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264 lines
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July 26th, 1991 - written by Ronald van Loon (rvl).
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[ PART ONE : BASIC COMMANDS, PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS ]
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IRC for beginners - an introduction
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[NOTE: IRC II, the client we are using in our group, has most
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of this information on-line. If you are stuck, type /HELP and
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hit return - if that doesn't work, just try again till it does.
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To escape from /HELP mode, keep pressing return until your edit
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line (the line at the bottom of the screen) is empty.]
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Most of the information in this file can be found in the following
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files :
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/HELP INTRO
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/HELP NEWUSER
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IRC - what is it
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================
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Irc is a multi-user, multi-channel chatting network. It allows
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people all over the internet to talk to one another in real-time.
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Each irc user has a nickname they use. All communication with
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another user is either by nickname or by the channel that they or
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you are on.
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More about channels later on.
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IRC - some basics
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=================
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IRC is based on a client-server model. Clients are programs that
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connect to a server, a server is a program that transports data
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(messages) from one user (client) to another. The client we use
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at 3DCV is called IRC II (version 2.1.x), originally written by
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Michael Sandrov.
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IRC II
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All IRCII commands begin with a "/" character.
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Anthing that does not begin with a / is assumed to be a message
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to someone and send to your current channel, or to a person you
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are QUERYing. In the following I will describe the more common
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commands used in every-day IRC-life.
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If you are not sure about the spelling of an IRC II command,
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type the prefix of that command - and press the ESCape key twice.
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IRC II (from now on IRC) will give you a listing of COMMANDS and
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ALIASes that start with that prefix. Don't forget the "/" in front
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of the command, though.
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Example :
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/W <ESC><ESC>
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IRC: *** Commands:
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IRC: *** WAIT WALLOPS WHILE WHO
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IRC: *** WHOIS WHOWAS
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IRC: *** Aliases:
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IRC: *** W WA WH WI
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IRC: *** WLOFF WLOG WLON WS
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[Note : This is an example. Your screen may show more Aliases,
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and less Commands than shown here, or less Aliases and more
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Commands - in other words "your mileage may vary" ;-)]
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BASIC IRC COMMANDS
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==================
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In the following, everything you have to type is preceded with a
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colon (:), everything that the client program does is preceded
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with IRC:
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/LIST Lists all current irc channels, number of
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users, and topic.
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----- Example :
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: /LIST
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IRC: *** Channel Users Topic
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IRC: *** +test 1 this is a test channel
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IRC: *** #KOFFIE 1
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-----
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/NAMES Shows the nicknames of all users on each
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channel
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----- Example :
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: /NAMES
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IRC: Pub: +test @rvloon
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IRC: Prv: * ronaldvl fred
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/NICK <new_nick> Change your nickname (everyone who wants to talk to
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you sees this name - also, at the moment, nicknames
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are limited to 9 characters max. Your nickname will
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be the same as your login by default. You can also
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set an environment variable, IRCNICK, which value
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will be used instead.)
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----- Example:
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: /NICK harry
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IRC: *** rvloon is now known as harry
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/QUIT Exits irc. You can also use /BYE, /SIGNOFF and /EXIT.
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/HELP <topic> Gets help on all IRCII commands.
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----- Example :
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: /HELP HELP
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IRC: *** Help on HELP
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IRC: Usage: HELP [command]
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IRC: Shows help on the given command.
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[ To save space, rest of explanation deleted ]
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/WHOIS <nick> Shows the "true" indentity of someone
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----- Example :
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: /WHOIS fred
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IRC:*** fred is fred@131.211.145.24 (Fred Appelman) on channel *private*
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IRC:*** on irc via server prisma.cv.ruu.nl (The CV stand-alone IRC-server)
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IRC:*** Command last received: 6322 :is the idle time f
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/AWAY <away-message> Leave a message explaining that you are not currently
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paying attention to IRC.
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----- Example :
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: /AWAY I am answering Mother Nature's call. Back in 5 minutes.
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IRC: You have been marked as being away
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/AWAY without any additional argument will remove the away-message.
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----- Example :
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: /AWAY
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IRC: You are no longer marked as being away
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COMMUNICATION - PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS
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Use the /MSG command (usually /M is an alias for /MSG) to send someone
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a message that only that person can read.
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Usage :
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/MSG <nick> <msg>
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----- Example :
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: /MSG rvloon Where did you put the Motif C++ headerfiles ?
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This will appear on your screen as :
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IRC: -> *rvloon* Where did you put the Motif C++ headerfiles ?
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And on rvloon's screen as :
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IRC: *YourName* Where did you put the Motif C++ headerfiles ?
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(provided your nickname is "YourName" of course).
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To answer to such a message, you have two options :
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1) You type /MSG <nick_of_person_who_sent_you_the_message> <reply>
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2) You type /MSG , <reply>
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The comma (,) is an abbreviation for "last person who sent me a
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message". In a similar fashion, the dot (.) in a /MSG command is
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an abbreviation for "last person who I sent a message".
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QUERY
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-----
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You can have a private conversation by only using /MSG. However, typing
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"/MSG ," or "/MSG <nick>" gets cumbersome. That's where the QUERY command
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comes in handy.
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Usage :
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/QUERY <nick>
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All subsequent text will be send as private messages to <nick> ; all
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subsequent text, that is everything you type in the bottom line which
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doesn't start with a '/'. Also, messages are not sent until you press
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<RETURN> or <ENTER>.
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Use /QUERY with no arguments to end a private conversation.
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I will now show you an example of a private conversation, and the output
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on both screens :
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1) : /NAMES
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2) : /QUERY rvloon
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3) : Goodmorning
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4) : Pretty good, even the weather's fine
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5) : /WHOIS rvloon
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6) : I have to get back to work, I'll drop by later
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7) : /QUERY
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Output on my screen :
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1) Prv: * ronaldvl rvloon
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2) *** Starting conversation with rvloon
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3) -> *rvloon* Goodmorning
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*rvloon* morning, how is life ?
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4) -> *rvloon* Pretty good, even the weather's fine
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5) *** rvloon is rvloon@131.211.145.35 (Ronald van Loon) on channel *private*
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5) *** on irc via server prisma.cv.ruu.nl (The CV stand-alone IRC-server)
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5) *** Command last received: 46 :is the idle time for
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*rvloon* do you have time for some coffee ?
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6) -> *rvloon* I have to get back to work, I'll drop by later
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7) *** Ending conversation with rvloon
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Output on rvloon's screen :
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3) *YourName* Goodmorning
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-> *YourName* morning, how is life ?
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4) *YourName* Pretty good, even the weather's fine
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-> *YourName* do you have time for some coffee ?
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6) *YourName* I have to get back to work, I'll drop by later
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[ END OF PART ONE. PART TWO WILL DEAL WITH PUBLIC CONVERSATION ]
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Ronald van Loon (rvloon@cv.ruu.nl, rloon@cs.ruu.nl)
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3D Computer Vision Research Group, Utrecht University,
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Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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