WeeChat User’s Guide

root

<flashcode@flashtux.org>
apt-get install weechat
rpm -i /path/to/weechat-x.y.z-1.i386.rpm
emerge weechat
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
% make install    (as root)
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake .. -DPREFIX=/path/to/directory
$ make
$ make install
$ ./configure
$ make
% make install    (as root)
$ ./configure --prefix=/path/to/directory
$ make
$ make install
$ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/weechat.git
$ ./autogen.sh
$ weechat-curses
/set
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Welcome to #test, this is a test channel                                                 │
│12:52:27    --> | flashy (n=flashcod@hellix.flashtux.org) has joined #test    │@ChanServ │
│12:52:27     -- | Nicks #test: [@ChanServ @flashy +_FlashB0t joe mike]        │@flashy   │
│12:52:27     -- | Channel #test: 5 nicks (2 ops, 0 halfop, 1 voice, 2 normal) │+_FlashB0t│
│12:52:27     -- | Channel created on Tue Jan 27 06:30:17 2009                 │joe       │
│12:54:15 flashy | hey!                                                        │mike      │
│12:55:01    joe | hi flashy!                                                  │          │
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│[12:55] [4] [irc/freenode] 3:#test(+n){5}* [Act: 4,2]                                    │
│[flashy] hi joe!█                                                                        │
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[12:55]
[4]
[irc]
3
freenode/#test(+n)
{5}
*
*
[Lag: 2.5]
[Act: 4,2]
abc(2) def(5)
-MORE(50)-
[Paste 7 lines ? [ctrl-Y] Yes [ctrl-N] No]
[nick]
(away)
[Text search]
bla bla...
/input move_previous_char
/input move_next_char
/input move_previous_word
/input move_next_word
/input move_beginning_of_line
/input move_end_of_line
/input insert \x02
/input insert \x03
/input insert \x1D
/input insert \x0F
/input insert \x12
/input insert \x15
/input delete_next_char
/input delete_previous_char
/input delete_end_of_line
/input search_text
/input transpose_chars
/input delete_beginning_of_line
/input delete_previous_word
/input clipboard_paste
/input complete_next
/input complete_previous
/input return
/input history_previous
/input history_next
/input history_global_previous
/input history_global_next
/input delete_next_word
/input grab_key
/window refresh
/input set_unread
/input switch_active_buffer
/window page_up
/window page_down
/window scroll_up
/window scroll_down
/window scroll_top
/window scroll_bottom
/buffer -1
/buffer +1
/window -1
/window +1
/bar scroll title * x-50%
/bar scroll title * x+50%
/bar scroll nicklist * y-100%
/bar scroll nicklist * y+100%
/bar scroll nicklist * yb
/bar scroll nicklist * ye
/input jump_smart
/input jump_last_buffer
/server raw
/server jump
/buffer *N
/buffer NN
/window scroll_next_highlight
/window scroll_previous_highlight
/input scroll_unread
/window up
/window down
/window left
/window right
/window zoom
/input jump_previously_visited_buffer
/input jump_next_visited_buffer
/input hotlist_clear
/filter toggle
/set
hello
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^Cc12^Cbhello^Cb^Cc04^Cu everybody^Cu^Cc!
default
black
red
lightred
green
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brown
yellow
blue
lightblue
magenta
lightmagenta
cyan
lightcyan
white
/bar
[add barname type[,cond1,cond2,...] position size separator item1,item2,...] | [default] | [del barname|-all] | [set barname option value] | [hide|show|toggle barname] | [scroll barname buffer scroll_value] | [list] | [listfull] | [listitems]
  manage bars

            add: add a new bar
        barname: name of bar (must be unique)
           type:   root: outside windows,
                 window: inside windows, with optional conditions (see below)
      cond1,...: condition(s) for displaying bar (only for type "window"):
                   active: on active window
                 inactive: on inactive windows
                 nicklist: on windows with nicklist
                 without condition, bar is always displayed
       position: bottom, top, left or right
           size: size of bar (in chars)
      separator: 1 for using separator (line), 0 or nothing means no separator
      item1,...: items for this bar (items can be separated by comma (space between items) or "+" (glued items))
        default: create default bars
            del: delete a bar (or all bars with -all)
            set: set a value for a bar property
         option: option to change (for options list, look at /set weechat.bar.<barname>.*)
          value: new value for option
           hide: hide a bar
           show: show an hidden bar
         toggle: hide/show a bar
         scroll: scroll bar up/down
         buffer: name of buffer to scroll ('*' means current buffer, you should use '*' for root bars)
   scroll_value: value for scroll: 'x' or 'y', followed by '+', '-', 'b' (beginning) or 'e' (end), value (for +/-), and optional %% (to scroll by %% of width/height, otherwise value is number of chars)
           list: list all bars
       listfull: list all bars (verbose)
      listitems: list all bar items

  Examples:
    create a bar with time, buffer number + name, and completion:
      /bar add mybar root bottom 1 0 [time],buffer_number+:+buffer_name,completion
    hide a bar:
      /bar hide mybar
    scroll nicklist 10 lines down on current buffer:
      /bar scroll nicklist * y+10
    scroll nicklist one page up on #weechat buffer:
      /bar scroll nicklist #weechat y-100%
    scroll to end of nicklist on current buffer:
      /bar scroll nicklist * ye
/buffer
[clear [number | -merged | -all] | move number | merge number | unmerge [number] | close [n1[-n2]] | list | notify level | localvar | set property value | number | name]
  manage buffers

     clear: clear buffer content (number for a buffer, -merged for merged buffers, -all for all buffers, or nothing for current buffer)
      move: move buffer in the list (may be relative, for example -1)
     merge: merge current buffer to another buffer (chat area will be mix of both buffers)
            (by default ctrl-x switches between merged buffers)
   unmerge: unmerge buffer from other buffers which have same number
     close: close buffer (number/range is optional)
      list: list buffers (no parameter implies this list)
    notify: set notify level for current buffer: this level determines whether buffer will be added to hotlist or not:
                 none: never
            highlight: for highlights only
              message: for messages from users + highlights
                  all: all messages
                reset: reset to default value (all)
  localvar: display local variables for current buffer
       set: set a property for current buffer
    number: jump to buffer by number, possible prefix:
            '+': relative jump, add number to current
            '-': relative jump, sub number to current
            '*': jump to number, using option "weechat.look.jump_current_to_previous_buffer"
      name: jump to buffer by (partial) name

  Examples:
    clear current buffer: /buffer clear
       clear all buffers: /buffer clear -all
             move buffer: /buffer move 5
  merge with core buffer: /buffer merge 1
          unmerge buffer: /buffer unmerge
    close current buffer: /buffer close
    close buffers 5 to 7: /buffer close 5-7
        jump to #weechat: /buffer #weechat
     jump to next buffer: /buffer +1
/command
plugin command
  launch explicit WeeChat or plugin command

   plugin: plugin name ('weechat' for WeeChat internal command)
  command: command to execute (a '/' is automatically added if not found at beginning of command)
/debug
[list | plugin level | dump | buffer | windows]
  control debug for core/plugins

   plugin: name of plugin ("core" for WeeChat core)
    level: debug level for plugin (0 = disable debug)
     dump: save memory dump in WeeChat log file (same dump is written when WeeChat crashes)
   buffer: dump buffer content with hexadecimal values in log file
  windows: display windows tree
     text: send "debug" signal with "text" as argument
/filter
[list] | [enable|disable|toggle [name]] | [add name plugin.buffer tags regex] | [del name|-all]
  filter messages in buffers, to hide/show them according to tags or regex

           list: list all filters
         enable: enable filters (filters are enabled by default)
        disable: disable filters
         toggle: toggle filters
           name: filter name
            add: add a filter
            del: delete a filter
           -all: delete all filters
  plugin.buffer: plugin and buffer where filter is active ("*" for all buffers)
           tags: comma separated list of tags, for example: "irc_join,irc_part,irc_quit"
          regex: regular expression to search in line (use \t to separate prefix from message, special chars like '|' must be escaped: '\|')

  The default key alt+'=' toggles filtering on/off.

  Examples:
    use IRC smart filter for join/part/quit messages:
      /filter add irc_smart * irc_smart_filter *
    filter all IRC join/part/quit messages:
      /filter add joinquit * irc_join,irc_part,irc_quit *
    filter nick "toto" on IRC channel #weechat:
      /filter add toto irc.freenode.#weechat * toto\t
    filter lines containing word "spam":
      /filter add filterspam * * spam
    filter lines containing "weechat sucks" on IRC channel #weechat:
      /filter add sucks irc.freenode.#weechat * weechat sucks
/help
[command | option]
  display help about commands and options

  command: a command name
   option: an option name (use /set to see list)
/history
[clear | value]
  show buffer command history

  clear: clear history
  value: number of history entries to show
/input
return | complete_next | complete_previous | search_next | delete_previous_char | delete_next_char | delete_previous_word | delete_next_word | delete_beginning_of_line | delete_end_of_line | delete_line | clipboard_paste | transpose_chars | move_beginning_of_line | move_end_of_line | move_previous_char | move_next_char | move_previous_word | move_next_word | history_previous | history_next | history_global_previous | history_global_next | jump_smart | jump_last_buffer | jump_previously_visited_buffer | jump_next_visited_buffer | hotlist_clear | grab_key | scroll_unread | set_unread | set_unread_current_buffer | insert [args]
  functions for command line

  This command is used by key bindings or plugins.
/key
[bind key [command [args]]] | [unbind key] | [reset -yes] | [missing]
  bind/unbind keys

     bind: bind a command to a key or display command bound to key
   unbind: remove a key binding
    reset: restore bindings to the default values and delete ALL personal bindings (use carefully!)
  missing: add missing keys (using default bindings)

  When binding a command to a key, it is recommended to use key alt+k (or Esc then k), and then press the key to bind: this will insert key code in command line.
/layout
[[save | apply | reset] [buffers | windows]]
  save/apply/reset layout for buffers and windows

     save: save current layout
    apply: apply saved layout
    reset: remove saved layout
  buffers: save/apply only buffers (order of buffers)
  windows: save/apply only windows (buffer displayed by each window)

      list: list loaded plugins
  listfull: list loaded plugins (verbose)
      load: load a plugin
  autoload: autoload plugins in system or user directory
    reload: reload one plugin (if no name given, unload all plugins, then autoload plugins)
    unload: unload one or all plugins

  Without argument, this command lists loaded plugins.
/proxy
[add proxyname type address port [username [password]]] | [del proxyname|-all] | [set proxyname option value] | [list]
  manage proxies

            add: add a new proxy
      proxyname: name of proxy (must be unique)
           type: http, socks4 or socks5
        address: IP or hostname
           port: port
       username: username (optional)
       password: password (optional)
            del: delete a proxy (or all proxies with -all)
            set: set a value for a proxy property
         option: option to change (for options list, look at /set weechat.proxy.<proxyname>.*)
          value: new value for option
           list: list all proxies

  Examples:
    create a http proxy, running on local host, port 8888:
      /proxy add local http 127.0.0.1 8888
    create a http proxy using IPv6 protocol:
      /proxy add local http 127.0.0.1 8888
      /proxy set local ipv6 on
    create a socks5 proxy with username/password:
      /proxy add myproxy socks5 sample.host.org 3128 myuser mypass
    delete a proxy:
      /proxy del myproxy
/quit
  quit WeeChat
/reload
[file [file...]]
  reload configuration files from disk

  file: configuration file to reload

  Without argument, all files (WeeChat and plugins) are reloaded.
/save
[file [file...]]
  save configuration files to disk

  file: configuration file to save

  Without argument, all files (WeeChat and plugins) are saved.
/set
[option [value]]
  set config options

  option: name of an option
   value: new value for option

  New value can be, according to variable type:
    boolean: on, off or toggle
    integer: number, ++number or --number
    string : any string ("" for empty string)
    color  : color name, ++number or --number

  For all types, you can use null to remove option value (undefined value). This works only for some special plugin variables.
/unset
[option]
  unset/reset config options

  option: name of an option (may begin or end with "*" to mass-reset options, use carefully!)

  According to option, it's reset (for standard options) or removed (for optional settings, like server values).
/upgrade
[path_to_binary]
  upgrade WeeChat without disconnecting from servers

  path_to_binary: path to WeeChat binary (default is current binary)

  This command run again a WeeChat binary, so it should have been compiled or installed with a package manager before running this command.
/uptime
[-o]
  show WeeChat uptime

  -o: send uptime to current buffer as input
/version
[-o]
  show WeeChat version and compilation date

  -o: send version to current buffer as input
/wait
number[unit] command
  schedule a command execution in future

   number: amount of time to wait (integer number)
     unit: optional, values are:
             ms: milliseconds
              s: seconds (default)
              m: minutes
              h: hours
  command: command to execute (or text to send to buffer if command does not start with '/')

  Note: command is executed on buffer where /wait was executed (if buffer is not found (for example if it has been closed before execution of command), then command is executed on WeeChat core buffer).

  Examples:
    join channel in 10 sec: /wait 10 /join #test
    set away in 15 min:     /wait 15m /away -all I'm away
    say 'hello' in 2 min:   /wait 2m hello
/window
[list | -1 | +1 | b# | up | down | left | right | splith [pct] | splitv [pct] | resize pct | merge [all] | page_up | page_down | refresh | scroll | scroll_up | scroll_down | scroll_top | scroll_bottom | scroll_previous_highlight | scroll_next_highlight | zoom]
  manage windows

    list: list opened windows (no parameter implies this list)
             -1: jump to previous window
             +1: jump to next window
             b#: jump to next window displaying buffer number #
             up: switch to window above current one
           down: switch to window below current one
           left: switch to window on the left
          right: switch to window on the right
         splith: split current window horizontally
         splitv: split current window vertically
         resize: resize window size, new size is <pct> percentage of parent window
          merge: merge window with another (all = keep only one window)

        page_up: scroll one page up
      page_down: scroll one page down
        refresh: refresh screen
         scroll: scroll number of lines (+/-N) or with time: s=seconds, m=minutes, h=hours, d=days, M=months, y=years
      scroll_up: scroll a few lines up
    scroll_down: scroll a few lines down
     scroll_top: scroll to top of buffer
  scroll_bottom: scroll to bottom of buffer
  scroll_previous_highlight: scroll to previous highlight
  scroll_next_highlight: scroll to next highlight
           zoom: zoom on window

  For splith and splitv, pct is a percentage which represents size of new window, computed with current window as size reference. For example 25 means create a new window with size = current_size / 4

  Examples:
    jump to window displaying buffer #1: /window b1  scroll 2 lines up: /window scroll -2
    scroll 2 days up: /window scroll -2d
    scroll to beginning of current day: /window scroll -d
/plugin
/perl
/plugin
/plugin load irc
/plugin unload irc
/plugin list
/alias
[alias_name [command [arguments]]]
  create an alias for a command

  alias_name: name of alias
     command: command name (many commands can be separated by semicolons)
   arguments: arguments for command

  Without argument, this command lists all defined alias.

  Note: in command, special variables $1, $2,..,$9 are replaced by arguments given by user, and $* is replaced by all arguments.
  Variables $nick, $channel and $server are replaced by current nick/channel/server.
/aspell
dictlist | enable lang | disable | addword [lang] word
  aspell plugin configuration

  dictlist: show installed dictionaries
    enable: enable aspell on current buffer
   disable: disable aspell on current buffer
   addword: add a word in your personal aspell dictionary

  Input line beginning with a '/' is not checked, except for some commands.
/charset
/plugin load charset
charset: terminal: ISO-8859-15, internal: UTF-8
/charset
[[decode | encode] charset] | [reset]
  change charset for current buffer

   decode: change decoding charset
   encode: change encoding charset
  charset: new charset for current buffer
    reset: reset charsets for current buffer
/set
/set charset.default.decode ISO-8859-15
/set charset.default.encode ISO-8859-15
/charset
/charset ISO-8859-15
/charset decode ISO-8859-15
/charset encode ISO-8859-15
/set charset.*
  plugin.buffer *text or command here
  *text or command here
$ echo 'irc.server.freenode */nick newnick' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
$ echo 'irc.freenode.#weechat *hello!' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
$ echo '*hello!' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
$ echo -e '*/perl unload\n*/perl autoload' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
#!/bin/sh
if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
    for fifo in ~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_*
    do
        echo -e "$1" >$fifo
    done
fi
$ ./auto_weechat_command 'irc.freenode.#weechat *hello'
irc[6][s]://[pseudo[:mot_passe]@]irc.example.org[:port][/channel][,channel[...]
$ weechat-curses irc://nono@irc.freenode.net/#weechat,#toto
/admin
[target]
  find information about the administrator of the server

  target: server
/ame
message
  send a CTCP action to all channels of all connected servers

  message: message to send
/amsg
text
  send message to all channels of all connected servers

  text: text to send
/away
[-all] [message]
  toggle away status

     -all: toggle away status on all connected servers
  message: message for away (if no message is given, away status is removed)
/ban
[channel] [nickname [nickname ...]]
  ban nicks or hosts

   channel: channel for ban
  nickname: user or host to ban
/connect
[-all [-nojoin] | servername [servername ...] [-nojoin] | hostname [-port port] [-ipv6] [-ssl]]
  connect to IRC server(s)

        -all: connect to all servers
  servername: internal server name to connect
     -nojoin: do not join any channel (even if autojoin is enabled on server)
    hostname: hostname to connect
        port: port for server (integer, default is 6667)
        ipv6: use IPv6 protocol
         ssl: use SSL protocol
/ctcp
receiver type [arguments]
  send a CTCP message (Client-To-Client Protocol)

   receiver: nick or channel to send CTCP to
       type: CTCP type (examples: "version", "ping", ..)
  arguments: arguments for CTCP
/cycle
[channel[,channel]] [part_message]
  leave and rejoin a channel

       channel: channel name for cycle
  part_message: part message (displayed to other users)
/dcc
action [nickname [file]]
  start DCC (file or chat)

    action: 'send' (file) or 'chat'
  nickname: nickname to send file or chat
      file: filename (on local host)
/dehalfop
[nickname [nickname]]
  remove half channel operator status from nickname(s)
/deop
[nickname [nickname]]
  remove channel operator status from nickname(s)
/devoice
[nickname [nickname]]
  remove voice from nickname(s)
/die
  shutdown the server
/disconnect
[-all | servername [servername ...]]
  disconnect from IRC server(s)

        -all: disconnect from all servers
  servername: server name to disconnect
/halfop
[nickname [nickname]]
  give half channel operator status to nickname(s)
/ignore
[list] | [add [re:]nick/host [server [channel]]] | [del number|-all]
  ignore nicks/hosts from servers or channels

       list: list all ignores
        add: add a ignore
        del: del a ignore
     number: number of ignore to delete (look at list to find it)
       -all: delete all ignores
  nick/host: nick or host to ignore: syntax is "re:regex" or "mask" (a mask is a string with some "*" to replace one or more chars)
     server: internal server name where ignore is working
    channel: channel name where ignore is working

  Examples:
    ignore nick "toto" everywhere:
      /ignore add toto
    ignore host "toto@domain.com" on freenode server:
      /ignore add toto@domain.com freenode
    ignore host "toto*@*.domain.com" on freenode/#weechat:
      /ignore add toto*@*.domain.com freenode #weechat
/info
[target]
  get information describing the server

  target: server name
/invite
nickname channel
  invite a nick on a channel

  nickname: nick to invite
   channel: channel to invite
/ison
nickname [nickname ...]
  check if a nickname is currently on IRC

  nickname: nickname
/join
[channel[,channel] [key[,key]]]
  join a channel

  channel: channel name to join
      key: key to join the channel
/kick
[channel] nickname [comment]
  forcibly remove a user from a channel

   channel: channel where user is
  nickname: nickname to kick
   comment: comment for kick
/kickban
[channel] nickname [comment]
  kicks and bans a nick from a channel

   channel: channel where user is
  nickname: nickname to kick and ban
   comment: comment for kick
/kill
nickname comment
  close client-server connection

  nickname: nickname
   comment: comment for kill
/links
[[server] server_mask]
  list all servernames which are known by the server answering the query

       server: this server should answer the query
  server_mask: list of servers must match this mask
/list
[channel[,channel] [server]]
  list channels and their topic

  channel: channel to list (a regexp is allowed)
  server: server name
/lusers
[mask [target]]
  get statistics about the size of the IRC network

    mask: servers matching the mask only
  target: server for forwarding request
/me
message
  send a CTCP action to the current channel

  message: message to send
/mode
{ [channel] {[+|-]|o|p|s|i|t|n|b|v} [limit] [user] [ban mask] } | { nickname {[+|-]|i|w|s|o} }
  change channel or user mode

  channel modes:
    channel: channel name to modify (default is current one)
    o: give/take channel operator privileges
    p: private channel flag
    s: secret channel flag
    i: invite-only channel flag
    t: topic settable by channel operator only flag
    n: no messages to channel from clients on the outside
    m: moderated channel
    l: set the user limit to channel
    b: set a ban mask to keep users out
    e: set exception mask
    v: give/take the ability to speak on a moderated channel
    k: set a channel key (password)
  user modes:
    nickname: nickname to modify
    i: mark a user as invisible
    s: mark a user for receive server notices
    w: user receives wallops
    o: operator flag
/motd
[target]
  get the "Message Of The Day"

  target: server name
/msg
[-server server] receiver[,receiver] text
  send message to a nick or channel

    server: send to this server (internal name)
  receiver: nick or channel (may be mask, '*' = current channel)
      text: text to send
/names
[channel[,channel]]
  list nicknames on channels

  channel: channel name
/nick
[-all] nickname
  change current nickname

      -all: set new nickname for all connected servers
  nickname: new nickname
/notice
[-server server] nickname text
  send notice message to user

    server: send to this server (internal name)
  nickname: user to send notice to
      text: text to send
/op
nickname [nickname]
  give channel operator status to nickname(s)
/oper
user password
  get operator privileges

  user/password: used to get privileges on current IRC server
/part
[channel[,channel]] [part_message]
  leave a channel

       channel: channel name to leave
  part_message: part message (displayed to other users)
/ping
server1 [server2]
  ping server

  server1: server to ping
  server2: forward ping to this server
/pong
daemon [daemon2]
  answer to a ping message

   daemon: daemon who has responded to Ping message
  daemon2: forward message to this daemon
/query
[-server server] nickname [text]
  send a private message to a nick

    server: send to this server (internal name)
  nickname: nickname for private conversation
      text: text to send
/quote
[-server server] data
  send raw data to server without parsing

  server: send to this server (internal name)
  data: raw data to send
/reconnect
[-all [-nojoin] | servername [servername ...] [-nojoin]]
  reconnect to server(s)

        -all: reconnect to all servers
  servername: server name to reconnect
     -nojoin: do not join any channel (even if autojoin is enabled on server)
/rehash
  tell the server to reload its config file
/restart
  tell the server to restart itself
/server
[list [servername]] | [listfull [servername]] | [add servername hostname[/port] [-auto | -noauto] [-ipv6] [-ssl]] | [copy servername newservername] | [rename servername newservername] | [keep servername] | [del servername] | [deloutq] | [jump] | [raw]
  list, add or remove IRC servers

        list: list servers (no parameter implies this list)
    listfull: list servers with detailed info for each server
         add: create a new server
  servername: server name, for internal and display use
    hostname: name or IP address of server, with optional port (default: 6667)
        auto: automatically connect to server when WeeChat starts
      noauto: do not connect to server when WeeChat starts (default)
        ipv6: use IPv6 protocol
         ssl: use SSL protocol
        copy: duplicate a server
      rename: rename a server
        keep: keep server in config file (for temporary servers only)
         del: delete a server
     deloutq: delete messages out queue for all servers (all messages WeeChat is currently sending)
        jump: jump to server buffer
         raw: open buffer with raw IRC data

  Examples:
    /server listfull
    /server add oftc irc.oftc.net/6697 -ssl
    /server add oftc6 irc6.oftc.net/6697 -ipv6 -ssl
    /server add freenode2 chat.eu.freenode.net/6667,chat.us.freenode.net/6667
    /server copy oftc oftcbis
    /server rename oftc newoftc
    /server del freenode
    /server deloutq
/service
nickname reserved distribution type reserved info
  register a new service

  distribution: visibility of service
          type: reserved for future usage
/servlist
[mask [type]]
  list services currently connected to the network

  mask: list only services matching this mask
  type: list only services of this type
/squery
service text
  deliver a message to a service

  service: name of service
  text: text to send
/squit
server comment
  disconnect server links

  server: server name
  comment: comment for quit
/stats
[query [server]]
  query statistics about server

   query: c/h/i/k/l/m/o/y/u (see RFC1459)
  server: server name
/summon
user [target [channel]]
  give users who are on a host running an IRC server a message asking them to please join IRC

     user: username
  target: server name
  channel: channel name
/time
[target]
  query local time from server

  target: query time from specified server
/topic
[channel] [topic]
  get/set channel topic

  channel: channel name
  topic: new topic for channel (if topic is "-delete" then topic is deleted)
/trace
[target]
  find the route to specific server

  target: server
/unban
[channel] nickname [nickname ...]
  unban nicks or hosts

   channel: channel for unban
  nickname: user or host to unban
/userhost
nickname [nickname ...]
  return a list of information about nicknames

  nickname: nickname
/users
[target]
  list of users logged into the server

  target: server
/version
[server | nickname]
  give the version info of nick or server (current or specified)

    server: server name
  nickname: nickname
/voice
[nickname [nickname]]
  give voice to nickname(s)
/wallops
text
  send a message to all currently connected users who have set the 'w' user mode for themselves

  text to send
/who
[mask ["o"]]
  generate a query which returns a list of information

  mask: only information which match this mask
     o: only operators are returned according to the mask supplied
/whois
[server] nickname[,nickname]
  query information about user(s)

    server: server name
  nickname: nickname (may be a mask)
/whowas
nickname [,nickname [,nickname ...]] [count [target]]
  ask for information about a nickname which no longer exists

  nickname: nickname to search
     count: number of replies to return (full search if negative number)
    target: reply should match this mask
/logger
[list | set level | disable]
  logger plugin configuration

     list: show logging status for opened buffers
      set: set logging level on current buffer
    level: level for messages to be logged (0 = logging disabled, 1 = a few messages (most important) .. 9 = all messages)
  disable: disable logging on current buffer (set level to 0)

  Options "logger.level.*" and "logger.mask.*" can be used to set level or mask for a buffer, or buffers beginning with name.

  Examples:
    set level to 5 for current buffer:
      /logger set 5
    disable logging for current buffer:
      /logger disable

    set level to 3 for all IRC buffers:
      /set logger.level.irc 3
    disable logging for main WeeChat buffer:
      /set logger.level.core.weechat 0
    use a directory per IRC server and a file per channel inside:
      /set logger.mask.irc "$server/$channel.weechatlog"

  Log levels used by IRC plugin:
    1: user message, notice, private
    2: nick change
    3: server message
    4: join/part/quit
    9: all other messages
/set logger.level.irc.freenode.#weechat 3
/set logger.level.irc.server.freenode 3
/set logger.level.irc.freenode 3
/set logger.level.irc 2
/buffer localvar
/set logger.mask.irc "irc/$server/$channel.weechatlog"
~/.weechat/
    |--- logs/
        |--- irc/
            |--- freenode/
            |       freenode.weechatlog
            |       #weechat.weechatlog
            |       #mychan.weechatlog
            |--- oftc/
            |       oftc.weechatlog
            |       #chan1.weechatlog
            |       #chan2.weechatlog
/perl
[list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload] | [unload [name]]
  list/load/unload scripts

  filename: script (file) to load
  name: a script name

  filename: script (file) to load
  name: a script name

  filename: script (file) to load
  name: a script name

  filename: script (file) to load
  name: a script name

  filename: script (file) to load
  name: a script name

  Without argument, this command lists all loaded scripts.
/xfer
[list | listfull]
  xfer control

      list: list xfer
  listfull: list xfer (verbose)

  Without argument, this command opens buffer with xfer list.

Item	Example	Description
time	`[12:55]`	time
buffer_count	`[4]`	number of opened buffers
buffer_plugin	`[irc]`	plugin of current buffer (irc plugin can add IRC server name used by buffer)
buffer_number	`3`	current buffer number
buffer_name	`freenode/#test(+n)`	current buffer name
buffer_nicklist_count	`{5}`	number of nicks in nicklist
buffer_filter	`*`	filtering indicator: `*` means some lines are filtered (hidden), empty value means all lines are displayed
lag	`[Lag: 2.5]`	lag indicator, in seconds (hidden if lag is low)
hotlist	`[Act: 4,2]`	list of buffers with activity (unread messages)
completion	`abc(2) def(5)`	list of words for completion, with number of possible completions for each word
scroll	`-MORE(50)-`	scroll indicator, with number of lines below last line displayed

Item	Example	Description
input_paste	`[Paste 7 lines ? [ctrl-Y] Yes [ctrl-N] No]`	question to user for pasting lines
input_prompt	`[nick]`	input prompt (nick for irc plugin)
away	`(away)`	away indicator
input_search	`[Text search]`	text search indicator
input_text	`bla bla...`	input text

Keys	Description and command
Left arrow Ctrl + B	Go to previous char in command line `/input move_previous_char`
Right arrow Ctrl + F	Go to next char in command line `/input move_next_char`
Ctrl + left arrow Alt + B	Go to previous word in command line `/input move_previous_word`
Ctrl + right arrow Alt + F	Go to next word in command line `/input move_next_word`
Home Ctrl + A	Go to the beginning of command line `/input move_beginning_of_line`
End Ctrl + E	Go to the end of command line `/input move_end_of_line`
Ctrl + C then B	Insert code for bold text `/input insert \x02`
Ctrl + C then C	Insert code for colored text `/input insert \x03`
Ctrl + C then I	Insert code for italic text `/input insert \x1D`
Ctrl + C then O	Insert code for color reset `/input insert \x0F`
Ctrl + C then R	Insert code for reverse color `/input insert \x12`
Ctrl + C then U	Insert code for underlined text `/input insert \x15`
Delete Ctrl + D	Delete next char in command line `/input delete_next_char`
Backspace Ctrl + H	Delete previous char in command line `/input delete_previous_char`
Ctrl + K	Delete from cursor until end of command line (deleted string is copied to clipboard) `/input delete_end_of_line`
Ctrl + R	Search for text in buffer history (two times: search exact text) `/input search_text`
Ctrl + T	Transpose chars `/input transpose_chars`
Ctrl + U	Delete from cursor until beginning of command line (deleted string is copied to clipboard) `/input delete_beginning_of_line`
Ctrl + W	Delete previous word of command line (deleted string is copied to clipboard) `/input delete_previous_word`
Ctrl + Y	Paste clipboard content `/input clipboard_paste`
Tab	Complete command or nick (Tab again: find next completion) `/input complete_next`
Shift + Tab	Without completion: do a partial completion, with pending completion: complete with previous completion `/input complete_previous`
Any char	Insert char at cursor position in command line
Enter Ctrl + J Ctrl + M	Execute command or send message (in search mode: stop search) `/input return`
Up arrow	Call previous command/message (in search mode: search up) `/input history_previous`
Down arrow	Call next command/message (in search mode: search down) `/input history_next`
Ctrl + up arrow	Call previous command/message in global history (common for all buffers) `/input history_global_previous`
Ctrl + down arrow	Call next command/message in global history (common for all buffers) `/input history_global_next`
Alt + D	Delete next word in command line (deleted string is copied to clipboard) `/input delete_next_word`
Alt + K	Grab a key and insert its code in command line `/input grab_key`

Keys	Description and command
Ctrl + L	Redraw whole window `/window refresh`
Ctrl + S then Ctrl + U	Set unread marker on all buffers `/input set_unread`
Ctrl + X	Switch current buffer if buffers are attached with same number `/input switch_active_buffer`
Page up	Scroll up one page in buffer history `/window page_up`
Page down	Scroll down one page in buffer history `/window page_down`
Alt + Page up	Scroll up a few lines in buffer history `/window scroll_up`
Alt + Page down	Scroll down a few lines in buffer history `/window scroll_down`
Alt + Home	Scroll to top of buffer `/window scroll_top`
Alt + End	Scroll to bottom of buffer `/window scroll_bottom`
Alt + left arrow Alt + up arrow Ctrl + P F5	Switch to previous buffer `/buffer -1`
Alt + right arrow Alt + down arrow Ctrl + N F6	Switch to next buffer `/buffer +1`
F7	Switch to previous window `/window -1`
F8	Switch to next window `/window +1`
F9	Scroll buffer’s title on the left `/bar scroll title * x-50%`
F10	Scroll buffer’s title on the right `/bar scroll title * x+50%`
F11	Scroll up one page in nicklist `/bar scroll nicklist * y-100%`
F12	Scroll down one page in nicklist `/bar scroll nicklist * y+100%`
Alt + F11	Go to the beginning of nicklist `/bar scroll nicklist * yb`
Alt + F12	Go to the end of nicklist `/bar scroll nicklist * ye`
Alt + A	Switch to next buffer with activity (with priority: highlight, message, other) `/input jump_smart`
Alt + J then Alt + L	Switch to last buffer `/input jump_last_buffer`
Alt + J then Alt + R	Switch to IRC raw buffer `/server raw`
Alt + J then Alt + S	Switch to IRC server buffer `/server jump`
Alt + digit (0-9)	Switch to buffer by number (0 = 10) `/buffer *N`
Alt + J then number (01-99)	Switch to buffer by number `/buffer NN`
Alt + N	Scroll to next highlight `/window scroll_next_highlight`
Alt + P	Scroll to previous highlight `/window scroll_previous_highlight`
Alt + U	Scroll to first unread line in buffer `/input scroll_unread`
Alt + W then Alt + arrow	Switch to window with direction `/window up` `/window down` `/window left` `/window right`
Alt + Z	Zoom on current window (Alt + Z again: restore initial windows state, before zoom) `/window zoom`
Alt + <	Switch to previous buffer in list of visited buffers `/input jump_previously_visited_buffer`
Alt + >	Switch to next buffer in list of visited buffers `/input jump_next_visited_buffer`

Keys	Description and command
Alt + H	Clear hotlist (activity notification on other buffers) `/input hotlist_clear`
Alt + =	Toggle filters on/off `/filter toggle`

`00`	white
`01`	black
`02`	dark blue
`03`	dark green
`04`	light red
`05`	dark red
`06`	magenta
`07`	orange
`08`	yellow
`09`	light green
`10`	cyan
`11`	light cyan
`12`	light blue
`13`	light magenta
`14`	gray
`15`	light gray (white)

`default`	default terminal color (transparent for background)
`black`	black
`red`	dark red
`lightred`	light red
`green`	dark green
`lightgreen`	light green
`brown`	brown
`yellow`	yellow
`blue`	dark blue
`lightblue`	light blue
`magenta`	dark magenta
`lightmagenta`	light magenta
`cyan`	dark cyan
`lightcyan`	light cyan
`white`	white

Plugin	Description
alias	Define alias for commands
aspell	Spell checking for command line
charset	Charset decoding/encoding for buffers
demo	Demo plugin (not compiled by default)
fifo	FIFO pipe used to remotely send commands to WeeChat
irc	IRC chat protocol
logger	Log buffers to files
perl	Perl scripting API
python	Python scripting API
ruby	Ruby scripting API
lua	Lua scripting API
tcl	Tcl scripting API
xfer	File transfer and direct chat

WeeChat User’s Guide

1. Introduction

1.1. Features

1.2. Pre-requisites

2. Installation

2.1. Binary packages

2.2. Source package

2.2.1. With cmake

2.2.2. With autotools

2.3. Git sources

3. Usage

3.1. Running WeeChat

3.2. Screen layout

3.3. Default key bindings

3.3.1. Keys for command line

3.3.2. Keys for buffers / windows

3.3.3. Other keys

3.4. Command line

3.4.1. Syntax

3.4.2. Colors

3.5. WeeChat options (weechat.conf)

3.6. WeeChat commands

4. Plugins

4.1. Plugins in WeeChat

4.2. Alias plugin

4.2.1. Commands

4.3. Aspell plugin

4.3.1. Options (aspell.conf)

4.3.2. Commands

4.4. Charset plugin

4.4.1. Options (charset.conf)

4.4.2. Commands

4.4.3. Set charset

4.4.4. Troubleshooting

4.5. Fifo plugin

4.6. IRC plugin

4.6.1. Command line options

4.6.2. Options (irc.conf)

4.6.3. Commands

4.7. Logger plugin

4.7.1. Options (logger.conf)

4.7.2. Commands

4.7.3. Log levels

4.7.4. Filenames masks

4.8. Scripts plugins

4.8.1. Perl commands

4.8.2. Python commands

4.8.3. Ruby commands

4.8.4. Lua commands

4.8.5. Tcl commands

4.9. Xfer plugin

4.9.1. Options (xfer.conf)

4.9.2. Commands

5. Authors

5.1. Developers

5.2. Contributors

6. Support