
                                  SCRIPTS


A .ircrc is a simple "script" that is stored in your homefiles.  This
script contains the commands which are run by the client every time you
enter IRC.  This file allows you to personalize the IRC program to your
own tastes.
A simple, basic, and easy-to-use .ircrc is included below, along with
explanations of each command.  You are welcome to copy the sample .ircrc
into your .ircrc for your own personal use.
# ======================= BEGIN.IRCRC FILE ============================
BIND ^B SELF_INSERT
BIND ^I SWITCH_CHANNELS
ON ^CONNECT "*" /nick <your nickname>;/mode <your nickname> -i
SET INSERT_MODE OFF
SET NOVICE OFF
ASSIGN IRCFLUSH //flush
ALIAS o mode * +o
ALIAS t topic
ALIAS i invite
ALIAS m msg
ALIAS l leave
ALIAS j join
ALIAS k kill
ALIAS b ban
# ======================== END.IRCRC FILE==============================
EXPLANATION OF COMMANDS IN THE BASIC .IRCRC
The commands in your .ircrc do not need to begin with a '/' unlike the
commands that you use in IRC; thus, the command '/nick Jane' would be
rewritten in your .ircrc as 'nick Jane'.
BIND ^B SELF_INSERT -->This command allows you to write 'BOLD' text in
                       IRC by enclosing the text that you want to be bold
                       using <ctrl>b at the beginning and the end of the
                       text as in this example:
                       ^bTHIS WILL BE BOLD TEXT^b

                       The statment in the .ircrc file is made by using
                       the karet <shift>6 and B

BIND ^I SWITCH_CHANNELS -->This command allows you to switch channels
                           that you are on by pressing the TAB key.
ON ^CONNECT "*" /nick <nick>; -->sets your nickname automatically when
                                 you connect to IRC.  For this command to
                                 work, you need to replace <nick> with the
                                 nickname of your choice.
SET INSERT_MODE OFF -->Releases the <tab> key so that it may be used to
                       switch channels
SET NOVICE OFF ---This command sets the NOVICE command off, meaning that
                  the IRC no longer considers you a "newuser" and will
                  allow you to join more than one channel at a time.
ASSIGN IRCFLUSH //flush -->flushes server output
ALIAS o mode * +o  -->
ALIAS t topic      -->   These ALIAS commands allow you to simplify and
ALIAS i invite     -->   shorten what you have to type to do something.
ALIAS m msg        -->   For example, using this .ircrc you only have to
ALIAS l leave      -->   type /l #mychannel instead of /leave #mychannel
ALIAS j join       -->   to leave #mychannel.
ALIAS k kick       -->
ALIAS b ban        -->
IRC is surprisingly customizable.  As you grow in experience in IRC, you
will learn a lot of new commands that can be incorporated into your
.ircrc.  To edit your .ircrc, select #7 on the irchelp menu or go to your
homefiles menu and select #7 there, entering .ircrc as the filename to
edit.
USING THE.IRCRC FILE WITH SCRIPTS
Once you have created your .ircrc file, it is the first file that is
read when you enter IRC. The commands in your .ircrc are loaded in
sequentially, so if you are using a script such as Phoenix.irc or
Textbox.irc, and you still want all of your .ircrc commands to work,
you must include a load script command as the FIRST line in your
.ircrc file such as this one:
LOAD TEXTBOX.IRC
Your.ircrc script will be over-ridden by a script that you load after
entering IRC

