alias [alias_name [command [arguments]]]
create an alias for a command alias_name: name of alias command: command name (WeeChat or IRC command, many commands can be separated by semicolons) arguments: arguments for command
is replaced by all arguments.
buffer [action [args] | number | [[server] [channel]]]
manage buffers action: action to do: move: move buffer in the list (may be relative, for example -1) close: close buffer (optional arg is part message, for a channel) list: list open buffers (no parameter implies this list) notify: set notify level for buffer (0=never, 1=highlight, 2=1+msg, 3=2+join/part) (when executed on server buffer, this sets default notify level for whole server) server, channel: jump to buffer by server and/or channel name number: jump to buffer by number
builtin command
launch WeeChat/IRC builtin command (do not look at plugins handlers or aliases) command: command to execute (a '/' is automatically added if not found at beginning of command)
clear [-all]
clear window(s) -all: clear all windows
connect [servername]
connect to a server servername: server name to connect
disconnect [servername]
disconnect from a server servername: server name to disconnect
dcc action [nickname [file]]
starts DCC (file or chat) or close chat action: 'send' (file) or 'chat' or 'close' (chat) nickname: nickname to send file or chat file: filename (on local host)
debug dump | windows
print debug messages dump: save memory dump in WeeChat log file (same dump is written when WeeChat crashes) windows: display windows tree
help [command]
display help about commands command: name of a WeeChat or IRC command
history [clear | value]
show buffer command history clear: clear history value: number of history entries to show
ignore [mask [[type | command] [channel [server]]]]
ignore IRC messages and/or hosts mask: nick or host mask to ignore type: type of message to ignore (action, ctcp, dcc, pv) command: IRC command channel: name of channel for ignore server: name of server for ignore For each argument, '*' means all. Without argument, /ignore command lists all defined ignore.
key [key [function/command]] [unbind key] [functions] [reset -yes]
bind/unbind keys key: display or bind this key to an internal function or a command (beginning by "/") unbind: unbind a key functions: list internal functions for key bindings reset: restore bindings to the default values and delete ALL personal bindings (use carefully!)
plugin [list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload [name]] | [unload [name]]
list/load/unload plugins list: list loaded plugins listfull: list loaded plugins with detailed info for each plugin 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, /plugin command lists loaded plugins.
server [servername] | [servername hostname port [-auto | -noauto] [-ipv6] [-ssl] [-pwd password] [-nicks nick1 nick2 nick3] [-username username] [-realname realname] [-command command] [-autojoin channel[,channel]] ] | [del servername]
list, add or remove servers servername: server name, for internal and display use hostname: name or IP address of server port: port for server (integer) ipv6: use IPv6 protocol ssl: use SSL protocol password: password for server nick1: first nick for server nick2: alternate nick for server nick3: second alternate nick for server username: user name realname: real name of user
save [file]
save config to disk file: filename for writing config
set [option [ = value]]
set config options option: name of an option (if name is full and no value is given, then help is displayed on option) value: value for option Option may be: servername.server_xxx where "servername" is an internal server name and "xxx" an option for this server.
setp [option [ = value]]
set plugin config options option: name of a plugin option value: value for option Option is format: plugin.option, example: perl.myscript.item1
unalias alias_name
remove an alias alias_name: name of alias to remove
unignore [number | [mask [[type | command] [channel [server]]]]]
unignore IRC messages and/or hosts number: # of ignore to unignore (number is displayed by list of ignore) mask: nick or host mask to unignore type: type of message to unignore (action, ctcp, dcc, pv) command: IRC command channel: name of channel for unignore server: name of server for unignore For each argument, '*' means all. Without argument, /unignore command lists all defined ignore.
upgrade
upgrade WeeChat without disconnecting from servers This command run again 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 on current channel as an IRC message
window [list | -1 | +1 | b# | up | down | left | right | splith [pct] | splitv [pct] | resize pct | merge [all]]
manage windows list: list open 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> pourcentage of parent window merge: merge window with another (all = keep only one window) For splith and splitv, pct is a pourcentage 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