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- Synopsis:
- away [[<options>] <away message>]
-
- Description:
- This command marks you as being "away". It is used to tell people that
- you currently aren't paying attention to your screen. You might use it
- if you are taking a nap, in the shower, getting some food, or otherwise
- just aren't there at the moment. When you mark yourself as away, your
- status bar will show the value of STATUS_AWAY to reflect this; this is
- "(Away)" by default.
-
- Anyone who does a WHOIS on your nickname will see that you are away, as
- well as your away message. Anyone doing a WHO that returns information
- about you will also see that you're gone. By default, if someone sends
- you a MSG while you are away, your client will beep. You can turn this
- off by setting BEEP_WHEN_AWAY to OFF.
-
- If you send a MSG to someone who is away, you will automatically be
- notified of this. By default, you will only receive this notification
- once. If you wish to see it every time (to tell when a person is no
- longer marked away, for instance), change SHOW_AWAY_ONCE to OFF.
-
- You can remove your away status by using AWAY with no arguments.
-
- Options:
- -all send the away message to all servers you are on
- -one send away message to only the current server (default)
-
- Examples:
- To mark yourself away:
- /away I'm not here right now, I'll be back soon
-
- To mark yourself away on all servers:
- /away -all I'm in the shower, back in 10 minutes
-
- To remove your away status:
- /away
-
- See Also:
- load(5) away; set(4) beep_when_away, show_away_once, status_away;
- who(2); whois(2)
-
- Restrictions:
- AWAY status (and messages) is only through the network once,
- when it is first set. The implication of this is that, if the AWAY was
- set during a netsplit, when the netsplit heals, the reconnecting servers
- will not be aware of the AWAY status. Thus, anyone on those servers
- using WHO or WHOIS will not know you are away. In addition, servers
- will impose a limit to the length of the AWAY message; this is usually
- 80 characters; test it on your server to be certain.
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