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### Syntax ###

<div class="highlight irssisyntax"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:3ch"><code><span class="synB">VER</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;nick></span> | <span class="syn09">&lt;channel></span> | <span class="syn">*</span>]</span></code></pre></div>



### Parameters ###

A nickname, channel or the wildcard character '*'.

### Description ###

Send a CTCP VERION request to the target nickname, channel or to all the
users on the channel.

### Examples ###

    /VER *
    /VER #irssi
    /VER mike

### See also ###
[CTCP](/documentation/help/ctcp)