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- Synopsis:
- join [-invite|<channel list> [<key>]]
-
- Description:
- JOIN lets you join a new channel. If you are on multiple channels,
- the specified channel will become the current one. If you do not
- specify a channel (or channels) to join, your client will display
- your current channels, along with their respective modes and users,
- and which server you are on the channel from.
-
- You may join more than channel at a time with a single JOIN command
- by separating the channels with commas. If a key (channel mode +k)
- is set on a channel you wish to join, you must specify that key in
- the JOIN command to be able to join the channel.
-
- You can create a new channel simply by joining a channel that does
- not exist. Channel names begin with a '#', a '&' (&channels are local
- to your server), or a '+' (modeless channels, not available everywhere)
- and following that may consist of any character except SPACE, BELL, NUL,
- CR, LF, or comma (','). Channel names may be up to 200 characters in
- length. Additionally, a channel may be restricted to only users from
- certain hosts, by adding a hostmask to the end of the channel name,
- separated with a ':' (this is not supported everywhere).
-
- Options:
- -invite makes you join the last channel to which you were INVITEd
-
- Examples:
- To join channel #blah (or create it if it does not exist):
- /join #blah
-
- To join channel #blah that has the key "foobar":
- /join #blah foobar
-
- To join more than one channel at once:
- /join #foo,#bar,&blah
-
- To join a channel that only German users may join:
- /join #blah:*.de
-
- To join channel #blah if you have been invited to it (either will
- work, although the first is better, since channel names may contain
- characters that your terminal can't display):
- /join -invite
- /join #blah
-
- Aliases:
- CHANNEL is identical in operation to JOIN.
-
- See Also:
- bind(4) switch_channels; invite(1); mode(1); on(5) join; set(4) novice;
- window(4) channel
-
- Restrictions:
- The ability to join a channel can be restricted by the channel's modes.
- If mode +k is set, you must specify the channel's key to join. If mode
- +i is set, you must first be INVITEd. If mode +l is set, and the limit
- has been reached, you cannot join. If a ban (mode +b) has been set
- that matches your nick!user@host pattern, you cannot join. See MODE
- for more information.
-
- Other Notes:
- The ircII client provides a NOVICE mode mechanism. When turned on, the
- client will not allow you to join more than one channel at once. If
- you are on a channel and try to join another, it will first make you
- leave the first channel.
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