... *tom laughing
/me is laughing
/ignore
used to ignore a user that
is bothering you/ignore loser