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Irssi is an IRC-client for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It works through a TUI (Terminal User Interface), and is highly customizable.

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How do I "identify with services" on IRC?

I am using irrsi as my irc cilent on ubuntu I have entered "/join #android-dev" in my command window. But I am getting this error message: 22:05 -!- #android-dev Cannot join channel (+r) - you need to be identified with services Can you…
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How do I set a default nick for new Irssi connections?

When trying to connect to an IRC server in Irssi, I get the following error: root Erroneous Nickname: Reserved for services I don't know how to change the nickname before the connection is established. I'm currently connected to one server, where…
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Making TMUX use Alt+Num to select window

I have been messing with TMUX, and I am liking the configuration abilities. The window list at the bottom makes me think that the same shortcut for changing windows in Irssi, should work in TMUX, but it doesn't. So at the moment, I have to press C-b…
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irssi tries to join #python before sending the identify message

I am starting off with irssi here and have a small setup trying to connect to a few channels on freenode. I have the following in my chatnets directive in my .irssi/config Freenode = { type = "IRC"; autosendcmd = "/^msg NickServ IDENTIFY…
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irssi grep some pattern on history

I'm new to irssi and I couldn't figure out one feature (or task). I know I can use Page+Up/Down to scroll back and forth on the chat history. I also know I can use /lastlog to dump the whole chat history to console. However, I don't know how to dump…
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How can I ignore all JOINS, PARTS from all but a few channels?

On the freenode network I want to ignore ALL joins, parts EXCEPT in channels #foo and #bar. What would be the syntax for this? I tried: /ignore -except #foo, #bar JOINS PARTS QUITS I also tried to read the /help ignore but it's quite confusing.…
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How can I see who is currently in a channel?

I can see this information when I initially connect, but is there a command I can run to see an updated list?
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Looking for non-conflicting cross-platform keybinding consistency

I use Mac OS X and Arch Linux and occasionally log into FreeBSD and Debian servers by ssh. My favoured tools are zsh, ssh, tmux, git, vim and irssi. I use iTerm2 on Mac OS X and unicode-rxvt on Arch Linux, where I also use Xmonad as window…
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How can I remove the clock from the Irssi status bar?

I'm using Irssi nested in Byobu. Since Irssi has an inbuilt clock, the Irssi window gets marked for activity every time a minute rolls over. Byobu has its own clock, so the feature is not useful to me. How can I remove it?
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Reattaching screen (having irssi running) forces window resize

Whenever I reattach to my detached screen (containing Irssi), my Putty screen is resized to something it has been at startup. If I change the window size after this, detach the screen and resize it back, window will be again resized to the original…
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View a nick's idle time in /whois info on irssi

On most IRC clients, doing /whois on a nick will display their idle time. However, irssi does not show this. Is there any way to make it show the idle time?
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Get irssi to beep on new message in tmux session

I have a tmux session with several windows. One of those windows is running irssi. I spend most of my time connected to one server and in one channel, so I'm not really changing windows inside irssi. I've turned on the "bell_beeps" setting, and…
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How to get the nicklist in irssi to appear everytime?

I'm an avid user of tmux and irssi. I've been trying to use the nicklist.pl with irssi in tmux with only half success. I'm currently following the instructions here: Running nicklist with irssi using screen inside tmux? However it doesn't work every…
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How do I hide my username in irc?

I'm using irssi for my IRC client, and whenever I connect to a channel (e.g., #whatwg), it greets me with the line and I've tried the command line 0:22 -!- [~kalaracey@12.345.678.90] has joined #whatwg I do not want my real hostname…
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tmux notify when someone write me on Irssi

I'm successfully using Irssi inside tmux to manage my chats. I've also tried the great tmux-powerline, which seems really full-featured. Now, I'm wondering if there is a method to make tmux notify me when someone sends me a message in the Irssi…
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