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/join

Join a channel. Provide a key for +k (key-protected) channels.

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/part

Leave a channel. Defaults to the active channel. The buffer is automatically closed.

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/msg

Send a private message to a user or channel.

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/me

Send an action (e.g., /me waves).

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/notice

Send a NOTICE to a user or channel.

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/nick

Change your nickname.

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/away

Mark yourself as away. With no args, clears away status.

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/back

Clear away status (alias for /away with no args).

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/topic

View or set the channel topic.

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/whois

Query detailed info about a user. Shows nick, user@host, realname, channels, server, idle time, and more. If a PM buffer exists for the nick, whois output appears in that buffer instead of the server buffer — useful when chatting with someone and wanting to check their info.

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Auto-Whois on New PMs

Enable automatic whois when someone PMs you for the first time:
When enabled, the first PM from an unknown nick triggers a /whois and displays the results in the new PM buffer. Off by default.

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/oper

Authenticate as an IRC operator (requires a valid O:line on the server).

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/ctcp

CTCP requests and replies are displayed in the server buffer:
PING replies show the round-trip latency instead of the raw timestamp.

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/quote

Send a raw IRC protocol line to the server.

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/color

Send a message with colored text. Color can be a name (red, blue, green, etc.) or a mIRC number (0-15).

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/colors

Show all available color names and their previews.

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IRC Formatting Shortcuts

You can use formatting shortcuts anywhere in your messages: Colors can be names or numbers:
Use %% for a literal percent sign.

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Color Combos

Define reusable color shortcuts that you can use in any message with %name%text%O syntax.

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Built-in Combos

  • %rainbow% — cycles through red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, pink

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Managing Combos

Show all defined combos.
Add a static combo using formatting shortcuts:
Add a cycling combo that applies a different color to each character:
Remove a combo.
Preview a combo without sending a message.

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Using Combos

Use %name% in any message to apply the combo, and %O to reset:

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Config File

Combos are saved to config.toml via /save:

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/alias

Create command aliases — shortcuts that expand to longer commands.
Then /ns identify mypassword expands to /msg [email protected] identify mypassword.

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Argument Placement with $*

By default, alias arguments are appended after the expansion with a space. For more control over where arguments go, use $*:
Then /chatops server is being updated expands to /quote chatops :server is being updated — the colon sits directly against the text with no extra space, which some IRC commands require. Aliases are persisted via /save as an [aliases] section in config.toml:

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/mouse

Toggle mouse support. When enabled:
  • Click buffer names in the sidebar to switch
  • Scroll wheel in the chat area to scroll history
Mouse is off by default. Persisted via /save or ui.mouse = true in config.toml.

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/quit

Disconnect and exit Flume.