Commands and shortcuts¶
Discover commands¶
Type / in the composer to open command suggestions with usage information. Use Help (Alt+/) for the command and shortcut reference in your installed client. Suggestions combine Relay commands, IRC commands, client actions and your aliases; network support and permissions still determine which operations succeed.
| Chat command | Common use |
|---|---|
/join #channel |
Join a channel on the current network |
/part #channel [reason] |
Leave a channel |
/query nickname |
Open a private conversation |
/msg nickname message |
Send a private message |
/me action |
Send an action to the current conversation |
/nick newnick |
Change nickname |
/whois nickname |
Request user details |
/away reason, /back |
Set away status, or clear it |
/topic new topic |
Change the current channel topic when permitted |
/list |
Request the network's channel list |
/disconnect, /connect |
Disconnect or reconnect the selected network |
/search text |
Search the current conversation's stored history when available |
/relaystats |
Show local Relay statistics if enabled by the administrator |
IRC actions apply to the active network. They do not administer Relay accounts; use the CLI for that. For encryption command syntax, see IRC encryption.
Aliases and substitutions¶
Create a single-command alias in chat:
/alias greet msg $channel Hello $1
/greet Alice
/alias greet
/alias
/unalias greet
The first invocation sends Hello Alice to the current channel. /alias name displays one definition; /alias lists all; /unalias name removes one. $1–$9 select positional arguments, $* inserts all arguments and $channel inserts the active conversation name. Missing positional arguments become empty strings. If an alias has no substitution variables, invocation arguments are appended. Aliases can override built-in names, so inspect the definition if a familiar command behaves unexpectedly. Names use 1–32 letters/digits, hyphens or underscores; expansions are limited to 512 characters with no line breaks.
Keyboard shortcuts¶
“Mod” means Ctrl on Windows/Linux and Command on macOS. Browser/OS shortcuts may take precedence.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt+Up / Alt+Down | Previous/next visible conversation |
| Alt+Shift+Up / Alt+Shift+Down | Previous/next network lobby |
| Alt+Mod+Up / Alt+Mod+Down | Previous/next unread conversation |
| Alt+A | First highlighted conversation, otherwise first unread |
| Alt+/ | Open Help |
| Mod+P | Open the command palette |
| Mod+F | Open message search when the conversation supports it |
| Tab / Shift+Tab | Cycle completion suggestions forward/backward |
| Page Up / Page Down | Scroll message history |
Mobile gestures and Settings¶
Swipe horizontally with two fingers to navigate conversations: right selects the previous, left the next. These follow the visible sidebar order. Long-press a message or sidebar conversation to open its context menu where supported; avoid starting on an interactive control.
On a narrow screen, open Settings and tap the button bearing the current section name and a down chevron. The section drawer opens from the right. Choose a section or use Search settings to jump to a control. See Navigation and organization.