XChat Help Commands

Usage

/help -l Gives a list of help commands.

/help <command> Gives more information on a specific command.

List of /SET Variables

List of HELP commands

ADDBUTTON

ADDBUTTON <name> <action>, Adds a button under the user-list.

ALLCHAN

ALLCHAN <cmd>, Sends a command to all channels on all servers.

ALLCHANL

ALLCHANL <cmd>, Sends a command to all channels on the current server.

ALLSERV

ALLSERV <cmd>, Sends a command to all servers you're in.

AWAY

AWAY [<reason>], Sets you away.

BACK

BACK, Sets you back (not away).

BAN

BAN <mask> [<bantype>], Bans everyone matching the mask from the current channel.
If they are already on the channel this doesn't kick them (needs chanop).

CHANOPT

CHANOPT [-quiet] <variable> [<value&gt]

CHARSET

CHARSET [], e.g. /CHARSET IRC, /CHARSET UTF-8, /CHARSET ISO-8859-2

CLEAR

CLEAR [NUM|-NUM|ALL|HISTORY], clears the current text window,
NUM/-NUM e.g. /CLEAR 3, clears the top 3 lines of text of the current window
/CLEAR -10, clears the last 10 lines of text of the current window
ALL, clears text from all windows,
HISTORY, clears command history of current window.

CLOSE

CLOSE, Closes the current window/tab.

COUNTRY

COUNTRY [-s] <code|wildcard>, Finds a country code, eg: au = australia.

CTCP

CTCP <nick> <message>, Send the CTCP message to nick, common messages are VERSION and USERINFO.

CYCLE

CYCLE [<channel>], Parts the current or given channel and immediately rejoins.

DCC

DCC GET <nick>	- Accept an offered file.
DCC SEND [-maxcps=#] <nick> [file]	- Send a file to someone.
DCC PSEND [-maxcps=#] <nick> [file]	- Send a file using passive mode.
DCC LIST	- Show DCC list.
DCC CHAT <nick>	- Offer DCC CHAT to someone.
DCC PCHAT <nick>	- Offer DCC CHAT using passive mode.
DCC CLOSE <type> <nick> <file>	Example: /dcc close send johnsmith file.tar.gz

DEBUG

DEHOP

DEHOP <nick>, Removes chanhalf-op status from the nick on the current channel (needs chanop).

DELBUTTON

DELBUTTON <name>, Deletes a button from under the user-list.

DEOP

DEOP <nick>, Removes chanop status from the nick on the current channel (needs chanop).

DEVOICE

DEVOICE <nick>, Removes voice status from the nick on the current channel (needs chanop).

DISCON

DISCON, Disconnects from server.

DNS

DNS <nick|host|ip>, Finds a users IP number.

ECHO

ECHO <text>, Prints text locally.

EXEC

EXEC [-o] <command>, Runs the command. If -o flag is used then output is sent to current channel, else is printed to current text box.

EXECCONT

EXECCONT, Sends the process SIGCONT.

EXECKILL

EXECKILL [-9], Kills a running exec in the current session. If -9 is given the process is SIGKILL'ed.

EXECSTOP

EXECSTOP, Sends the process SIGSTOP.

EXECWRITE

EXECWRITE, Sends data to the processes stdin.

FLUSHQ

FLUSHQ, Flushes the current server's send queue.

GATE

GATE <host> [<port>], Proxies through a host, port defaults to 23.

GETFILE

GETFILE [-folder] [-multi] [-save] <command> <title> [<initial>]

GETINT

GETINT <default> <command> <prompt>

GETSTR

GETSTR <default> <command> <prompt>

GHOST

GHOST <nick> <password>, Kills a ghosted nickname.

GUI

GUI APPLY	-Similar to clicking OK in the settings window. Execute this after /SET to activate GUI changes (2.8.0+)
GUI ATTACH	-Same function as "Attach Window" in the XChat menu (2.6.2+)
GUI DETACH	-Same function as "Detach Tab" in the XChat menu (2.6.2+)
GUI SHOW	-Show the main xchat window (if currently hidden)
GUI HIDE	-Hide the main xchat window completely (this is used by the Systray plugin)
GUI FOCUS	-Focus the current window or tab
GUI FLASH	-Flash the taskbar button. It will flash only if the window isn't focused and will stop when it is focused by the user
GUI ICONIFY	-Iconify (minimize to taskbar) the current xchat window
GUI COLOR n	-Change the tab color of the current context, where n is a number from 0 to 3
GUI MSGBOX text	-Displays a asynchronous message box with your text
GUI MENU TOGGLE	-Shows/Hides the menu bar

HELP

HELP <command>, Gives information about a help command, e.g. /HELP HOP

HOP

HOP <nick>, Gives chanhalf-op status to the nick (needs chanop.)

ID <password>, Identifies yourself to nickserv.

IGNORE

IGNORE <mask> <types..> <options..>

mask	- Hostmask to ignore, eg: !@*.aol.com
types	- types of data to ignore, one or all of: PRIV, CHAN, NOTI, CTCP, DCC, INVI, ALL
options	- NOSAVE, QUIET

INVITE

INVITE <nick> [<channel>], Invites someone to a channel, by default the current channel (needs chanop).

JOIN

JOIN <channel>, Joins the channel.

KICK

KICK <nick>, Kicks the nick from the current channel (needs chanop).

KICKBAN

KICKBAN <nick>, Bans then kicks the nick from the current channel (needs chanop).

KILLALL

KILLALL, Immediately exit.

LAGCHECK

LAGCHECK, Forces a new lag check.

LASTLOG

LASTLOG <string>, Searches for a string in the buffer.

LIST

LIST, Gives a list of channels on the network, /list [channel] gives channelname, useramount and topic.

LOAD

LOAD [-e] <file>, Loads a plugin or script.

MDEHOP

MDEHOP, Mass deop's all chanhalf-ops in the current channel (needs chanop).

MDEOP

MDEOP, Mass deop's all chanops in the current channel (needs chanop).

ME <action>, Sends the action to the current channel (actions are written in the 3rd person, like /me jumps).

MENU

MENU [-eX] [-i<ICONFILE>] [-k<mod>,<key>] [-m] [-pX] [-r<X,group>] [-tX] {ADD|DEL} <path> [command] [unselect command]

MKICK

MKICK, Mass kicks everyone except you in the current channel (needs chanop).

MODE

MODE [channel] +/- channelmode, Sets or removes channelmodes, e.g.
/mode #channel -s,
/mode #channel +o Johnny

MOP

MOP, Mass op's all users in the current channel (needs chanop).

MSG

MSG <nick> <message>, Sends a private message.

NAMES

NAMES, Lists the nicks on the current channel.

NCTCP

NCTCP <nick> <message>, Sends a ctcp notice.

NEWSERVER

NEWSERVER [-noconnect] <hostname> [<port>]

NICK

NICK <nickname>, Sets your nick.

NOTICE

NOTICE <nick/channel> <message>, Sends a notice. Notices are a type of message that should be auto reacted to.

NOTIFY

NOTIFY [-n network1[,network2,...]] [<nick>], Displays your notify list or adds someone to it.

OP <nick>, Gives chanop status to the nick (needs chanop).

PART

PART [<channel>] [<reason>], Leaves the channel, by default the current one.

PING

PING <nick | channel>, CTCP pings nick or channel.

QUERY

QUERY <nick>, Opens up a new privmsg window to someone.

QUIT

QUIT [<reason>], Disconnects from the current server.

QUOTE

QUOTE <text>, Sends the text in raw form to the server.

RECONNECT

RECONNECT [-ssl] [<host>] [<port>] [<password>], Can be called just as
/RECONNECT to reconnect to the current server or with /RECONNECT ALL to reconnect to all the open servers.

RECV

RECV <text>, Sends raw data to xchat, as if it was received from the irc server.

SAY

SAY <text>, Sends the text to the object in the current window.

SEND

SEND <nick> [<file>]

SERVCHAN

SERVCHAN [-ssl] <host> <port> <channel>, Connects and joins a channel.

SERVER

SERVER [-ssl] <host> [<port>] [<password>], Connects to a server, the default port is 6667 for normal connections, and 9999 for ssl connections.

SET

SET [-e] [-or] [-quiet] <variable> [<value>]

SETCURSOR

SETCURSOR [-|+] <position>

SETTAB

SETTAB <name>, Changes the name of the current tab.

SETTEXT

SPLAY

SPLAY <soundfile>

TIMER

TIMER [-refnum ] [-repeat ] , Delays or repeats a command/message.
TIMER [-quiet] -delete , Deletes timer.

TOPIC

TOPIC [<topic>], Sets the topic if one is given, else shows the current topic.

TRAY

TRAY -f <timeout> <file1> [<file2>]	-Flash tray between two icons.
TRAY -f <filename>	-Set tray to a fixed icon.
TRAY -i <number>	-Flash tray with an internal icon.
TRAY -t <text>	-Set the tray tooltip.
TRAY -b <title> <text>	-Set the tray balloon.

UNBAN

UNBAN <mask> [<mask>...], Unbans the specified masks.

UNIGNORE

UNIGNORE <mask> [QUIET]

UNLOAD

UNLOAD <name>, Unloads a plugin or script.

URL

URL <url>, Opens a url in your browser.

USELECT

USELECT [-a] [-s] <nick1> <nick2> etc, Highlights nick(s) in channel userlist.

USERLIST

USERLIST [channel], Gives a list of users in the given channel, with ov (@+),
away and lt(last talked in secs) info.

VOICE

VOICE <nick>, Gives voice status to someone (needs chanop).

WALLCHAN

WALLCHAN <message>, Writes the message to all channels.

WALLCHOP

WALLCHOP <message>, Sends the message to all chanops on the current channel.

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XChat Help Commands

Usage

List of HELP commands