IRC
IRC Information
freenod faq
What is the recommended way to set up my IRC nickname?
Please follow these steps to set up your nick and configure your client. Check off each step to make sure it’s been done:
Select a permanent, master nickname. If the nickname you want is registered but has expired, just ask a staffer and in most cases, we will be happy to drop it for you.
Please avoid using the name of a community project or trademarked entity, to avoid conflicts. Write down your password and be sure to keep the sheet of paper in a safe place.
Register your IRC nick:
/msg NickServ REGISTER password youremail@example.com
Replace password with a secure, unguessable password that you keep secret.
The email address that you select will not be given out by staff, and is mainly used to allow us to help you recover the account in the event that you forget your password. For this reason, you are required to use a real, non-disposable, email address. Upon registering, you will receive an email with a verification command that you will need to run to complete the registration process. Failure to verify the account will cause it to be automatically dropped after about 24 hours.
To keep your email address private, rather than displaying it publicly, mark it as hidden (which is done by default for new accounts):
/msg NickServ SET HIDEMAIL ON
It’s useful, but not required, to have an alternate nick grouped to your account. For example, if your primary nick is foo:
/nick foo_
then identify to your primary account:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY foo password
and finally, group the new nick to your account
/msg NickServ GROUP
We prefer you to use just one account, and group nicks to it as described above, rather than registering for multiple accounts. Grouping nicks in this way gives you the benefit of having all your nicks covered by the same cloak, should you choose to wear a cloak.
The exception to this is where you might want to run a bot. You should register a separate account for your bot.
Configure your client to identify itself to NickServ automatically whenever it connects to freenode so that it’s less likely you’ll connect to the network without being identified to NickServ. The easiest approach is to specify your NickServ password as a server password.
If your client supports server password, please set this up as accountname:password. Make sure to include the colon. This will allow you to identify to your services account on connect, regardless of the nickname you are using when you connect. For example:
/connect chat.freenode.net 6667 mquin:uwhY8wgzWw22-zXs.M39p
What’s the easiest way to identify to NickServ when I connect to freenode?
If your client supports SASL, that is best. Otherwise, just plug your NickServ password into your client as a server password. To make this work when connecting from a different nick than the one you’ve got registered, use nick:password. You’ll be identified to NickServ automatically when you connect.
In some cases, it’s more convenient to configure your client to send this command to achieve the same effect:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY account password
mibbit - Create your own nickname
Registering your Nickname
Choose a user name or nick.
This user name should consist only of the letters from A-Z, the ciphers from 0-9 (but not as first character) and certain symbols such as “_” and “-“ (“" breakes some mails). It may have a maximum of 16 characters. Please note that some nicknames are used internally and cannot be used. Also, please stay family friendly with your nicknames
Change your user name to the user name you have chosen. Suppose you chose the nick “StupidName” for example. Type the following in the input line:
/nick StupidName
Register your nick or user name. Type the following command and replace yourPassword with a password that will be easy to remember and use a working email address.
irc command
/ns register yourPassword yourEmailAccountName@yourMailProvider
(no nick here, otherwise you'll get "use a more obscure password" or similar)
Get the confirmation code from your email inbox. Type the following command and replace confirmationCode with the code sent to you in the email (NEVER replace the word “nickserv” in /msg nickserv … with your nick). It has the template shown below
irc command
/ns confirm confirmationCode
If you want your email address to remain private, use the following command:
/ns set hide email on
Register an alternate nickname using the same password. If you would like to register an alternate nickname, repeat the same procedure, using steps 2 to 4. Alternatively type /ns GROUP mainNick mainPass (see /ns help group)
Identify with NickServ. Each time you connect, you should sign in, or “identify” yourself, using the following command:
/ns identify your_password
Auto connect with mibbit: For your convience, if you are using the fully featured http://chat.mibbit.com (main client) and created a Mibbit account and are logged in, you can add that nick and password to the “My Account” list to be auto-identified, see Autoidentify. Most clients have their own way of setting up an auto-connect also.
Package: weechat (1.0.1-1)
Weechat links
- Best starter - kmacphail.blogspot
- WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client
- The Practical Sysadmin - Introduction to Weechat
Weechat Install
apt-get install weechat
apt-get install weechat
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The following extra packages will be installed:
liblua5.1-0 libtcl8.5 weechat-core weechat-curses weechat-plugins
Suggested packages:
tcl8.5 weechat-doc weechat-scripts
The following NEW packages will be installed:
liblua5.1-0 libtcl8.5 weechat weechat-core weechat-curses weechat-plugins
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configure weechat
/server add twice-irc.de irc.twice-irc.de
Using weechat tips
stuff
/set irc.server.freenode.nicks "cootcraig"
/set irc.server.freenode.username "cootcraig"
/set irc.server.freenode.realname "Craig Anderson"
/set irc.server.freenode.command "/msg nickserv identify cootcraig **********"
/connect freenode
/join #cobug
/server add twice-irc irc.twice-irc.de
/connect twice-irc
/join #i3
Register nick cootcraig at twice-irc
irc commands
/msg nickserv help register
/msg nickserv register ********** craig@coot.net
A password has been sent to craig@coot.net , please type / msg NickServ
confirm < passcode > to | complete the registration process .
irc commands
/msg NickServ confirm x2WB6Tmuc
The nickname craig has been successfully registered .
Your password is ********** - keep it for later use.
/msg nickserv identify craig **********
You are already registered.
/nick cootcraig
/msg nickserv identify craig **********
/msg nickserv group craig **********
You are now represented by craig in the group.
/join #i3
craig (~craig@twice-F85F5742.hsd1.co.comcast.net) has joined #i3
connect to: irc.twice-irc.de
/set irc.server.twice-irc.nicks "craig cootcraig"
/set irc.server.twice-irc.username "craig@coot.net"
/set irc.server.twice-irc.realname "Craig Anderson"
/set irc.server.twice-irc.command "/msg nickserv identify **********; /nick cootcraig"
[23:08] [1] [core] 1:weechat
Using Weechat
My Notes
useful commands
/buffer 1 - goto buffer 1, the core weechat buffer
/buffer weechat - goto buffer 1, the core weechat buffer
/buffer list - list the buffers
/buffer #cobug - goto buffer with channel #cobug
/buffer 3 - goto buffer 3
/plugin list
/alias b /buffer
/alias - list aliases
/join [-server freenode] #weechat
/server list
/server listfull [<server>]
3.2. Screen layout
3.12.3. WeeChat commands
away set or remove away status
/away [-all] [<message>]
-all: set or remove away status on all connected servers
message: message for away (if no message is given, away status is removed)
bar manage bars
buffer manage buffers
/buffer list
clear [<number>|<name>|-merged|-all [<number>|<name>...]]
move <number>|-|+
swap <number1>|<name1> [<number2>|<name2>]
merge <number>
unmerge [<number>|-all]
hide [<number>|<name>|-all [<number>|<name>...]]
unhide [<number>|<name>|-all [<number>|<name>...]]
renumber [<number1> [<number2> [<start>]]]
close [<n1>[-<n2>]|<name>]
notify <level>
localvar
set <property> <value>
get <property>
window manage windows
/window list
-1|+1|b#|up|down|left|right [-window <number>]
<number>
splith|splitv [-window <number>] [<pct>]
resize [-window <number>] [+/-]<pct>
balance
merge [-window <number>] [all]
page_up|page_down [-window <number>]
refresh
scroll [-window <number>] [+/-]<value>[s|m|h|d|M|y]
scroll_horiz [-window <number>] [+/-]<value>[%]
scroll_up|scroll_down|scroll_top|scroll_bottom|scroll_beyond_end|scroll_previous_highlight|scroll_next_highlight|scroll_unread [-window <number>]
swap [-window <number>] [up|down|left|right]
zoom[-window <number>]
bare [<delay>]
research links
irssi or WeeChat