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* Cross-platform | * Cross-platform | ||
** [https://www.pidgin.im/download/ Pidgin] | ** [https://www.pidgin.im/download/ Pidgin] | ||
** [https://hexchat.github.io/ HexChat] | |||
* Mac OS X | * Mac OS X | ||
** [https://adium.im/ Adium] | ** [https://adium.im/ Adium] | ||
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These clients are intended to be used from the command line interface (CLI), also known as the "terminal". | These clients are intended to be used from the command line interface (CLI), also known as the "terminal". | ||
* [https://weechat.org/ WeeChat] (also has remote graphical [https://weechat.org/about/interfaces/ interfaces]) | |||
* [https://irssi.org/ irssi] | * [https://irssi.org/ irssi] | ||
=== More === | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients Wikipedia: Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients] | |||
== Basics == | == Basics == | ||
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| /help <command> || /help connect || View documentation on a specific supported command | | /help <command> || /help connect || View documentation on a specific supported command | ||
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| /connect <server address> <port> || /connect irc. | | /connect <server address> <port> || /connect irc.libera.chat 8001 || Connect to an IRC server | ||
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| /set nick <nick> || /set nick someGuy2015 || Register your nickname with the IRC server/network | | /set nick <nick> || /set nick someGuy2015 || Register your nickname with the IRC server/network | ||
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See [https://irssi.org/documentation/ IRSSI Documentation] for more commands. | See [https://irssi.org/documentation/ IRSSI Documentation] for more commands. | ||
== | == Libera Chat == | ||
Many programming/hacking communities establish a channel on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_Chat Libera.Chat IRC network] to facilitate discussions and provide support to members of their community. The server name is ''irc.libera.chat'' | |||
=== [https://libera.chat/guides/registration Registering with Libera Chat] === | |||
You can register your nickname and associate it with your email address, using the following command: | |||
/msg nickserv REGISTER <password> <email> | /msg nickserv REGISTER <password> <email> | ||
You should receive a message informing you that you need to check your email account and obtain instructions to verify yourself. | You should receive a message informing you that you need to check your email account and obtain instructions to verify yourself. | ||
You can verify your information with the NickServ by using: | You can verify your information with the NickServ by using: | ||
/msg nickserv info | /msg nickserv info | ||
More info: https://libera.chat/guides/registration | |||
== Persistent CLI Client == | == Persistent CLI Client == | ||
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=== Client Machine === | === Client Machine === | ||
You setup a system at home and configure your home network device(s) to make that machine available via the internet, or alternatively gain shell access to a server on the internet. There are services that provide free or paid shell access, with features and support for IRC that varies. Some of these services even provide support for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC_bot IRC bots]. Alternatively you can pay for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server Virtual Private Server (VPS)] for as low as $5 a month through services such as [digitalocean.com DigitalOcean], thus providing you with an entire UNIX-like server environment that you can use as you wish. | You can setup a system at home and configure your home network device(s) to make that machine available via the internet, or alternatively gain shell access to a server on the internet. There are services that provide free or paid shell access, with features and support for IRC that varies. Some of these services even provide support for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC_bot IRC bots]. Alternatively you can pay for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server Virtual Private Server (VPS)] for as low as $5 a month through services such as [digitalocean.com DigitalOcean], thus providing you with an entire UNIX-like server environment that you can use as you wish. | ||
=== Install Client === | === Install Client === | ||
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There is a configuration file in ~/.irssi/config that you can inspect, but you can use commands from within the program to configure IRSSI to automatically perform when you first open the program. | There is a configuration file in ~/.irssi/config that you can inspect, but you can use commands from within the program to configure IRSSI to automatically perform when you first open the program. | ||
The following commands will configure IRSSI to connect to the | The following commands will configure IRSSI to connect to the Libera.Chat network with an SSL connection, with automatic joining of the #sudoroom channel. | ||
/network add | /network add liberachat | ||
/server add -auto -ssl -ssl_verify -ssl_capath /etc/ssl/certs -network | /server add -auto -ssl -ssl_verify -ssl_capath /etc/ssl/certs -network liberachat irc.libera.chat 6697 | ||
/channel add -auto #sudoroom | /channel add -auto #sudoroom liberachat | ||
/save | /save | ||
After you’ve successfully registered your | After you’ve successfully registered your Libera.Chat nick name, you can run this command to configure IRSSI to login automatically after connecting to Libera.Chat. | ||
/network add -autosendcmd "/msg nickserv identify <password> ;wait 2000" | /network add -autosendcmd "/msg nickserv identify <password> ;wait 2000" liberachat | ||
=== Windows === | === Windows === | ||
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=== Managing Process === | === Managing Process === | ||
You can use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen GNU screen] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux tmux] to maintain a terminal session that will persist even after you disconnect from the SSH session on your client machine. | |||
CTRL-A, then | For example, you can run 'screen' to start a screen session. Once the session is started, run any program you wish. To disconnect from the session press CTRL-A, followed by D key. You can then safely disconnect from your SSH session. When you return, use `screen -r` to reconnect. | ||
See [http://carina.org.uk/screenirssi.shtml How to use screen and irssi] and [https://michael.lustfield.net/linux/irssi-using-screen-and-ssh IRSSI Using Screen and SSH] | |||
More info: https://libera.chat/guides/irssi | |||