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## Irssi documentation and tutorials:

### Documentation

- Check the built-in `/HELP`, it has all the details on command syntax
- [Startup How-To](startup)
- [Settings](settings)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](faq)
- [Writing good bug reports](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/crash.txt){:rel='external'}
- [Design](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/design.txt){:rel='external'}
- [Manual](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/manual.txt){:rel='external'}, a bit dated and unfinished
- [Contributing](/development)

### Miscellaneous

- [Tips & Tricks](tips)
- [Irssi Proxy](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/proxy.txt){:rel='external'}, the mini-bnc module
- [Colour Formats](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/formats.txt){:rel='external'}
- [Special Variables](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/special_vars.txt){:rel='external'}
- [Irssi 0.8.17 Tips](//github.com/shabble/irssi-docs/wiki/Irssi-0.8.17){:rel='external'}

### Tutorials

- [General guide to Irssi and GNU screen](//quadpoint.org/articles/irssi/){:rel='external'}
- [Split windows handling](//quadpoint.org/articles/irssisplit/){:rel='external'}
- [Split windows handling Addendum](http://wouter.coekaerts.be/irssi/split){:rel='external'}
- [Showing events in different windows](http://wouter.coekaerts.be/site/irssi/wclf){:rel='external'}

### Scripting

- [Scripting Tutorial](http://juerd.nl/site.plp/irssiscripttut){:rel='external'}, by Juerd
- [Perl Scripting Reference](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/perl.txt){:rel='external'}
- [Signals](//github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/signals.txt){:rel='external'}
- (Unofficial) [Irssi Scripting and Documentation Wiki](//github.com/shabble/irssi-docs/wiki){:rel='external'}