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diff --git a/documentation/startup/index.markdown b/documentation/startup/index.markdown index 9d4a77c..0788224 100644 --- a/documentation/startup/index.markdown +++ b/documentation/startup/index.markdown @@ -40,36 +40,50 @@ Index with some FAQ questions that are answered in the chapter: ## 1\. First steps -And example how to add servers: +IRC Networks are made of servers, and servers have channels. The default config has a few predefined networks, to list them: -(OFTC network, identify with nickserv and wait for 2 seconds before joining channels) + /NETWORK LIST +And to connect to one of those networks and join a channel: - /NETWORK ADD -autosendcmd "/^msg nickserv ident pass;wait 2000" OFTC + /CONNECT Freenode + /JOIN #irssi +To add more networks: -(NOTE: use /IRCNET with 0.8.9 and older) + /NETWORK ADD ExampleNet -Then add some servers to different networks (network is already set up for them), irc.kpnqwest.fi is used by default for IRCNet but if it fails, irc.funet.fi is tried next: +Then add some servers (with -auto to automatically connect): + /SERVER ADD -auto -network ExampleNet irc.example.net - /SERVER ADD -auto -network IRCnet irc.kpnqwest.fi 6667 - /SERVER ADD -network IRCnet irc.funet.fi 6667 - /SERVER ADD -auto -network efnet efnet.cs.hut.fi 6667 +Automatically join to channels after connected to server: + /CHANNEL ADD -auto #lounge ExampleNet -Automatically join to channels after connected to server, send op request to bot after joined to efnet/#irssi: +To modify existing networks (or servers, or channels) just ADD again using the same name as before. This configures a network to identify with nickserv and wait for 2 seconds before joining channels: + /NETWORK ADD -autosendcmd "/^msg nickserv ident pass;wait 2000" ExampleNet - /CHANNEL ADD -auto #irssi IRCnet - /CHANNEL ADD -auto -bots *!*bot@host.org -botcmd "/^msg $0 op pass" #irssi efnet +If you have irssi 0.8.18 or higher and the irc network supports it, you can use SASL instead of nickserv, which is more reliable: + /NETWORK ADD -sasl_username yourname -sasl_password yourpassword -sasl_mechanism PLAIN Freenode -If you want lines containing your nick to hilight: +These commands have many more options, see their help for details: + /HELP NETWORK + /HELP SERVER + /HELP CHANNEL + /HELP + +If you want lines containing your nick to hilight: /HILIGHT nick +Or, for irssi 0.8.18 or higher: + + /SET hilight_nick_matches_everywhere ON + ## 2\. Basic user interface usage |