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- Synopsis:
- describe <nickname|channel> <action description>
-
- Description:
- DESCRIBE lets you perform an action. It lets you describe what you're
- doing as though someone is watching you, rather than you telling them.
- You may send an action to either an individual or to an entire channel.
-
- Examples:
- If your nickname is foobar, and you want to send an action to your
- friend whose nickname is booya:
- /describe booya is eating pizza
-
- To send an action to channel #blah:
- /describe #blah is eating pizza
-
- Anyone receiving an action from you will see something like this:
- * foobar is eating pizza
-
- Aliases:
- DESCRIBE is identical to CTCP ACTION. When sending an action to a
- channel, it functions identically to the ME command.
-
- See Also:
- ctcp(1) action; load(5) action, mudlike; me(1); on(5) action,
- send_action
-
- Restrictions:
- This command makes use of CTCP (client-to-client protocol), which is not
- part of the IRC protocol. Most modern IRC clients understand CTCP, but
- not all do, while others might not support the same CTCP commands that
- ircII-EPIC supports. If you receive an error of some sort, then the
- client on the receiving end is unable to properly handle your CTCP
- message.
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