irssi

Irssi is a modular text mode chat client.

Runs as irssi|macOS, Linux, Windows|irssi.org

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Start the IRC client with an optional server, nick and config location. Passing a password on the command line exposes it in the process list.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui irssi

Start IrssiExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Server*

string

Port

integer

Nickname

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Connect to a server

connectportnick

Start without autoconnect

noconnectconfighome

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Server

string

--connect-c

Port

integer

--port-p

Nickname

string

--nick-n

Password

Visible in the process list while Irssi runs.
string

--password-w

Local hostname

string

--hostname-h

Do not autoconnect

boolean

--noconnect-!

Config file

path

--config

Irssi home directory

path

--home

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

irssi [--config=PATH] [--home=PATH] [-dv!?] [-c server] [-p port] [-n nickname] [-w password] [-h hostname] --config=FILE use FILE instead of ~/.irssi/config --home=PATH PATH specifies the home directory of Irssi; default is ~/.irssi -c, --connect=SERVER connect to SERVER -w, --password=PASSWORD use PASSWORD for authentication. -p, --port=PORT automatically…

manualirssi.1 June 2015

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed irssi against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.