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+ | ====Crash Course in irc with EPIC==== | ||
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+ | You are using the EPIC irc client. Assuming you have the correct help | ||
+ | files for your client, you are using version 4 of EPIC. EPIC is a variant | ||
+ | of the ircII client that contains countless enhancements, while retaining | ||
+ | near full backward compatibility with ircII version 2.8.2. | ||
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+ | EPIC offers a staggering number of features, far too many to describe here. | ||
+ | Instead, this document will show you the basics you'll need to get started | ||
+ | with irc and with EPIC. | ||
+ | |||
+ | All commands in EPIC are prefixed with a '/'. This is called the command | ||
+ | character, and is used to distinguish typed commands from messages intended | ||
+ | for a channel. Here are some basic commands that you should become familiar | ||
+ | with. In these examples, do not actually include the <> characters when you | ||
+ | enter the command. | ||
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+ | /help <n> <topic> This is the single most important command available | ||
+ | in this client. If you don't know what a command | ||
+ | does, chances are it is documented in the online | ||
+ | help. When all else fails, look here. The 'n' is | ||
+ | a section number, and 'topic' is the command to | ||
+ | get help on. If you use /help by itself, a list | ||
+ | of sections is given. | ||
+ | |||
+ | /join <channel> This makes you join the specified channel. For all | ||
+ | intents and purposes, channels always start with a | ||
+ | '#' character. | ||
+ | |||
+ | /part <channel> This makes you leave the specified channel. | ||
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+ | /nick <new nick> This lets you choose a new nickname. You may use | ||
+ | any nickname you like, as long as someone else isn't | ||
+ | currently using it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | /msg <someone> This lets you send a private message to the specified | ||
+ | nickname. | ||
+ | |||
+ | /server <server> This lets you switch to a new irc server. | ||
+ | |||
+ | /whois <someone> This will give you some information about the given | ||
+ | nickname, such as the person's Internet address, the | ||
+ | channels and server s/he is on, etc. | ||
+ | |||
+ | /names <channel> This shows you a list of everyone on the specified | ||
+ | channel. You will automatically see a listing for | ||
+ | any channel you join. | ||
+ | |||
+ | /list This lets you list all the channels on your irc | ||
+ | network. This may not be a good idea, because some | ||
+ | networks have several thousand channels. | ||
+ | |||
+ | These commands should be sufficient to get you started. If you want to learn | ||
+ | more about EPIC, reading the online help is a good way to start. If you have | ||
+ | questions about irc in general, join one of the irc help channels and ask | ||
+ | someone. On EFnet, the channel is #irchelp, on Undernet it's #wasteland, and | ||
+ | on DALnet it's #dalnethelp. | ||