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- Synopsis:
- nick [<new nickname>]
-
- Description:
- The NICK command allows you to change your current nickname to something
- else. If you choose a nickname that is already in use, you will receive
- an error message to that effect, and your nickname will not be changed.
- Nicknames are not case-sensitive.
-
- If you do not specify a new nickname, your current one is displayed.
-
- Examples:
- To change your nick to foobar:
- /nick foobar
-
- To display your current nickname:
- /nick
-
- See Also:
- on(5) channel_nick, nickname; set(4) auto_new_nick
-
- Restrictions:
- Nicknames on IRC are restricted to 9 characters in total length (except
- on DALnet, where the limit is 30). All nicknames must begin with a
- letter, and then may be followed by any letter, number or any of the
- following characters: - _ \ | [ ] { } ` ^
-
- Other Notes:
- The special allowance for 30-character nicknames requires the client
- to be compiled with the #define "ALLOW_LONG_NICKNAMES" enabled. This
- is done by default, but if for some reason the person compiling the
- client has disabled it, any attempts to use a nickname longer than 9
- characters will be truncated to 9 characters. This can be circumvented
- by using the raw server NICK command: /quote nick <new nick>
-
-