Joining channels

Join with a command

/join #channel
/join #secret thekey
/join #one,#two

/j is a default alias for /join. The channel opens in a new tab and its members appear in the member list on the right.

Browse the channel list

Choose Rooms → Browse channels, or type /list [mask]. The browser lets you filter by text, set a minimum user count, sort, and page through results. Double-click a channel, or choose Join. If the server restricts /list, its refusal is shown.

Channel names that appear in the message of the day are links; clicking one joins it. Nothing joins by itself.

Favourites and recent channels

Rooms → Favorites and Rooms → Recent list channels you marked or visited. Toggle favorite marks the current channel.

Leaving

• /part [#channel] [reason] (or /p) leaves a channel. Without a name it leaves the current one.
• Closing a channel tab (Ctrl+W, or the tab’s close button) leaves the channel too.

Talking

Type in the message box and press Enter. Tab completes nicknames, and ↑ / ↓ recall earlier input. /me <action> sends an action. /say <text> sends text exactly as typed, including text that starts with a slash.

Useful channel commands

/topic [#chan] [text | -clear]
/mode [target] [+modes|-modes] [args]
/kick [#chan] <nick> [reason]
/ban [#chan] <nick|mask>
/unban [#chan] <nick|mask>
/invite <nick> [#chan]
/who [mask|#channel|nick]

The server decides what each user is allowed to do. A plain nickname given to /ban becomes nick!*@*.