Commands and Identifiers

Commands and Identifiers

In this section we will try to cover some of the mIRC commands that are use in scripting. This commands are placed in either your Remote, Alias, or Popup sections of your mIRC program. We will try to make it as detailed as possible so you can grasp the general idea of scripting. These commands can make your mIRC experience fun and also by using specific commands and identifiers can cut down on a lot less typing. Well let me try to explain to the best of my ability. If there are things you still don't understand u can visit us at #0A+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL and we will try to further explain. Please be reminded that this section will be in no comparison to what you can learn in the FAQ (FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions) which can also be downloaded at this site. The Faq is a much more detailed version than what I will be covering here.

/Alias

/alias [filename]
This adds, removes, replaces aliases, however it is limited to single line aliases and will not affect multiple line definations. To add a new alias you can use: /alias /wave /me waves! This will add the /wave alias to the top of the list. To remove an existing alias: /alias /moo To add an alias to a specific alias file, you would use: /alias wave.txt/wave/me waves! If you do not use a specific filename, it defaults to using the first filename in which the alias exists, or if it doesn't exist then it uses the first loaded alias file

/AMSG

/amsg
This and the /ame command send the specified message or action to all channels which you are currently on.

/AUSER

/auser
This and remote related commands are listed in the remote section.

/AUTO

/auto [-r] [#channelname,#channel12,...] [type]
This adds someone to the ops list, see the control section for full description.

/AWAY

/away [away message]
Leave a message that you are not currently paying attention tomIRC. Wheneversomeone sends you a MSG or does a WHOIS on you, they automatically see whatever message you set. Using AWAY with no parameters marks you as no longer as being away. example: /away off to get something to eat, back in a moment!

/BAN

/ban [-unu] [#channelname] [type]
This bans someone from the current channel using their address. To do thi, it first does a /userhost on the user, which gives it the users address, and then it does a /mode#+b If you specify the -uN option then mIRC pauses seconds before removing the ban. If you do not specify a ban type, then mIRC uses the whole nick !*@host.domain to do the ban. If you are banning an IP address then a wild card replaces the last number of the IP address. If you are on the channel then the #channel specification is not neccessary. For a list of ban type see the $mask identifier in the identifiers section. Note: This command uses the Internal Address List maintained by mIRC

/BEEP

/beep
This beeps a number of times with a delay

/CHANNEL

/channel
This pops up the channel central window (only works in a channel)

/CLEAR

/clear [windowname]
This clears the entire scrollback buffer of the current window. If you specify a windows name, that windows buffer will be cleared

/CLOSE

/close [-icfgms] [nick1]...[nickN]
This closes all windows of the specified type and nicknames. If no nicknames are given, all windows of the specified type are closed. The type of windows if denoted by c for chat, f for ffserve, g for get, i for inactive dcc windows, m for message and query, s for send. If u wanted to close all chat and fserve windows for user Nerp /close -cf Nerp

/CLOSEMSG

/closemsg [windowname]
This closes the specified message window

/CREQ

/creq [ask|auto|ignore]
This is the command equilivant of setting the DCC chat request radio buttons in the dcc options dialog (see /sreq below)

/CTCPREPLY

/ctcpreply [message]
This sends a reply to a ctcp query: /ctcpreply goat HELP no help available

/DCC

/dcc send
This initiates a sending of a file to another user. It can take multiple file names, the format is: /dcc send .... This will initiate multiple dcc send sessionsto the specified user

/DDE

/dde [r] [data]
This allows you to send information to other applications. See the DDE Control section for a full explanation.

/DISCONNECT

/disconnect
This forces a hard disconnect from a server. This is different from the /quit command which sends a quit message to the server and waits for the server to disconnect you.

/DNS

/dns
This is used to resolve an address. If mIRC sees a "." in the nick you specify it assumes it's an address and tries to resolve it. Otherwise it assumes it's a nickname and does a /userhost to find the users addressand then resolves it. If u give it an IP address, it looks up the host name.

/ECHO

/echo [colornumber] <-sa|#channel|[=]nick>
This prints text in the specified window using the specified color (0 to15). /echo 3 #A0+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL Testing, would print "Testing" in the color green in channel window #0A+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL, assuming it's already open. To print in the status window use the -s switch, to print in the currently active window use the -a switch. Note: This text is only printed in your window, it isn't sent to the server.

/EXIT

/exit
This forces mIRC to close down and exit

/FINGER

/finger
This does a finger on a user. If you specify an address then the address is immediately fingered. If u specify a nickname then the users address is looked up using a /userhost and then it is fingered.

FLUSHINI

/flushini
This flushes the specified INI file to the hard disk. This is necessary because the way INI files are cached to memory, so you might need to do this to make sure that your INI file doesn't lose information if your updating the INI file frequently.

/FONT

/font
This pops up the font dialogue for the current window

/FSEND

/fsend [on|off]
This allows u to turn fast send on or off

/FSERVE

/fserve
This initiates a fileserver session to another user. See the fileserver section.

/GOTO

/goto
This is used in a script definition to jumpto different points in script. See the alias section.

/HALT

/halt
This halts a currently executing script and prevents any further processing from continuing. You can use this in remote commands to prevent mIRC frpm replying to norma; ctcp messages, or in alias to halt an alias, and any calling aliases, completely.

/HELP

/help
This brings up the basic IRC commands in the mIRC help file. You can also do /help and if the keyword matches a help topic you will be taken to it.

/IAL

/ial [on|off]
Turns the Internal Address List on or off

/IDENTED

/idented [on|off] [userid]
Turns idented server on or off, and changes to a new userid if it is specified.

/IGNORE

/ignore [-rpcntiu#] [type]
This allows you to ignore messages from the specified nick, see the control section for a full description.

/INVITE

/invite nickname #channel
Invites another user to a channel. Channel and User commands. If you have op status, the following commands give you control over both channeland the users on it.

/JOIN

/join #channel
Join the specified channel. example: /join #0A+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL This will take you to the #0A+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL . Once on a channel anything you type will be seen by all the users in this channel. The #0A+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL is very useful, so say hello and then ask any questions you want. If a channel you specify doesn't exist, a channel with that name will be created for you.

/KICK

/kick #channel nickname
Kicks named user off a given channel. example: /kick #0A+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL Ed Note: You must have operators status to initiate a kick command.

/LINKS

/links
This retrieves the servers to which your current server is linked and lists them in a window for easy viewing and access.

/LIST

/list[#string] [-min#] [-max#]
Lists currently available channels. You can also tell mIRC to show only channels with a minimum and maximum number of people. If you specify #string then mIRC will only list channels with that string in their title. example: /list example: /list -min5 -max20 example: /list #mirc, help

/LOAD

/load <-a|-pscqnm|-ruvs>
This loads the specified alias popups or script.
/load -a alias.ini -- loads an alias file
/load -pc status.ini -- loads a channel popup
/load -pn status.ini -- loads a nickname list popup
/load -ru users.ini -- loads a users file
/load -rv vars.ini -- loads a variable file
/load -rs script.ini -- loads a script file
Note: You can only load one section at a time.

/LOADBUF

/loadbuf [lines]
This allows you to load the specified number of lines from the end of the file of filename into the specified window. /loadbuf 20 @test info.txt . This loads the last 20 lines of info.txt into custom window @test. /loadbuf 10-40 @test info.txt . This loads lines 10 - 40 of info.txt into custom window @test.

/LOG

/log [on|off] [windowname]
This allows you to switch logging on or off for a window.

/ME

/me
Tells the current channel or query about what u are doing.

</MODE

/mode #channel|nickname [[+|-]modechars] [parameters]]
ModeChar...Effects on channels
b ...ban somebody, in "nick!user@host" form
i...Channel is invite only
l...channel is limited, users allowed max
m...channel is moderated, (only channel ops can talk)
n...external /msgs to channel are not allowed
o...makes a channel operator
p...channel is private
s...channel is set secret
t...topic limited, only chanops can change it
k ...set secret key for channel
User Modes
ModeChar...Effects on nicknames
i...makes you invisible to anybody that does not know the exact spelling of your nickname
o...IRC-operators status, can only be sent by IRC-ops with OPER
s...recieve server notices
v...gives a user a voice on a moderated channel
Here are a few examples of MODE command:
To give someone op status: /mode #channelname +o nickname
Giving someone op status means giving them control over the channel and the users in it.
Give these out sparingly and to people you trust.
To op serveral people: /mode #channelname +ooo nick1 nick2 nick3
To de-op someone: /mode #channelname - nickname
T ban soneone: /mode #channelname +b nickname (or user address)
example: /mode #animals +b Jiminy
example: /mode #tree +b joe@bloggs.edu
To unban someone: /mode #channelname -b nickname (or user address)
To make a channel invite only: /mode #channelname +i
You must now invite users for them to join your channel
There are many more commands but this list should help you get started. To learn more about IRC commands you should download an IRC FAQ.

/MSG

/msg nickname message
Send a private message to this user without opening a private window.

/NICK

/nick [alternate]
This allows you to change your current nickname

/NOTIFY

/notify
This allows you to add a nickname with a note to your notify list. If you don't specify a nickname, then a notify will be sent to the IRC server to update your notify list.

/OMSG

/omsg #channelname
This and the /onotice commands sends the specified message to all channel ops on a channel. You must be a channel operator to use this command. If the #channel isn't specified, then the current channel is used.

/PART /part #channel

Leave a channel...Example: /part #0A+mIRC_HELP_CHANNEL

/PARTALL

/partall [message]
This parts all of the channels you are currently on. On IRC certain servers, you can also specify a messsage.

/Perform

/perform [on|off]
This allows you to turn "Perform these commands" section of Perform dialog on and off

/PLAY

/play [-cp q# rl# t#] [channel/nick] [delay]
This is a powerful command that allows you to send text files, or parts of them, to a yser or channel.
The delay is in milliseconds. If you play files to quickly to a server you will probly br disconnected for floooding. The default setting is 1000 ie. 1 second. Empty lines between text are treated as a delay. /play c:\text\mypoem.txt 1500
The -c switch forces mIRC to interpet lines as actual commands instead of plain text. The /play command queues requests by users; it does this because it tried to play all requests at the same time you would probably be disconnected from the server for flooding.
The -p switch indicates that this is a priority play request and should be placed at the headof the queue for immediate playing. The current play request will be paused and will resume once this play request is finished
The -q switch specifies the maximum number of requests that can be queued. If the queue length is already larger than or equal to the specified number then the play request is ignored. /play -q5 c:\text\info.txt 1000
The -m# switch limits the number of requeststhat can be queued by a specific user/channel. If the user/channel already has or exceeds the specified number of requests queued then the play request is ignored. Note: The -q# and -m# switches only apply to a /play iniatiated via a remote defination, not by you. To combine the above switched u do: /play -cpq5m 1 info.txt 1000
The -r switch forces a single line to be chosen randomly from a file and played. /play -r action.txt 1500
The -l# switch forces the specified line number to be read from a file and played. /play -125 witty.txt 1500 For both -r and -l# the first line in the file must be single number specifing the number of lines in the file.
The -t switch forces mIRC to look up the specified topic in the file and play all lines under the topic. For example: /play -thelp 1 c:\help.txt
In the help text file you would have:
[help1] line1 line2 line3 [help2] ....

mIRC will play everything after [help1] and stop when it reaches the next topic header or end of the file. You can use $pnick identifier in commands which identifies the nick/channel to which you are playing.

/POP

/pop [#channel]
This performs a delay Op on a nickname. The purpose of this command is to prevent a channel window from filling up with op modes changes whenever several users have the same nickname in their auto-op section. mIRC will pause around seconds before performing the Op. If

/QUERY

/query nickname message
Opens a query window to this user and sends them a private message.

/QUIT

/quit [reason]
This will disconnect you from IRC and give the optional message as the reason for your departure. (this only appears to prople who are in the same channel as you). example: /quit That's all folks!!

/RAW

/raw -q
This sends any parameters you apply to the server. You must know the correct RAW formatof the command you are sending. Useful for sending commands that mIRC hasn't implemented yet. The -q switch makes the raw work quietly without printing what it's sending. This command does the same as /quote in other IRC clients. /raw PRIVMSG nickname :Hellooo there!!

/REMINI

/remini
[item]
This allows you to delete whole sections or single items in an INI file. /remini my.ini ini DDE ServerStatus . This would delete the ServerStatus item, and: /remini my.ini DDE . Would delete the DDE section. See the /writeini command below for a relatecd example. Warning: Do not use this command to modify any of the INI files currently being used by mIRC.

/REMOVE

/remove
This deletes the spacified file.

/RETURN

/return [value]
This halts a currently executing script and allows the calling routine to continue processing. You can also optionally return a value which will be stored in the $result identifier. The $result can then be used in the calling routine.

/RUN

/run [parameters]
This allows you to run the specified program with parameters. /run c:\net\ftp.exe sunsite.inc.edu. /run notepad.exe $? . This asks you for a parameter and runs notepad using the parameter as the filename. If you specify a non-executable file, mIRC tries to find the program associated with that file and then runs it. /run info.txt

/SAVE

/save <-pscqnp|-ruv>
This saves the specified popup or remote users/variables file.
/save -ps status.ini -- saves the status popup to status.ini
/save -pn nick.ini -- saves the nickname list popup to status.ini
/save -ru users.ini -- saves the users list to users.ini
/save -rv vars.ini -- saves the variables list to vars.ini
Note: You can only save one section at a time.

/SAVEBUF

/savebuf [lines]
This allows you to save the specified number of lines from the end of the buffer of the specified window into the specified filename.

/savebuf 20@test info.txt . This saves the last 20 lines in custom window @test to info.txt.

/savebuf 10-40 @test info.txt . This saves lines 10-40 in custom window @test to info.txt.

/SAY

/say
This lets you define an alias that writes directly to a channel as if you were saying something. So "/say Hello there!!" would be the same as just saying "Hello there!!". This is useful in an alias when you want to ask the same question (or send the same information) again and again. /info /say Please note that the games server is currently down and will be offline for a few hours... Note: You can't use this command in the remotes section. Use /msg #channel instead.

/SERVER

/server [port] [password]
This connects you to a server, first disconnecting you from the current server. /server irc.server.co.uk 6667 password. If you type /server with no parameters, mIRC will connect to the last server you used. If you use the server command while still connected, you will be disconnected with your normal quit message and then will connect to the sepcified server. You can also use /server N which connects to the Nth server in the server list setup dialog. You can also use /server groupname which will cycle through all the servers in the list which have the groupname until it connects to one of them.

/SET

/set
This allows you define and undefine your own variables.

/SOUND

/sound
This sends a sound request to another user. See the Sound Requests dialog for more information.

/SPEAK

/speak
This sends the specified text to Monologue (or Text Assist) which is a program that speaks whatever text is sent to you.

/SREQ

/sreq [ask | auto | ignore]
This is the command line equivalent of setting the DCC Send request radio buttons in the dcc option dialog (see /creq above)

/STRIP

/strip [+-burc]
Turns control code stripping options in Options dialog on/off. /strip +bur-c would turn bold, underline, reverse stripping on and turn color stripping off.

/TIMER

/timer[N] [-o]
This activates the specific timer to perform the specified command at a specfied interval, and optionally at a specific time. If you are not connected to a server and you start a timer, it defaults to being an offline timer which means it will continue to run wheather you are connected to a server or not.

If you are connected to a server and you start a timer, it defaults to being an online timer, which means if you disconnect from the server, it will be turned off. You can specify the -o switch to force it to be an offline timer. /timer1 0 20 /ame is AWAY!! Timer 1 will repeat an all channels action every 20 seconds until you stop the timer. /timer5 10 60 /msg #games For more information on the latest games do /msg GaMeBoT info.

Timer5 will repest this message to channel #games every 60 seconds and stop after 10 times. /timer9 14:30 1 1 /say It's noe 2:30pm . This will wait till 2:30pm and then will announce the time once again and stop. To see a list of active timers type /timers. To see the settings for timer1 type /timer1. To deactivate timer1 type/timer1 off. To deactivate all timers type /timers off. If you are activating a new timer you do not need to specify the timer number, just /timer 10 20 /ame I'm not here!! And mIRC will allocate the first free timer it finds to this command.

You can force identifiers to be reevaluated when used in a /timer command by using the format $!me or $!time. If you wish to turn off a range of timers, you can use a wildcard for the number, for exampl: /timer3? off. Will turn off all timers from 30 to 39.

/TIMESTAMP

/timer [-s|a|e] [on|off] [windowname]
This turns time-stamoing on/off, and attempt to timestamp most events that occur
-s = for status window
-a = for active window
-e =for every window
If a window name is not specified, then the global timestamp switch is turned to on|off.

/TITLEBAR

/titlebar
This allows you to set the main application titlebar

/TOPIC

/topic #channel newtopic
Changes the topic for the channel. exanple: /topic #friendly Oh what a beautiful day!!

/UNLOAD

/unload <-a|-rs>
This unloads the spefified alias or remote script file.
/unload -a alias.ini -- unloads the alias.ini file.
/unload -rs script.ini -- unloads the script.ini file
Note: You can only unload one scetion at a time.

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