Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfers via Direct Client-to-Client.

One of the IRC client MIRC

mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions

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Commands for IRC

/ ————– Recalls the previous command entered in the current window.
/!————— Recalls the last command typed in any window.
/action {action text} ————-Sends the specifed action to the active channel or query window.
/add [-apuce] {filename.ini} —————–Loads aliases, popups, users, commands, and events.
/ame {action text} —————–Sends the specifed action to all channels which you are currently on.
/amsg {text} —————–Sends the specifed message to all channels which you are currently on.
/auser {level} {nick|address} ————Adds a user with the specified access level to the remote users
list.
/auto [on|off|nickname|address] ————Toggles auto-opping of a nick or address or sets it on or off
totally.
/away {away message} ——————–Sets you away leave a message explaining that you are not currently paying
attention to IRC.
/away——- Sets you being back.
/ban [#channel] {nickname} [type] —————-Bans the specified nick from the curent or given channel.
/beep {number} {delay} —————–Locally beeps ‘number’ times with ‘delay’ in between the beeps. /channel
Pops up the channel central window (only works in a channel).
/clear-————- Clears the entire scrollback buffer of the current window.
/ctcp {nickname} {ping|finger|version|time|userinfo|clientinfo} —————-Does the given ctcp request on
nickname.
/closemsg {nickname}—————– Closes the query window you have open to the specified nick.
/creq [ask | auto | ignore] ——————Sets your DCC ‘On Chat request’ settings in DCC/Options.
/dcc send {nickname} {file1} {file2} {file3} … {fileN} —————Sends the specified files to nick.
/dcc chat {nickname}——————- Opens a dcc window and sends a dcc chat request to nickname.
/describe {#channel} {action text} ———-Sends the specifed action to the specified channel window.
/dde [-r] {service} {topic} {item} [data] —————-Allows DDE control between mIRC and other
applications.
/ddeserver [on [service name] | off] —————To turn on the DDE server mode, eventually with a given
service name.
/disable {#groupname} ——————-De-activates a group of commands or events.
/disconnect —————-Forces a hard and immediate disconnect from your IRC server. Use it with care.
/dlevel {level}——————– Changes the default user level in the remote section.
/dns {nickname | IP address | IP name}————— Uses your providers DNS to resolve an IP address.
/echo [nickname|#channel|status] {text} ———————-Displays the given text only to YOU on the given place
in color N.
/enable {#groupname} ——————-Activates a group of commands or events.
/events [on|off] ———————–Shows the remote events status or sets it to listening or not.
/exit ———————Forces mIRC to closedown and exit.
/finger——————– Does a finger on a users address.
/flood [{numberoflines} {seconds} {pausetime}]———————– Sets a crude flood control method.
/fsend [on|off] —————–Shows fsends status and allows you to turn dcc fast send on or off.
/fserve {nickname} {maxgets} {homedirectory} [welcome text file] ——————-Opens a fileserver.
/guser {level} {nick} [type]———————– Adds the user to the user list with the specified level and
address type.
/help {keyword} ——————–Brings up the Basic IRC Commands section in the mIRC help file.
/ignore [on|off|nickname|address] ——————Toggles ignoring of a nick or address or sets it on or off
totally.
/invite {nickname} {#channel} ——————Invites another user to a channel.
/join {#channel} ————-Makes you join the specified channel.
/kick {#channel} {nickname} ————–Kicks nickname off a given channel.
/list [#string] [-min #] [-max #] —————–Lists all currently available channels, evt. filtering for
parameters.
/log [on|off]——————— Shows the logging status or sets it on or off for the current window.
/me {action text}—————– Sends the specifed action to the active channel or query window.
/mode {#channel|nickname} [[+|-]modechars [parameters]]——————— Sets channel or user modes.
/msg {nickname} {message}————————— Send a private message to this user without opening a query window.
/names {#channel}——————- Shows the nicks of all people on the given channel.
/nick {new nickname}————- Changes your nickname to whatever you like.
/notice {nick} {message} ———————Send the specified notice message to the nick.
/notify [on|off|nickname] ——————-Toggles notifying you of a nick on IRC or sets it on or off totally.
/onotice [#channel] {message} ——————-Send the specified notice message to all channel ops.
/omsg [#channel] {message} ————-Send the specified message to all ops on a channel.
/part {#channel} ———————-Makes you leave the specified channel.
/partall —————-Makes you leave all channels you are on.
/ping {server address}—————- Pings the given server. NOT a nickname.
/play [-c] {filename} [delay] —————–Allows you to send text files to a window.
/pop {delay} [#channel] {nickname} ————Performs a randomly delayed +o on a not already opped nick.
/protect [on|off|nickname|address] —————Toggles protection of a nick or address or sets it on or off
totally.
/query {nickname} {message} ——————-Open a query window to this user and send them the private message.
/quit [reason]-————- Disconnect you from IRC with the optional byebye message.
/raw {raw command} ————–Sends any raw command you supply directly to the server. Use it with care!!
/remote [on|off] –—————-Shows the remote commands status or sets it to listening or not.
/rlevel {access level} ——————-Removes all users from the remote users list with the specified access
level.
/run {c:\path\program.exe} [parameters] -—————-Runs the specified program, evt. with parameters.
/ruser {nick[!]|address} [type] —————-Removes the user from the remote users list.
/save {filename.ini} ——————Saves remote sections into a specified INI file.
/say {text} ————–Says whatever you want to the active window.
/server [server address [port] [password]] ————–Reconnects to the previous server or a newly
specified one.
/sound [nickname|#channel] {filename.wav} {action text} -————Sends an action and a fitting sound.
/speak {text}————— Uses the external text to speech program Monologue to speak up the text.
/sreq [ask | auto | ignore] ————-Sets your DCC ‘On Send request’ settings in DCC/Options.
/time ————-Tells you the time on the server you use.
/timer[N] {repetitions} {interval in seconds} {command} [| {more commands}] ———-Activates a timer.
/topic {#channel} {newtopic} ————–Changes the topic for the specified channel.
/ulist [{|}]{level} —————Lists all users in the remote list with the specified access levels.
/url [-d] ———–Opens the URL windows that allows you to surf the www parallel to IRC.
/uwho [nick] ————–Pops up the user central with information about the specified user.
/who {#channel}————– Shows the nicks of all people on the given channel.
/who {*address.string*}————— Shows all people on IRC with a matching address.
/whois {nickname} ————-Shows information about someone in the status window.
/whowas {nickname} —————Shows information about someone who -just- left IRC.
/wavplay {c:\path\sound.wav} ——————Locally plays the specified wave file.
/write [-cidl] {filename} [text] ————–To write the specified text to a .txt file.