~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- CAP
+ CAP LS
+ CAP LIST
+ CAP REQ <capabilities>
+ CAP ACK <capabilities>
+ CAP NAK <capabilities>
+ CAP CLEAR
+ CAP END
+ .
+ List, request, and clear "IRC Capabilities".
+ .
+ Using this command, an IRC client can request additional "IRC
+ capabilities" during login or later on, which influences the
+ communication between server and client. Normally, these commands
+ aren't directly used by humans, but automatically by their client
+ software. And please note that issuing such commands manually can
+ irritate the client software used, because of the "non-standard"
+ behavior of the server!
+ .
+ - CAP LS: list all available capabilities.
+ - CAP LIST: list active capabilities of this connection.
+ - CAP REQ: Request particular capabilities.
+ - CAP ACK: Acknowledge a set of capabilities to be enabled/disabled.
+ - CAP NAK: Reject a set of capabilities.
+ - CAP CLEAR: Clear all set capabilities.
+ - CAP END: Indicate end of capability negotiation during login,
+ ignored in an fully registered session.
+
+ Please note that the <capabilities> must be given in a single
+ parameter but whitespace separated, therefore a command could look
+ like this: "CAP REQ :capability1 capability2 capability3" for example.
+
+ References:
+ - <http://ircv3.atheme.org/specification/capability-negotiation-3.1>
+ - <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Capabilities.txt>
+ - doc/Capabilities.txt
- CHARCONV
+ CHARCONV <client-charset>
+ .
+ Set client character set encoding to <client-charset>.
+ .
+ After receiving such a command, the server translates all message
+ data received from the client using the set <client-charset> to the
+ server encoding (UTF-8), and all message data which is to be sent to
+ the client from the server encoding (UTF-8) to <client-charset>.
+ .
+ This enables older clients and clients using "strange" character sets
+ to transparently participate in channels and direct messages to
+ clients using UTF-8, which should be the default today.
+
+ References:
+ - IRC+, <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Protocol.txt>
+ - IRC+, doc/Protocol.txt
- NICK
+ NICK <nickname>
+ NICK <nickname> [<hops>]
+ NICK <nickname> <hops> <username> <host> <servertoken> <usermodes> <realname>
+ .
+ Set or change the <nickname> of a client (first form) and register
+ remote clients (second and third form; servers only).
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 1459, 4.1.2 "Nick message" (old client and server protocol)
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.2 "Nick message" (client protocol)
+ - RFC 2813, 4.1.3 "Nick" (server protocol)
- PASS
+ PASS <password>
+ PASS <password> <version> <flags> [<options>]
+ .
+ Set a connection <password>. This command must be the first command
+ sent to the server, even before the NICK/USER or SERVER commands.
+ .
+ The first form is used by user sessions or (old) RFC 1459 servers,
+ the second form is used by RFC 2812 or IRC+ compliant servers and
+ enables the server to indicate its version and supported protocol
+ features.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 1459, 4.1.1 "Password message" (old client and server protocol)
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.1 "Password message" (client protocol)
+ - RFC 2813, 4.1.1 "Password message" (server protocol)
+ - IRC+, <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Protocol.txt>
+ - IRC+, doc/Protocol.txt
- PING
+ PING <token> [<target>]
+ .
+ Tests the presence of a connection to a client or server.
+ .
+ If no <target> has been given, the local server is used. User clients
+ can only use other servers as <target>, no user clients.
+ .
+ A PING message results in a PONG reply containing the <token>, which
+ can be arbitrary text.
+
+ Please note:
+ The RFCs state that the <token> parameter is used to specify the
+ origin of the PING command when forwarded in the network, but this
+ is not the case: the sender is specified using the prefix as usual,
+ and the parameter is used to identify the PONG reply in practice.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.7.2 "Ping message"
- PONG
+ PONG <target> [<token>]
+ .
+ Reply to a "PING" command, indicate that the connection is alive.
+ .
+ The <token> is the arbitrary text received in the "PING" command and
+ can be used to identify the correct PONG sent as answer.
+ .
+ When the "PONG" command is received from a user session, the <target>
+ parameter is ignored; otherwise the PONG is forwarded to this client.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.7.3 "Pong message"
- QUIT
QUIT [<quit-message>]
.
- End IRC session and disconnect from the server.
+ Terminate a user session.
.
- If a <quit-message> has been given, it is displayed to all the
- channels that you are a member of when leaving.
+ When received from a user, the server acknowledges this by sending
+ an "ERROR" message back to the client and terminates the connection.
+ .
+ When a <quit-message> has been given, it is sent to all the channels
+ that the client is a member of when leaving.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.7 "Quit"
+ - RFC 2813, 4.1.5 "Quit"
- USER
+ USER <username> <hostname> <unused> <realname>
+ .
+ Register (and authenticate) a new user session with a short <username>
+ and a human-readable <realname>.
+ .
+ The parameter <hostname> is only used when received by an other server
+ and ignored otherwise; and the parameter <unused> is always ignored.
+ But both parameters are required on each invocation by the protocol
+ and can be set to arbitrary characters/text when not used.
+ .
+ If <username> contains an "@" character, the full <username> is used
+ for authentication, but only the first part up to this character is
+ set as "user name" for this session.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.3 "User message"
- WEBIRC
+ WEBIRC <password> <username> <hostname> <ip-address>
+ .
+ Allow Web-to-IRC gateway software (for example) to set the correct
+ user name and host name of users instead of their own.
+ .
+ It must be the very first command sent to the server, even before
+ USER and NICK commands!
+ .
+ The <password> must be set in the server configuration file to prevent
+ unauthorized clients to fake their identity; it is an arbitrary string.
+
+ References:
+ - IRC+, <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Protocol.txt>
+ - IRC+, doc/Protocol.txt
General Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- AWAY
+ 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.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.1 "Away"
- HELP
HELP [<command>]
ngIRCd replies using "NOTICE" commands like ircd 2.10/2.11; other
implementations are using numerics 704, 705, and 706.
-
- MODE
+ MODE <nickname> [{+|-}<mode>[<mode>] [{+|-}<mode>[<mode>] [...]]]
+ MODE <channel> [{+|-}<mode>[<mode>] [<arg> [<arg> [...]]] [{+|-}<mode>[<mode>] [<arg> [<arg> [...]]] [...]]]
+ .
+ Set and get user and channel modes.
+ .
+ When no mode parameters are given, the currently set user or channel
+ modes are returned. Otherwise the modes are adjusted accordingly
+ and the changes will be reported back to the client.
+ .
+ All user and channel "modes" are indicated by single case-sensitive
+ characters.
+ .
+ Please note that a user can only get and set his own modes, and not
+ all user "levels" are allowed to change all channel modes ...
+ .
+ The mode parameters can become quite complex, especially when dealing
+ with channel modes that require additional arguments:
+ .
+ {+|-}<mode(s}> -- set or unset one or more modes.
+ +<mode(s)> -<mode(s)> -- set some modes and unset others.
+ +<modes> <arg1> <arg2> -- set (at least) two modes with arguments.
+ .
+ Some examples:
+ .
+ MODE nick +i -- set user to "invisible".
+ MODE #chan +tn -- set "topic lock" and "no external messages".
+ MODE #chan -t +l 50 -- remove "topic lock", set "user limit" to 50.
+ MODE #chan +ov nick1 nick2 -- set "channel op" and "voice" mode
+ to nick1 and nick2 in channel #chan.
+ .
+ A complete list of all modes supported by ngIRCd can be found online
+ here: <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Modes.txt>.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2811, 4. "Channel Modes"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.5 "User mode message"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.3 "Channel mode message"
+ - <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Modes.txt>
+ - doc/Modes.txt
- NOTICE
+ NOTICE <target>[,<target>[,...]] <message>
+ .
+ Send a <message> to a given <target>, which can be a user or a
+ channel, but DON'T report any error.
+ .
+ The "NOTICE" command exactly behaves like the "PRIVMSG" command, but
+ doesn't report any errors it encounters (like an unknown <target>).
+ Please see the help text of the "PRIVMSG" command for a detailed
+ description of the parameters!
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 2.3.1 "Message format in Augmented BNF"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.3 "Sending messages"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.3.2 "Notice"
- PRIVMSG
+ PRIVMSG <target>[,<target>[,...]] <message>
+ .
+ Send a <message> to a given <target>, which can be a user or a
+ channel, and report all errors.
+ .
+ The <target> must follow one of these syntax variants:
+ .
+ - <nickname>
+ - <channel>
+ - <user>[%<host>]@<server>
+ - <user>%<host>
+ - <nickname>!<user>@<host>
+ .
+ If the <target> is a user, a private message is sent directly to this
+ user; if it resolves to a channel name, a public message is sent
+ to all the members of that channel.
+ .
+ In addition, IRC Ops can use these two forms to specify the <target>:
+ .
+ - #<hostmask>
+ - #<servermask>
+ .
+ The <mask> can contain the wildcard characters "*" and "?", but must
+ contain at least one dot (".") and no wildcard after the last one.
+ Then, the <message> is sent to all users matching this <mask>.
+ .
+ All warnings and errors are reported back to the initiator using
+ numeric status codes, which is the only difference to the "NOTICE"
+ command, which doesn't report back any errors or warnings at all.
+ .
+ Please note that clients often use "MSG" as an alias to PRIVMSG, and
+ a command "QUERY <nick> [<message>]" to initiate private chats. Both
+ are command extensions of the client and never sent to the server.
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 2.3.1 "Message format in Augmented BNF"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.3 "Sending messages"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.3.1 "Private messages"
Status and Informational Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ADMIN
- ADMIN [<server>]
+ ADMIN [<target>]
.
Show administrative information about an IRC server in the network.
- If no server name has been given, the local server will respond.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.9 "Admin command"
- INFO
+ INFO [<target>]
+ .
+ Show the version, birth & online time of an IRC server in the network.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.10 "Info command"
- ISON
+ ISON <nickname> [<nickname> [...]]
+ .
+ Query online status of a list of nicknames. The server replies with
+ a list only containing nicknames actually connected to a server in
+ the network. If no nicknames of the given list are online, an empty
+ list is returned to the client requesting the information.
+
+ Please note that "all" IRC daemons even parse separate nicknames in
+ a single parameter (like ":nick1 nick2"), and therefore ngIRCd
+ implements this behaviour, too.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.9 "Ison message"
- LINKS
+ LINKS [[<target>] [<mask>]
+ .
+ List all servers currently registered in the network matching <mask>,
+ or all servers if <mask> has been omitted, as seen by the server
+ specified by <target> or the local server when <target> is omitted.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.5 "Links message"
- LUSERS
+ LUSERS [<mask> [<target>]]
+ .
+ Return statistics about the number of clients (users, servers,
+ services, ...) in the network as seen by the server <target>.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ Please note that ngIRCd ignores the <mask> parameter entirely: it
+ is not possible to get information for a part of the network only.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.2 "Lusers message"
- MOTD
+ MOTD [<target>]
+ .
+ Show the "Message of the Day" (MOTD) of an IRC server in the network.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.1 "Motd message"
- NAMES
+ NAMES [<channel>[,<channel>[,...]] [<target>]]
+ .
+ Show the list of users that are members of a particular <channel>
+ (and that are visible for the client requesting this information) as
+ seen by the server <target>. More than one <channel> can be given
+ separated by "," (but not whitespaces!).
+ .
+ If <channel> has been omitted, all visible users are shown, grouped
+ by channel name, and all visible users not being members of at least
+ one channel are shown as members of the pseudo channel "*".
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.5 "Names message"
- STATS
+ STATS [<query> [<target>]]
+ .
+ Show statistics and other information of type <query> of a particular
+ IRC server in the network.
+ .
+ The following <query> types are supported (case-insensitive):
+ .
+ - g Network-wide bans ("G-Lines").
+ - k Server-local bans ("K-Lines").
+ - l Link status (parent server and own link only).
+ - m Command usage count.
+ - u Server uptime.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.4 "Stats message"
- TIME
+ TIME [<target>]
+ .
+ Show the local time of an IRC server in the network.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.6 "Time message"
- TRACE
+ TRACE [<target>]
+ .
+ Find the route to a specific server and send information about its
+ peers. Each server that processes this command reports back to the
+ sender about it: the replies from pass-through servers form a chain
+ which shows the route to the destination.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.8 "Trace message"
- USERHOST
+ USERHOST <nickname> [<nickname> [...]]
+ .
+ Show flags and the hostmasks (<user>@<host>) of the <nickname>s,
+ separated by spaces. The following flags are used:
+ .
+ - "-" The client is "away" (the mode "+a" is set on this client).
+ - "+" Client seems to be available, at least it isn't marked "away".
+ - "*" The client is an IRC operator (the mode "+o" is set).
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.8 "Userhost message"
- VERSION
+ VERSION [<target>]
+ .
+ Show version information about a particular IRC server in the network.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to
+ a specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network.
+ The server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+ .
+ Please note: in normal operation, the version number ends in a dot
+ (".", for example "ngIRCd-20.1."). If it ends in ".1" (for example
+ "ngIRCd-20.1.1", same version than before!), the server is running in
+ debug-mode; and if it ends in ".2", the "network sniffer" is active!
+ Keep your privacy in mind ...
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.3 "Version message"
- WHO
+ WHO [<mask> ["o"]]
+ .
+ Show a list of users who match the <mask>, or all visible users when
+ the <mask> has been omitted. (Special case: the <mask> "0" is
+ equivalent to "*")
+ .
+ If the flag "o" is given, the server will only return information about
+ IRC Operators.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.6.1 "Who query"
- WHOIS
+ WHOIS [<target>] <mask>[,<mask>[,...]]
+ .
+ Query information about users matching the <mask> parameter(s) as seen
+ by the server <target>; up to 3 <masks> are supported.
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to a
+ specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network. The
+ server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.6.2 "Whois query"
- WHOWAS
+ WHOWAS <nickname>[,<nickname>[,...]] [<count> [<target>]]
+ .
+ Query information about nicknames no longer in use in the network,
+ either because of nickname changes or disconnects. The history is
+ searched backwards, returning the most recent entry first. If there
+ are multiple entries, up to <count> entries will be shown (or all of
+ them, if no <count> has been given).
+ .
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to a
+ specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network. The
+ server of the current connection is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.6.3 "Whowas"
Channel Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- INVITE
+ INVITE <nickname> <channel>
+ .
+ Invite <nickname> to join channel <channel>.
+ .
+ <channel> does not have to exist, but if it does, only members of the
+ channel are allowed to invite other users. If the channel mode "+i"
+ is set, only channel "half-ops" (and above) may invite other clients,
+ and if channel mode "+V" is set, nobody can invite other users.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.7 "Invite message"
- JOIN
+ JOIN {<channel>[,<channel>[,...]] [<key>[,<key>[,...]]] | 0}
+ .
+ Makes the client join the <channel> (comma-separated list), specifying
+ the channel keys ("passwords"). A <channel-key> is only needed if the
+ <channel> has the mode "+k" set.
+ .
+ If the channel(s) do not exist, then they will be created.
+ .
+ Using "JOIN 0" parts all channels at once.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.1 "Join message" (client protocol)
+ - RFC 2813, 4.2.1 "Join message" (server protocol)
- KICK
+ KICK <channel>[,<channel>[,...]] <nickname>[,<nickname>[,...]] [<reason>]
+ .
+ Remove users(s) with <nickname>(s) from <channel>(s).
+ .
+ There must be either exactly one <channel> parameter and multiple
+ <nickname> parameters, or as many <channel> parameters as there are
+ <nickname> parameters. The <reason> is shown to the users being
+ kicked, and the nickname of the current user is used when <reason>
+ is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.8 "Kick command"
- LIST
+ LIST [<channel>[,<channel>[,...]] [<server>]]
+ .
+ List all visible <channels> (comma-separated list).
+ .
+ If <server> is given, the command will be forwarded to <server> for
+ evaluation.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.6 "List message"
- PART
+ PART <channel>[,<channel>[,...]] [<part-message>]
+ .
+ Leave <channel> (comma-separated list), optionally with sending a
+ <part-message> to all the other channel members.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.2 "Part message"
- TOPIC
+ TOPIC <channel> [<topic>]
+ .
+ Change or view the topic of a channel.
+ .
+ The topic for channel <channel> is returned if there is no <topic>
+ given. If the <topic> parameter is present, the topic for that
+ channel will be changed, if this action is allowed for the user
+ requesting it. If the <topic> parameter is an empty string, the
+ topic for that channel will be removed.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.2.4 "Topic message"
Administrative Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- CONNECT
+ CONNECT <server> [<port> [<remote-server> [<my-pwd> <peer-pwd>]]]
+ .
+ Instructs the current server, or <remote-server> if specified,
+ to connect to the server named <server>, which must be configured
+ in the server configuration file.
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator. To establish
+ a connection on a <remote-server>, you must have remote IRC operator
+ privileges.
+ .
+ If <port>, <my-pwd> and <peer-pwd> are given, these values override
+ the ones specified in the server configuration file.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.4.7 "Connect message"
- DIE
+ DIE [<message>]
+ .
+ Instructs the server to shut down.
+ .
+ The optional (and non-standard) <message> text is sent to each client
+ connected to this server before all connections are closed.
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.3 "Die message"
- DISCONNECT
+ DISCONNECT <server>
+ .
+ Disconnect and disable a locally linked server.
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+
+ References:
+ - This command is not specified in the IRC RFCs, it is an extension
+ of ngIRCd.
- GLINE
+ GLINE <nick!user@hostmask> [<timeout> :<reason>]
+ .
+ This command provides timed G-Lines (network-wide bans).
+ .
+ If a client matches a G-Line, it cannot connect to any server on
+ the IRC network for <timeout> seconds. When <timeout> is 0, it make
+ the G-Line permanent.
+ .
+ If no <timeout> and no <reason> is given, the G-Line is removed.
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+ .
+ "STATS g" can be used to list all currently active G-Lines.
+
+ References:
+ - This command is not specified in the IRC RFCs, it is an extension
+ of ngIRCd.
- KILL
+ KILL <nickname> <reason>
+ .
+ Forcibly remove all users with a given <nickname> from the IRC
+ network and display the given <reason> to them.
+ .
+ This command is used internally between servers, too, for example
+ to disconnect duplicate <nickname>'s after a "net split".
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.7.1 "Kill message"
- KLINE
+ KLINE <nick!user@hostmask> [<timeout> :<reason>]
+ .
+ This command provides timed K-Lines (server-local bans).
+ .
+ If a client matches a K-Line, it cannot connect to this server for
+ <timeout> seconds. When <timeout> is 0, it makes the K-Line permanent.
+ .
+ If no <timeout> and no <reason> is given, the K-Line is removed.
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+ .
+ "STATS k" can be used to list all currently active K-Lines.
+
+ References:
+ - This command is not specified in the IRC RFCs, it is an extension
+ of ngIRCd.
- OPER
+ OPER <name> <password>
+ .
+ Authenticates a user named <name> as an IRC operator on the current
+ server/network.
+ .
+ This operator <name> must be configured in the server configuration.
+ .
+ Please note that <name> is NOT related to a nickname at all!
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.4 "Oper message"
- REHASH
+ REHASH
+ .
+ Causes the server to re-read and re-process its configuration file(s).
+ .
+ While rehashing, no new connections are accepted, but all already
+ established connections stay connected.
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.2 "Rehash message"
- RESTART
+ RESTART
+ .
+ Restart the server.
+ .
+ While restarting, all connections are reset and no new connections
+ are accepted.
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.4 "Restart message"
- WALLOPS
+ WALLOPS <message>
+ .
+ Sends <message> to all users with user mode "+w".
+ .
+ To use this command, the user must be an IRC Operator.
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.7 "Operwall message"
IRC Service Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- SERVICE
+ SERVICE <name> <reserved1> <distribution> <type> <reserved2> <info>
+ SERVICE <name> <servertoken> <distribution> {<type>|+<modes>} <hops> <info>
+ .
+ Register a new service in the network.
+ .
+ The first form is used by directly linked services and isn't supported
+ by ngIRCd at the moment. The second form announces services connected
+ to remote "pseudo-servers" ("services hubs").
+ .
+ The <distribution> and <type> parameters are ignored by ngIRCd.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.6 "Service message"
+ - RFC 2813, 4.1.4 "Service message"
- SERVLIST
+ SERVLIST [<mask> [<type>]]
+ .
+ List all IRC services currently registered in the network.
+ .
+ The optional <mask> and <type> parameters can be used to limit the
+ listing to services matching the <mask> and that are of type <type>.
+ .
+ Please note that ngIRCd doesn't use any service types at the moment
+ and therefore all services are of type "0".
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.5.1 "Servlist message"
- SQUERY
+ SQUERY <target>[,<target>[,...]] <message>
+ .
+ Send a <message> to a given <target> IRC service, and report all
+ errors.
+ .
+ The "SQUERY" command exactly behaves like the "PRIVMSG" command, but
+ enforces that the <target> of the <message> is an IRC service.
+ Please see the help text of the "PRIVMSG" command for a detailed
+ description of the parameters!
+ .
+ If a user wants to interact with IRC services, he should use "SQUERY"
+ instead of "PRIVMSG" or "NOTICE": only "SQUERY makes sure that no
+ regular user, which uses the nickname of an IRC service, receives
+ the command in error, for example during a "net split"!
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 2.3.1 "Message format in Augmented BNF"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.3 "Sending messages"
+ - RFC 2812, 3.3.2 "Notice"
- SVSNICK
+ SVSNICK <oldnick> <newnick>
+ .
+ Forcefully change foreign user nicknames. This command is allowed
+ for servers only.
+ .
+ The "SVSNICK" command is forwarded to the server to which the user
+ with nickname <oldnick> is connected to, which in turn generates a
+ regular "NICK" command that then is sent to the client, so no special
+ support in the client software is required.
+
+ References:
+ - ngIRCd GIT commit e3f300d3231f
Server Protocol Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- CHANINFO
+ CHANINFO <channel> +<modes> [[<key> <limit>] <topic>]
+ .
+ CHANINFO is used by servers to inform each other about a channel:
+ its modes, channel key, user limits and its topic.
+ .
+ The CHANINFO command is allowed on server-links only.
+
+ References:
+ - IRC+, <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Protocol.txt>
+ - IRC+, doc/Protocol.txt
- ERROR
ERROR [<message> [<> [...]]]
.
- Return an error message to the server. The first parameter, if given,
- will be logged by the server, all further parameters are silently
- ignored.
+ Inform a client or a server about an error condition. The first
+ parameter, if given, is logged by the server receiving the message,
+ all other parameters are silently ignored.
.
- This command is silently ignored on non-server and non-service links.
+ This command is silently ignored on non-server and non-service links
+ and shouldn't be used by regular IRC clients.
+ .
+ The ERROR message is also sent before terminating a regular client
+ connection.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.7.4 "Error message"
- METADATA
+ METADATA <target> <key> <value>
+ .
+ The METADATA command is used on server-links to update "metadata"
+ information of clients, like the hostname, the info text ("real name"),
+ or the user name.
+ .
+ The METADATA command is allowed on server-links only.
+
+ References:
+ - IRC+, <http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/Protocol.txt>
+ - IRC+, doc/Protocol.txt
- NJOIN
+ NJOIN <channel> [<mode>]<nick>[,[<mode>]<nick>[,...]]
+ .
+ The NJOIN command is used on server-links to add users with <nick>
+ and <mode> to a <channel> while peering.
+ .
+ The NJOIN command is allowed on server-links only.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2813, 4.2.2 "Njoin message"
- SERVER
+ SERVER <servername> <info>
+ SERVER <servername> <hopcount> <info>
+ SERVER <servername> <hopcount> <token> <info>
+ .
+ The first form registers the local connection as a new server in the
+ network, the second (RFC 1459) and third (RFC 2812) form announce a
+ new remote server in the network.
+ .
+ The SERVER command is allowed on unregistered or server-links only.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 1459, 4.1.4 "Server message"
+ - RFC 2813, 4.1.2 "Server message"
- SQUIT
+ SQUIT <server> <comment>
+ .
+ Disconnects an IRC Server from the network.
+ .
+ This command is used on server-links, but can be used by IRC Operators
+ to forcefully disconnect servers from the network, too.
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.1.8 "Squit"
+ - RFC 2813, 4.1.6 "Server quit message"
Dummy Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- SUMMON
+ SUMMON <user> [<target> [<channel>]]
+ .
+ This command was intended to call people into IRC who are directly
+ connected to the terminal console of the IRC server -- but is
+ deprecated today. Therefore ngIRCd doesn't really implement this
+ command and always returns an error message, regardless of the
+ parameters given.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.5 "Summon message"
- USERS
+ USERS [<target>]
+ .
+ This command was intended to list users directly logged in into the
+ console of the IRC server -- but is deprecated today. Therefore ngIRCd
+ doesn't really implement this command and always returns an error
+ message, regardless of the parameters given.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 4.6 "Users"
- GET
+ GET [...]
+ .
+ Fake HTTP GET command. When received, the connection is shut down
+ immediately again to protect against crazy web browsers ...
+
+ References:
+ - ngIRCd GIT commit 33e8c2480649
- POST
+ POST [...]
+ .
+ Fake HTTP POST command. When received, the connection is shut down
+ immediately again to protect against crazy web browsers ...
+
+ References:
+ - ngIRCd GIT commit 33e8c2480649
projects / ngircd-alex.git / blobdiff