<div class="header"> <button class="lt" aria-label="Toggle channel list"></button> </div> <div class="container"> <h1 class="title">Help</h1> <h2> <small class="pull-right"> v{{version}} (<a href="#" id="view-changelog" data-target="#changelog">release notes</a>) </small> About The Lounge </h2> <div class="about"> <div id="version-checker"></div> {{#if gitCommit}} <p> The Lounge is running from source (<a href="https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/tree/{{gitCommit}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commit <code>{{gitCommit}}</code></a>). </p> <ul> <li> Compare <a href="https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/{{gitCommit}}...master" target="_blank" rel="noopener">between <code>{{gitCommit}}</code> and <code>master</code></a> to see what you are missing </li> <li> Compare <a href="https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/{{version}}...{{gitCommit}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">between <code>{{version}}</code> and <code>{{gitCommit}}</code></a> to see your local changes</li> </ul> {{/if}} <p> <a href="https://thelounge.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="website-link">Website</a> </p> <p> <a href="https://thelounge.github.io/docs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="documentation-link">Documentation</a> </p> <p> <a href="https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues/new" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="report-issue-link">Report an issue…</a> </p> </div> <h2>Keyboard Shortcuts</h2> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>↑</kbd> / <kbd>↓</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Switch to the previous/next window in the channel list.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Mark any text typed after this shortcut to be colored. After hitting this shortcut, enter an integer in the range <code>0—15</code> to select the desired color, or use the autocompletion menu to choose a color name (see below). </p> <p> Background color can be specified by putting a comma and another integer in the range <code>0—15</code> after the foreground color number (autocompletion works too). </p> <p> A color reference can be found <a href="https://modern.ircdocs.horse/formatting.html#colors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>B</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Mark all text typed after this shortcut as bold.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>U</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Mark all text typed after this shortcut as underlined.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Mark all text typed after this shortcut as italics.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Mark all text typed after this shortcut as struck through.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>M</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Mark all text typed after this shortcut as monospaced.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <kbd class="key-all">Ctrl</kbd><kbd class="key-apple">⌘</kbd> + <kbd>O</kbd> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Mark all text typed after this shortcut to be reset to its original formatting. </p> </div> </div> <h2>Autocompletion</h2> <p> To auto-complete nicknames, channels, commands, and emoji, type one of the characters below to open a suggestion list. Use the <kbd>↑</kbd> and <kbd>↓</kbd> keys to highlight an item, and insert it by pressing <kbd>Tab</kbd> or <kbd>Enter</kbd> (or by clicking the desired item). </p> <p> Autocompletion can be disabled in settings. </p> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>@</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Nickname</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>#</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Channel</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Commands (see list of commands below)</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>:</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Emoji (note: requires two search characters, to avoid conflicting with common emoticons like <code>:)</code>)</p> </div> </div> <h2>Commands</h2> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/away [message]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Mark yourself as away with an optional message.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/back</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Remove your away status (set with <code>/away</code>).</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/ban nick</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Ban (<code>+b</code>) a user from the current channel. This can be a nickname or a hostmask.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/banlist</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Load the banlist for the current channel.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/collapse</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Collapse all previews in the current channel (opposite of <code>/expand</code>) </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/connect host [port]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Connect to a new IRC network. If <code>port</code> starts with a <code>+</code> sign, the connection will be made secure using TLS. </p> <p>Alias: <code>/server</code></p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/ctcp target cmd [args]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Send a <abbr title="Client-to-client protocol">CTCP</abbr> request. Read more about this on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client-to-client_protocol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the dedicated Wikipedia article</a>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/deop nick [...nick]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Remove op (<code>-o</code>) from one or several users in the current channel. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/devoice nick [...nick]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Remove voice (<code>-v</code>) from one or several users in the current channel. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/disconnect [message]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Disconnect from the current network with an optionally-provided message. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/expand</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Expand all previews in the current channel (opposite of <code>/collapse</code>) </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/invite nick [channel]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Invite a user to the specified channel. If <code>channel</code> is ommitted, user will be invited to the current channel. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/join channel</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Join a channel.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/kick nick</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Kick a user from the current channel.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/list</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Retrieve a list of available channels on this network.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/me message</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Send an action message to the current channel. The Lounge will display it inline, as if the message was posted in the third person. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/mode flags [args]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Set the given flags to the current channel if the active window is a channel, another user if the active window is a private message window, or yourself if the current window is a server window. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/msg channel message</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Send a message to the specified channel.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/nick newnick</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Change your nickname on the current network.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/notice channel message</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Sends a notice message to the specified channel.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/op nick [...nick]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Give op (<code>+o</code>) to one or several users in the current channel. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/part [channel]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Close the specified channel or private message window, or the current channel if <code>channel</code> is ommitted. </p> <p>Aliases: <code>/close</code>, <code>/leave</code></p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/rejoin</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Leave and immediately rejoin the current channel. Useful to quickly get op from ChanServ in an empty channel, for example. </p> <p>Alias: <code>/cycle</code></p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/query nick</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Send a private message to the specified user.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/quit [message]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Disconnect from the current network with an optional message. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/raw message</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Send a raw message to the current IRC network.</p> <p>Aliases: <code>/quote</code>, <code>/send</code></p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/slap nick</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Slap someone in the current channel with a trout!</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/topic newtopic</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Set the topic in the current channel.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/unban nick</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Unban (<code>-b</code>) a user from the current channel. This can be a nickname or a hostmask.</p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/voice nick [...nick]</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Give voice (<code>+v</code>) to one or several users in the current channel. </p> </div> </div> <div class="help-item"> <div class="subject"> <code>/whois nick</code> </div> <div class="description"> <p> Retrieve information about the given user on the current network. </p> </div> </div> </div>