<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
all	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
commands	O
from	O
RFC	O
1459	O
,	O
RFC	O
2812	O
,	O
and	O
extensions	O
added	O
to	O
major	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
IRC	B-Protocol
clients	O
require	O
commands	O
to	O
be	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
slash	O
("/"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
commands	O
are	O
actually	O
sent	O
to	O
IRC	B-Protocol
bots	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
treated	O
by	O
the	O
IRC	B-Protocol
protocol	O
as	O
ordinary	O
messages	O
,	O
not	O
as	O
/	O
-commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instructs	O
the	O
server	B-Application
to	O
return	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
administrators	O
of	O
the	O
server	B-Application
specified	O
by	O
<target>, where <target>	O
is	O
either	O
a	O
server	B-Application
or	O
a	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
<target>	O
is	O
omitted	O
,	O
the	O
server	B-Application
should	O
return	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
administrators	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provides	O
the	O
server	B-Application
with	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
automatically	O
send	O
in	O
reply	O
to	O
a	O
PRIVMSG	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
to	O
a	O
channel	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
server	B-Application
will	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
targets	O
a	O
client	O
can	O
send	O
messages	O
to	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
frame	O
to	O
prevent	O
spammers	O
or	O
bots	O
from	O
mass-messaging	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
command	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
channel	O
operators	O
to	O
bypass	O
that	O
limit	O
in	O
their	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
in	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
some	O
IRC	B-Protocol
networks	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
server	B-Application
will	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
targets	O
a	O
client	O
can	O
send	O
messages	O
to	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
frame	O
to	O
prevent	O
spammers	O
or	O
bots	O
from	O
mass-messaging	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
command	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
channel	O
operators	O
to	O
bypass	O
that	O
limit	O
in	O
their	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
in	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
some	O
IRC	B-Protocol
networks	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instructs	O
the	O
server	B-Application
<remote server> (or the current server, if <remote server> is omitted )  to connect to <target server> on port <port>	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
should	O
only	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
IRC	B-Protocol
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instructs	O
the	O
server	B-Application
to	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
may	O
only	O
be	O
issued	O
by	O
IRC	B-Protocol
server	B-Application
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requests	O
the	O
server	B-Application
to	O
display	O
the	O
help	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
in	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
most	O
major	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
<target> server, or the current server if <target>	O
is	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
returned	O
includes	O
the	O
server	B-Application
's	O
version	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
compiled	B-Language
,	O
the	O
patch	O
level	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
started	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
information	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
relevant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Queries	O
the	O
server	B-Application
to	O
see	O
if	O
the	O
clients	O
in	O
the	O
space-separated	O
list	O
<nicknames>	O
are	O
currently	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	B-Application
returns	O
only	O
the	O
nicknames	O
that	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
in	O
a	O
space-separated	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
clients	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
the	O
server	B-Application
returns	O
an	O
empty	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
may	O
only	O
be	O
issued	O
by	O
IRC	B-Protocol
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
by	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
most	O
major	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lists	O
all	O
server	B-Application
links	O
matching	O
<server mask>, if given, on <remote server>	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
current	O
server	B-Application
if	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lists	O
all	O
channels	O
on	O
the	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
<server> is given, the command will be forwarded to <server>	O
for	O
evaluation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
<target> is given, the command will be forwarded to <server>	O
for	O
evaluation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
the	O
message	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
on	O
<server>	O
or	O
the	O
current	O
server	B-Application
if	O
it	O
is	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
who	B-Application
is	O
on	O
the	O
comma-separated	O
list	O
of	O
<channels>	O
,	O
by	O
channel	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
<channels>	O
is	O
omitted	O
,	O
all	O
users	O
are	O
shown	O
,	O
grouped	O
by	O
channel	O
name	O
with	O
all	O
users	O
who	B-Application
are	O
not	O
on	O
a	O
channel	O
being	O
shown	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
channel	O
"	O
*	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
<server> is specified, the command is sent to <server>	O
for	O
evaluation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defined	O
in	O
RFC	O
1459	O
;	O
the	O
optional	O
<server>	O
parameter	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
RFC	O
2812	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
client	O
wants	O
to	O
receive	O
all	O
the	O
channel	O
status	O
prefixes	O
of	O
a	O
user	O
and	O
not	O
only	O
their	O
current	O
highest	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
IRCv3	B-Protocol
multi-prefix	O
extension	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
( @	O
is	O
the	O
channel	O
operator	O
prefix	O
,	O
and	O
+	O
the	O
lower	O
voice	O
status	O
prefix	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
today	O
most	O
clients	O
and	O
servers	O
support	O
the	O
new	O
IRCv3	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allows	O
a	O
client	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
IRC	B-Protocol
nickname	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hopcount	O
is	O
for	O
use	O
between	O
servers	O
to	O
specify	O
how	O
far	O
away	O
a	O
nickname	O
is	O
from	O
its	O
home	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authenticates	O
a	O
user	O
as	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
operator	O
on	O
that	O
server/network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disconnects	O
the	O
user	O
from	O
the	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Causes	O
the	O
server	B-Application
to	O
re-read	O
and	O
re-process	O
its	O
configuration	O
file(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
sent	O
by	O
IRC	B-Protocol
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requests	O
the	O
server	B-Application
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
in	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
most	O
major	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	B-Application
message	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
server	B-Application
that	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
connection	O
is	O
a	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
message	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
pass	O
server	B-Application
data	O
over	O
the	O
whole	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
<hopcount> details how many hops (server connections )  away <servername>	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
<info>	O
contains	O
addition	O
human-readable	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Causes	O
<server>	O
to	O
quit	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
by	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
some	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adds	O
or	O
removes	O
a	O
host	O
mask	O
to	O
a	O
server-side	O
ignore	O
list	O
that	O
prevents	O
matching	O
users	O
from	O
sending	O
the	O
client	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
in	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
most	O
major	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
statistics	O
about	O
the	O
current	O
server	B-Application
,	O
or	O
<server>	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
specified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gives	O
users	O
who	B-Application
are	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
host	O
as	O
<server>	O
a	O
message	O
asking	O
them	O
to	O
join	O
IRC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
the	O
local	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
server	B-Application
,	O
or	O
<server>	O
if	O
specified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trace	O
a	O
path	O
across	O
the	O
IRC	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
to	O
a	O
specific	O
server	B-Application
or	O
client	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
method	O
to	O
traceroute	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requests	O
the	O
direct	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
the	O
specified	O
nickname	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unclear	O
what	O
,	O
if	O
any	O
,	O
privileges	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
execute	O
this	O
command	O
on	O
a	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
by	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
some	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
is	O
indicated	O
in	O
a	O
RPL_ISUPPORT	O
reply	O
(	O
numeric	O
005	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
USERIP	B-Protocol
keyword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
users	O
and	O
information	O
about	O
those	O
users	O
in	O
a	O
format	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
UNIX	B-Application
commands	O
who	B-Application
,	O
rusers	O
and	O
finger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
<server>	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
current	O
server	B-Application
if	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sends	O
<message>	O
to	O
all	O
operators	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
server	B-Application
(	O
RFC	O
1459	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
all	O
users	O
with	O
user	O
mode	O
'	O
w	O
 '	O
set	O
(	O
RFC	O
2812	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adds	O
or	O
removes	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
a	O
client	O
's	O
server-side	O
friends	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
command	O
is	O
not	O
formally	O
defined	O
in	O
an	O
RFC	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
most	O
major	O
IRC	B-Protocol
daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
users	O
who	B-Application
match	O
<name>	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
flag	O
"	O
o	O
"	O
is	O
given	O
,	O
the	O
server	B-Application
will	O
only	O
return	O
information	O
about	O
IRC	B-Protocol
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
<server>	O
is	O
given	O
,	O
the	O
command	O
is	O
forwarded	O
to	O
it	O
for	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
given	O
,	O
the	O
server	B-Application
will	O
return	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
<count>	O
times	O
the	O
nickname	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
<server>	O
is	O
given	O
,	O
the	O
command	O
is	O
forwarded	O
to	O
it	O
for	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
