<s>
IRC	B-Protocol
It	O
,	O
or	O
ii	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
Unix	B-Application
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
by	O
the	O
suckless.org	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ii	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
minimalist	O
FIFO	O
and	O
filesystem-based	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
creates	O
an	O
irc	B-Protocol
directory	O
tree	O
with	O
server	O
,	O
channel	O
and	O
nickname	O
directories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
IRC	B-Protocol
communication	O
from	O
command	O
line	O
and	O
adheres	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Unix	I-Operating_System
philosophy	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
ii	B-Protocol
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
client	O
"	O
even	O
more	O
plain	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
usual	O
CLI-based	O
clients	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
"	O
commonly	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
basic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Tobias	O
Schlitt	O
called	O
ii	B-Protocol
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
and	O
his	O
"	O
tool	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
simply	O
uses	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
to	O
structure	O
IRC	B-Protocol
connections	O
,	O
channels	O
and	O
queries	O
and	O
offers	O
FIFOs	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
write	O
IRC	B-Protocol
bots	O
in	O
bash	O
(	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
language	O
that	O
allows	O
file	O
access	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
