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Command : Whois , Whowas
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Syntax
WHOIS [ < server > | -i] ( < nick > | < nick-list > )
WHOWAS < nick-list > [ count [server]]
Description
Requests informations on specified user(s).
If the server parameter is supplied , the query is redirected to that server.
Using the -i option will cause to query informations to the server that the
nick is connected to. (You must use ONE nick with -i).
This is useful when you want to know the idle time of that user.
It is equivalent to sending WHOIS nick nick.
Whowas requests old informations on a user that has been on irc.
The count parameter specifed the maximium number of matches to return.
Example
/WHOIS irc.stealth.net Gizmo
/WHOWAS Gizmo 3 irc.stealth.net
/WHOWAS Pragma
/WHOIS -i Pragma
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