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8 Copyright @copyright{} 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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9 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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11 @quotation
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12 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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13 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
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14 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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15 Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU Manual'',
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17 included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
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19 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have the freedom to copy and
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20 modify this GNU manual. Buying copies from the FSF supports it in
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21 developing GNU and promoting software freedom.''
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27 * Rcirc: (rcirc). Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.
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31 @title rcirc Manual
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32 @page
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33 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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40 @node Top, Basics, (dir), (dir)
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46 communicate with each other in real-time. Communication occurs both in
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47 topic channels which are collections of many users, or privately, with
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55 * Basics::
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56 * Reference::
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57 * Fighting Information Overload::
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58 * Hacking and Tweaking::
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59 * GNU Free Documentation License::
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60 * Key Index::
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61 * Variable Index::
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62 * Index::
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64 @detailmenu
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65 --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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67 Basics
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70 * Getting started with rcirc::
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72 Reference
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75 * Useful IRC commands::
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76 * Configuration::
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87 * Skipping /away messages using handlers::
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106 @end menu
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115 Internet. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication
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116 in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one
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117 communication.
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124 server in a network, and servers relay messages from one to the next.
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128 @cindex redirection to random servers
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130 (@code{http://freenode.net/}), you point your IRC client at the
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131 server @code{irc.freenode.net}. That server will redirect your client
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132 to a random server on the network, such as @code{zelazny.freenode.net}.
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135 @cindex # starts a channel name
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136 Once you're connected, you can send messages to all other users
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137 connected to the same network, and you can join all channels on the same
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138 network. You might join the @code{#emacs} and the @code{#rcirc}
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139 channels, for example. (Typically, channel names begin with a hash
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142 Once you have joined a channel, anything you type will be broadcast to
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143 all the other users on the same channel.
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147 @cindex talk to other people
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148 If you want to address someone specifically, for example as an answer to
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149 a question, it is customary to prefix the message with the nick followed
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152 @example
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153 deego: fsbot rules!
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154 @end example
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156 @cindex nick completion
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157 @cindex completion of nicks
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158 @kindex TAB
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159 Since this is so common, you can use @key{TAB} to do nick completion.
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161 @node Getting started with rcirc, , Internet Relay Chat, Basics
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162 @section Getting started with rcirc
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163 @cindex getting started
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164 @cindex connecting to a server
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166 @cindex irc command
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190 use port 80 per default, IRC uses port 6667 per default. You rarely
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195 @cindex name changes
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198 Every users needs a handle on-line. You will automatically be assigned
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200 your @code{user-login-name} is @code{alex}, and this nick is already
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211 Emacs, or join @code{#rcirc}, the channel about @code{rcirc}.
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231 @kbd{C-c C-c} to edit your message in a separate buffer. Use @kbd{C-c
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232 C-c} to finish editing. You still need to press @key{RET} to send it,
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237 @comment All index markers should point to the original!
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238 Once you are connected to multiple channels, or once you've turned you
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239 attention to other buffers in Emacs, you probably want to be notified
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240 of any activity in channels not currently visible. All you need to do
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241 is switch channel tracking on using @kbd{M-x rcirc-track-minor-mode}.
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245 (rcirc-track-minor-mode 1)
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248 Use @kbd{C-c C-@key{SPC}} to switch to these buffers.
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261 * Configuration::
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262 @end menu
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266 @cindex rcirc commands
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267 @cindex commands
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270 This is a list of commands that you may use in @code{rcirc}. It is not
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285 @end example
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287 @cindex / starts a command
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288 @cindex messages starting with a slash disappear
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289 @cindex disappearing messages if starting with a slash
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290 @cindex slash hides message
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291 This is why you cannot start a message with a slash. You will have to
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292 precede the command with a space, or rewrite your message in order to
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299 Many commands take parameters. IRC commands usually ignore string
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300 delimiters. Neither quote nor double-quote have special meanings in
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304 /nick "alex schroeder"
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317 If a command isn't known by @code{rcirc}, it will simply be sent along to the
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329 This joins a channel such as @code{#rcirc} or @code{#emacs}. On most
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335 @kindex C-c C-p
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336 @cindex /part
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337 @cindex part a channel
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338 @cindex leave a channel
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339 @cindex disconnect from a channel
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340 @cindex stop talking on a channel
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341 @cindex kill channel buffer
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342 This leaves the current channel. You can optionally provide a reason
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343 for parting. When you kill a channel buffer, you automatically part the
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344 corresponding channel. (Also @code{/part you are too weird!}.)
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346 @item C-c C-r
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347 @kindex C-c C-r
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348 @cindex /nick
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349 @cindex change name
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350 @cindex nick changing
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351 @cindex rename yourself
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352 @cindex other name
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353 This changes your nick to some other name. Your nick must be unique
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354 across the network. Most networks don't allow too many nick changes in
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355 quick succession, and have restrictions on the valid characters in nick
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356 names. (Also @code{/nick alex-test})
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358 @item C-c C-w
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359 @kindex C-c C-w
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360 @cindex /whois
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361 @cindex who are these people
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362 @cindex identifying people
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363 @cindex channels other people are on
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364 @cindex what channels people are on
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365 Gives you some basic information about a nick. This often includes what
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366 other channels people are on. (Also @code{/whois fsbot}.)
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367
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368 @item C-c C-q
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369 @kindex C-c C-q
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370 @cindex /query
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371 @cindex starting a private conversation
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372 @cindex one-to-one conversation
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373 @cindex talk privately
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374 @cindex private conversation
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375 @cindex contact one person only
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376 @cindex query a person
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377 Starts a one-to-one conversation with another person on the same
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378 network. A new buffer will be created for this conversation. It works
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380
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381 @item C-c @key{RET}
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382 @kindex C-c RET
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383 @cindex /msg
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384 @cindex single message
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385 @cindex message sending
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386 This sends a single message to a nick. Like with @kbd{C-c C-q}, a new
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387 buffer is created, where the response from the other party will show
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388 up. (Also @code{/msg nickserv identify secret}.)
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390 @item C-c C-x
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391 @kindex C-c C-x
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392 @cindex /quit
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393 @cindex quit
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394 @cindex disconnect
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395 @cindex kill connection
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396 @cindex connection end
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397 @cindex part all channels
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398 @cindex end connection
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399 @cindex server buffer killing
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400 @cindex reason for quitting
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401 This disconnects from the server and parts all channels. You can
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402 optionally provide a reason for quitting. When you kill the server
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403 buffer, you automatically quit the server and part all channels. (Also
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404 @code{/quit ZZZzzz...}.)
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405 @end table
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406
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407 @node Useful IRC commands, Configuration, rcirc commands, Reference
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408 @section Useful IRC commands
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409 @cindex irc commands
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410 @cindex commands
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412 As mentioned, if a command isn't known by @code{rcirc}, it will simply be sent
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413 along to the server. Some such commands are available on nearly all IRC
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416 @table @code
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417 @item /away
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418 @cindex /away
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419 @cindex away status
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420 @cindex pause status
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421 @cindex unavailable status
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422 @cindex set away status
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423 This sets your status as ``being away'' if you provide a reason, or sets
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424 your status as ``being back'' if you do not. People can use the
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425 @kbd{C-c C-w} command to check your status. Example: @code{/away food}.
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426 @end table
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427
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428 @cindex irc resources
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429 @cindex help about irc
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430 Typical IRC servers implement many more commands. You can read more
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431 about the fantastic world of IRC online at
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432 @uref{http://www.irchelp.org/, the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) help
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433 archive}.
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434
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435 @node Configuration, , Useful IRC commands, Reference
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436 @section Configuration
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437 @cindex configuring rcirc
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438
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439 These are some variables you can change to configure @code{rcirc} to your
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440 liking.
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442 @table @code
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443 @item rcirc-server-alist
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444 @vindex rcirc-server-alist
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445 @cindex channels, configuration
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446 @cindex initial channels, configuration
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447 @cindex startup channels, configuration
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448 @cindex servers, configuration
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449 @cindex initial servers, configuration
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450 @cindex startup servers, configuration
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451 This variable contains an alist of servers to connect to by default
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452 and the keywords parameters to use. The keyword parameters are
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453 optional. If you don't provide any, the defaults as documented below
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454 will be used.
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456 The most important parameter is the @code{:channels} parameter. It
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457 controls which channels you will join by default as soon as you are
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458 connected to the server.
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460 Here's an example of how to set it:
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462 @example
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463 (add-to-list 'rcirc-server-alist
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464 '("otherworlders.org"
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465 :channels ("#FUDGE" "#game-design")))
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466 @end example
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468 By default you will be connected to the @code{rcirc} support channel:
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469 @code{#rcirc} on @code{irc.freenode.net}.
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471 @table @code
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472 @item :nick
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473 This overrides @code{rcirc-default-nick}.
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475 @item :port
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476 This overrides @code{rcirc-default-port}.
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478 @item :user-name
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479 This overrides @code{rcirc-default-user-name}.
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481 @item :full-name
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482 This overrides @code{rcirc-default-full-name}.
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484 @item :channels
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485 This describes which channels to join when connecting to the server.
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486 If absent, no channels will be connected to automatically.
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488 @end table
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490 @item rcirc-default-nick
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491 @vindex rcirc-default-nick
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492 This variable is used for the default nick. It defaults to the login
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496 (setq rcirc-default-nick "kensanata")
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500 @vindex rcirc-default-port
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501 @cindex port
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502 This variable contains the default port to connect to. It is 6667 by
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503 default and rarely needs changing.
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505 @item rcirc-default-user-name
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506 @vindex rcirc-default-user-name
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507 @cindex user name
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508 This variable contains the default user name to report to the server.
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509 It defaults to the login name returned by @code{user-login-name}, just
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510 like @code{rcirc-default-nick}.
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514 @cindex full name
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515 @cindex real name
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516 @cindex surname
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517 This variable is used to set your ``real name'' on IRC. It defaults
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518 to the name returned by @code{user-full-name}. If you want to hide
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519 your full name, you might want to set it to some pseudonym.
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521 @example
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522 (setq rcirc-default-user-full-name "Curious Minds Want To Know")
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526 @vindex rcirc-authinfo
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527 @cindex authentification
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528 @cindex identification
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529 @cindex nickserv
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530 @cindex login
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531 This variable is an alist used to automatically identify yourself on
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532 networks. Each sublist starts with a regular expression that is
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533 compared to the server address you're connecting to. The second
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534 element in the list is a symbol representing the method to use,
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535 followed by the arguments this method requires.
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538
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539 @example
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540 (setq rcirc-authinfo
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541 '(("freenode" nickserv "bob" "p455w0rd")
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542 ("freenode" chanserv "bob" "#bobland" "passwd99")
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543 ("bitlbee" bitlbee "robert" "sekrit")))
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544 @end example
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545
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546 And here are the valid method symbols and the arguments they require:
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548 @table @code
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549 @item nickserv
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550 @cindex nickserv authentification
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551 Use this symbol if you need to identify yourself as follows when
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552 connecting to a network: @code{/msg nickserv identify secret}. The
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553 necessary arguments are the nickname you want to use this for, and the
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554 password to use.
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556 Before you can use this method, you will have to register your nick and
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557 pick a password for it. Contact @code{nickserv} and check out the
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558 details. (Using @code{/msg nickserv help}, for example.)
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560 @item chanserv
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561 @cindex chanserv authentification
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562 Use this symbol if you need to identify yourself as follows if you want
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563 to join a particular channel: @code{/msg chanserv identify #underground
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564 secret}. The necessary arguments are the nickname and channel you want
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565 to use this for, and the password to use.
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567 Before you can use this method, a channel contact must tell you about
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568 the password to use. Contact @code{chanserv} and check out the details.
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569 (Using @code{/msg chanserv help}, for example.)
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571 @item bitlbee
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572 @cindex bitlbee authentification
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573 Use this symbol if you need to identify yourself in the Bitlbee channel
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574 as follows: @code{identify secret}. The necessary arguments are the
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575 nickname you want to use this for, and the password to use.
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576
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577 @cindex gateway to other IM services
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578 @cindex instant messaging, other services
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579 @cindex Jabber
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580 @cindex AIM
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581 @cindex ICQ
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582 @cindex MSN
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583 @cindex Yahoo!
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584 Bitlbee acts like an IRC server, but in fact it is a gateway to a lot of
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585 other instant messaging services. You can either install Bitlbee
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586 locally or use a public Bitlbee server. There, you need to create an
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587 account with a password. This is the nick and password you need to
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588 provide for the bitlbee authentification method.
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590 Later, you will tell Bitlbee about your accounts and passwords on all
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591 the other instant messaging services, and Bitlbee will log you in. All
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592 @code{rcirc} needs to know, is the login to your Bitlbee account. Don't
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593 confuse the Bitlbee account with all the other accounts.
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597 @end table
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599 @node Fighting Information Overload, Hacking and Tweaking, Reference, Top
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600 @chapter Fighting Information Overload
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601 @cindex information overload
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603 This is the section of the manual that caters to the busy person
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604 online. There are support channels with several hundred people in
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605 them. Trying to follow a conversation in these channels can be a
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606 daunting task. This chapters tells you how @code{rcirc} can help.
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608 @menu
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609 * Channels::
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610 * People::
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611 * Keywords::
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612 * Notices::
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613 @end menu
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614
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615 @node Channels, People, Fighting Information Overload, Fighting Information Overload
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616 @section Channels
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617 @cindex channels
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618 @cindex modeline
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621 @kindex C-c C-SPC
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623 @cindex switching channels
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624 @cindex tracking activity
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625 @cindex active channel
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626 @cindex abbreviated channel names
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628 Most people want a notification when something is said on a channel they
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630 is a global minor mode that will do this kind of tracking for you. All
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632 To make this permanent, add the following to your init file:
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634 @example
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640 channel or nick name. Use @kbd{C-c C-@key{SPC}} to switch to these
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649 (lambda ()
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653 @cindex busy channels
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654 If you've joined a very active support channel, tracking activity is
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655 no longer useful. The channel will be always active. Switching to
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656 active channels using @kbd{C-c C-@key{SPC}} no longer works as
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657 expected.
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658
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659 @kindex C-c C-l
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660 @cindex low priority channels
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661 The solution is to mark this channel as a low priority channel.
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662 Use @kbd{C-c C-l} to make the current channel a low-priority channel.
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663 Low priority channels have the modeline indicator ``LowPri''.
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664 @kbd{C-c C-@key{SPC}} will not switch to low priority channels unless
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665 you use the @kbd{C-u} prefix.
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666
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667 @kindex C-c TAB
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668 @cindex ignored channels
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669 If you prefer a channel to never show up in the modeline, then you
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670 have to ignore it. Use @kbd{C-c @key{TAB}} to ignore the current
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671 channel.
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672
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673 @node People, Keywords, Channels, Fighting Information Overload
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674 @section People
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675 @cindex people, how to ignore
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676 @cindex nicks, how to ignore
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677 @cindex friends
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678 @cindex buddies
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679 @cindex trolls
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680
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681 The most important command available to the discerning IRC user is
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682 @code{/ignore}. It's the big equalizer online: If people aggravate
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683 you, just ignore them.
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684
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685 This is of course a crude all-or-nothing solution. Fear not,
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686 @code{rcirc} offers alternatives: You can ``brighten'' your buddies
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687 and ``dim'' certain other nicks that you don't want to ignore
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688 altogether.
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689
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690 @table @code
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691 @item /ignore
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692 @cindex /ignore
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693 @cindex ignoring other people
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694 @cindex trolls, ignoring
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695 @cindex hide some posts
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696 @cindex idiots online
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697 This command toggles the ignore status of a nick, if you provide one.
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698 If you don't provide a nick, the command lists all the nicks you are
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699 ignoring. All messages by ignored nicks are---you guessed it---ignored.
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700 Since only ``operators'' can kick people from channels, the
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701 ignore command is often the only way to deal with some of the more
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702 obnoxious fellows online. Example: @code{/ignore rudybot}.
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703
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704 @item /bright
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705 @cindex /bright
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706 @cindex highlight other people
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707 @cindex friends, highlight
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708 @cindex buddies, highlight
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709 @cindex nicks, highlight
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710 @cindex brighten nicks
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711 This command toggles the bright status of a nick, if you provide one.
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712 If you don't provide a nick, the command lists all the ``brightened''
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713 nicks. All messages by brightened nicks are---you guessed
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714 it---brightened. Use this for your friends. Example: @code{/bright
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715 rcy}.
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716
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717 @item /dim
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718 @cindex /dim
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719 @cindex soft-ignore other people
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720 @cindex obnoxious people online
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721 @cindex rabble online
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722 This command toggles the dim status of a nick, if you provide one. If
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723 you don't provide a nick, the command lists all the ``dimmed'' nicks.
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724 All messages by dimmed nicks are---you guessed it---dimmed. Use this
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725 for boring people and bots. If you are tracking channel activity,
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726 messages by dimmed nicks will not register as activity. Example:
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727 @code{/dim fsbot}.
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728 @end table
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729
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730
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731 @node Keywords, Notices, People, Fighting Information Overload
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732 @section Keywords
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733 @cindex keywords
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734
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735 On a busy channel, you might want to ignore all activity (using
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736 @kbd{C-c @key{TAB}}) and just watch for certain keywords. The
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737 following command allows you to highlight certain keywords:
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738
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739 @table @code
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740 @item /keyword
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741 @cindex /keyword
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742 This command toggles the highlighting of a keyword, if you provide
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743 one. If you don't provide a keyword, the current keywords are
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744 listed. Example: @code{/keyword manual}.
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745 @end table
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746
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747 @node Notices, , Keywords, Fighting Information Overload
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748 @section Notices
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749 @cindex part notices, how to omit
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750 @cindex join notices, how to omit
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751 @cindex quit notices, how to omit
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752 @cindex nick notices, how to omit
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753
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754 @kindex C-c C-o
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755 @cindex low priority channels
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756 In busy channels you might not be interested in all the joining,
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757 parting, quitting, and renaming that goes on. You can omit those
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758 notices using @kbd{C-c C-o}.
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759
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760 @vindex rcirc-omit-responses
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761 @cindex away notices, how to omit
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762 You can control which notices get omitted via the
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763 @code{rcirc-omit-responses} variable. Here's an example of how to
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764 omit away messages:
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765
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766 @example
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767 (setq rcirc-omit-responses '("JOIN" "PART" "QUIT" "NICK" "AWAY))
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768 @end example
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769
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770 @vindex rcirc-omit-threshold
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771 Notice that these messages will not be omitted if the nick in question
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772 has recently been active. After all, you don't want to continue a
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773 conversation with somebody who just left. That's why @code{rcirc}
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774 checks recent lines in the buffer to figure out if a nick has been
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775 active and only omits a message if the nick has not been active. The
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776 window @code{rcirc} considers is controlled by the
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777 @code{rcirc-omit-threshold} variable.
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778
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779 @node Hacking and Tweaking, GNU Free Documentation License, Fighting Information Overload, Top
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780 @chapter Hacking and Tweaking
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781 @cindex hacking and tweaking
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782
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783 Here are some examples of stuff you can do to configure @code{rcirc}.
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784
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785 @menu
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786 * Skipping /away messages using handlers::
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787 * Using fly spell mode::
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788 * Scrolling conservatively::
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789 * Changing the time stamp format::
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790 * Defining a new command::
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791 * Reconnecting after you have lost the connection::
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792 @end menu
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793
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794 @node Skipping /away messages using handlers, Using fly spell mode, Hacking and Tweaking, Hacking and Tweaking
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795 @section Skipping @code{/away} messages using handlers
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796 @cindex /away messages
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797
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798 @cindex handlers
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799 @cindex status codes
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800 The IRC protocol specifies how certain events are signaled from server
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801 to client. These events have numbers and are dealt with using so-called
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802 handlers. You can override existing handlers by exploiting the naming
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803 convention adopted for @code{rcirc}.
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804
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805 Here's how to stop @code{rcirc} from printing @code{/away} messages.
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806 Since @code{rcirc} doesn't define a 301 handler, you don't need to
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807 require @code{rcirc} before defining the handler:
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808
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809 @example
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810 (defun rcirc-handler-301 (process cmd sender args)
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811 "/away message handler.")
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812 @end example
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813
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814 @node Using fly spell mode, Scrolling conservatively, Skipping /away messages using handlers, Hacking and Tweaking
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815 @section Using fly spell mode
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816 @cindex fly spell
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817 @cindex spelling
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818 @cindex spell-checking as you type
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819 @cindex automatic spelling
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820 @vindex rcirc-mode-hook
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821
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822 The following code activates Fly Spell Mode
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823 for @code{rcirc} buffers:
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824
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825 @example
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826 (add-hook 'rcirc-mode-hook (lambda ()
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827 (flyspell-mode 1)))
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828 @end example
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829
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830 @xref{Spelling, , Flyspell mode, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual},
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831 for details.
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832
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833 @node Scrolling conservatively, Changing the time stamp format, Using fly spell mode, Hacking and Tweaking
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834 @section Scrolling conservatively
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835 @cindex input line
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836 @cindex scrolling
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837 @vindex scroll-conservatively
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838 @vindex rcirc-mode-hook
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839
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840 IRC buffers are constantly growing. If you want to see as much as
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841 possible at all times, you would want the prompt at the bottom of the
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842 window when possible. The following snippet uses a local value for
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843 @code{scroll-conservatively} to achieve this:
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844
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845 @example
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846 (add-hook 'rcirc-mode-hook
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847 (lambda ()
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848 (set (make-local-variable 'scroll-conservatively)
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849 8192)))
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850 @end example
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851
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852 @xref{Scrolling, , Scrolling conservatively, emacs, The GNU Emacs
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853 Manual}, for details.
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854
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855 @node Changing the time stamp format, Defining a new command, Scrolling conservatively, Hacking and Tweaking
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856 @section Changing the time stamp format
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857 @cindex time stamp
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858 @cindex date time
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859 @cindex format time stamp
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860 @vindex rcirc-time-format
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861
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862 @code{rcirc-time-format} is the format used for the time stamp. Here's
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863 how to include the date in the time stamp:
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864
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865 @example
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866 (setq rcirc-time-format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M ")
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867 @end example
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868
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869 @node Defining a new command, Reconnecting after you have lost the connection, Changing the time stamp format, Hacking and Tweaking
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870 @section Defining a new command
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871 @cindex defining commands
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872 @cindex commands, defining
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873 @cindex new commands, defining
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874
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875 Here's a simple new command, @code{/sv}. With it, you can boast about
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876 your IRC client. It shows how you can use @code{defun-rcirc-command} to
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877 define new commands.
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878
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879 We're waiting for the definition of this command until @code{rcirc} is loaded
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880 because @code{defun-rcirc-command} is not yet available, and without
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881 @code{rcirc} loaded, the command wouldn't do us much good anyway.
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882
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883 @smallexample
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884 (eval-after-load 'rcirc
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885 '(defun-rcirc-command sv (arg)
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886 "Boast about rcirc."
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887 (interactive "i")
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888 (rcirc-send-message process target
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889 (concat "I use " rcirc-id-string))))
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890 @end smallexample
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891
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892 @node Reconnecting after you have lost the connection, , Defining a new command, Hacking and Tweaking
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893 @section Reconnecting after you have lost the connection
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894 @cindex reconnecting
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895 @cindex disconnecting servers, reconnecting
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896
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897 If you're chatting from a laptop, then you might be familiar with this
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898 problem: When your laptop falls asleep and wakes up later, your IRC
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899 client doesn't realize that it has been disconnected. It takes several
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900 minutes until the client decides that the connection has in fact been
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901 lost. The simple solution is to use @kbd{M-x rcirc}. The problem is
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902 that this opens an @emph{additional} connection, so you'll have two
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903 copies of every channel buffer --- one dead and one live.
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904
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905 The real answer, therefore, is a @code{/reconnect} command:
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906
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907 @smallexample
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908 (eval-after-load 'rcirc
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909 '(defun-rcirc-command reconnect (arg)
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910 "Reconnect the server process."
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911 (interactive "i")
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912 (unless process
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913 (error "There's no process for this target"))
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914 (let* ((server (car (process-contact process)))
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915 (port (process-contact process :service))
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916 (nick (rcirc-nick process))
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917 channels query-buffers)
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918 (dolist (buf (buffer-list))
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919 (with-current-buffer buf
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920 (when (eq process (rcirc-buffer-process))
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921 (remove-hook 'change-major-mode-hook
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922 'rcirc-change-major-mode-hook)
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923 (if (rcirc-channel-p rcirc-target)
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924 (setq channels (cons rcirc-target channels))
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925 (setq query-buffers (cons buf query-buffers))))))
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926 (delete-process process)
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927 (rcirc-connect server port nick
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928 rcirc-default-user-name
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929 rcirc-default-user-full-name
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930 channels))))
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931 @end smallexample
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932
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933 @node GNU Free Documentation License, Key Index, Hacking and Tweaking, Top
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934 @appendix GNU Free Documentation License
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935 @include doclicense.texi
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936
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937
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938 @node Key Index, Variable Index, GNU Free Documentation License, Top
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939 @unnumbered Key Index
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940 @printindex ky
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941
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942 @node Variable Index, Index, Key Index, Top
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943 @unnumbered Variable Index
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944 @printindex vr
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945
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946 @node Index, , Variable Index, Top
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947 @unnumbered Index
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948 @printindex cp
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949
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950 @bye
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951
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952 @ignore
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953 arch-tag: 2589e562-3843-4ffc-8c2f-477cbad57c01
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954 @end ignore