.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)