Irssi

irssi is a command line IRC client which allows you to connect to an internet relay chat (IRC) network.

Install
Install :

To run the program, simply open up a terminal and type. Read the manual  to see all available command line options.

Configuring irssi
The first time you run irssi a configuration file will be created for in.

This can be modified with the  command while in the client by typing.

Type  by it self to see all available options & their current value.

If you want your changes to stick over restarts, you will need to modify the configuration file.

Using irssi

 * Connect to a IRC network, here irc.freenode.net


 * set a user name f.e. larry

or using one command line:


 * Join a IRC channel f.e. #gentoo


 * leave a channel


 * save configured irssi settings


 * quit irssi IRC session

External resources

 * Official irrsi documentation
 * irssi scripts index
 * IRC protocol RFC 1459