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# irssi

> Text based IRC client.
> More information: <https://manned.org/irssi>.

- Open Irssi and connect to a server with a nickname:

`irssi {{[-n|--nick]}} {{nickname}} {{[-c|--connect]}} {{irc.example.com}}`

- Open Irssi and connect with a specific server on a given port:

`irssi {{[-c|--connect]}} {{irc.example.com}} {{[-p|--port]}} {{port}}`

- [Interactive] Join a channel:

`/join {{#channelname}}`

- [Interactive] Change active window (starts at 1):

`/win {{window_number}}`

- [Interactive] Exit the application cleanly and quitting any server(s):

`/quit`

- Display help:

`irssi {{[-?|--help]}}`
