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Quick reference

IRC and Freenode Cheatsheet

Quick reference guide for IRC commands and NickServ management on Freenode and Libera Chat networks.

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Quick reference for IRC command-line syntax and NickServ account registration.

Connecting and Basic Commands

/server irc.libera.chat 6697
/nick mynickname
/join #channelname
/part #channelname
/quit Goodbye!

NickServ Account Management

Registering and Identifying

# Register nickname with email and password
/msg NickServ REGISTER <password> <email>

# Identify on connection
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password>

# Check account information
/msg NickServ INFO <nickname>

Grouping Multiple Nicknames

/nick new_nickname
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <primary_nick> <password>
/msg NickServ GROUP

Channel Commands (ChanServ)

# Register a channel (must have channel operator status)
/msg ChanServ REGISTER #channel <password> <description>

# Identify for channel privileges
/msg ChanServ IDENTIFY #channel <password>
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