.TH CHAT 1.SH NAMEchat \- internet relay chat client.SH SYNOPSIS.B chat.SH DESCRIPTION.I Chatis an.B IRCclient. It connects tochat.freenode.net at port at port 6667or the server specified in the.B $ircenvironment variable (see.IR dial (2))and reads raw.B IRCcommands from standard input..I Chatalso recognizes the following controlmessages:.TP.B /q \fItarget\fRThis opens a new window that relaysmessages to the.I target.The.I targetcan be a channel or a nick.The created windowalso accepts control messages..TP.BI /xCloses a window and parts. If sent tothe main window, the connection is closedand the program exits..TP.B /n \fIdoofus\fRChange nicknames to.I doofus..SH EXAMPLESJoin #cat-v and then open a privatemessage window with glenda:.br.ne 3.IP.EXchat/q #cat-v/q glenda.EE.SH SOURCEhttps://bitbucket.org/mischief/chat.SH SEE ALSO.IR ircrc (1)
.TH CHAT 1
.SH NAME
chat \- internet relay chat client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chat
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Chat
is an
.B IRC
client. It connects to
chat.freenode.net at port at port 6667
or the server specified in the
.B $irc
environment variable (see
.IR dial (2))
and reads raw
.B IRC
commands from standard input.
.I Chat
also recognizes the following control
messages:
.TP
.B /q \fItarget\fR
This opens a new window that relays
messages to the
.I target.
The
.I target
can be a channel or a nick.
The created window
also accepts control messages.
.TP
.BI /x
Closes a window and parts. If sent to
the main window, the connection is closed
and the program exits.
.TP
.B /n \fIdoofus\fR
Change nicknames to
.I doofus.
.SH EXAMPLES
Join #cat-v and then open a private
message window with glenda:
.br
.ne 3
.IP
.EX
chat
/q #cat-v
/q glenda
.EE
.SH SOURCE
https://bitbucket.org/mischief/chat
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR ircrc (1)