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.TH CHAT 1 .SH NAME chat \- internet relay chat client .SH SYNOPSIS .B chat [ .B -t ] [ .B -a .I address ] .SH DESCRIPTION .I Chat is an .B IRC client. By default, it connects to oftc.net at port 6697 or the server specified in the .B $irc environment variable (see .IR dial (2)) and reads raw .B IRC commands from standard input. Chat recognizes the following flags: .TP .B -t Connect using TLS. .TP .B -a Set the address to .I address. .PP .I Chat also recognizes the following control messages: .TP .B /q \fItarget\fR This opens a new window that relays messages to the .I target. The .I target can be a channel or a nick. The created window also accepts control messages. .TP .BI /x Closes a window and parts. If sent to the main window, the connection is closed and the program exits. .TP .B /n \fIdoofus\fR Change nicknames to .I doofus. .SH EXAMPLES Join #cat-v and then open a private message window with glenda: .br .ne 3 .IP .EX chat /q #cat-v /q glenda .EE .SH SOURCE https://github.com/mischief/plan9 .SH SEE ALSO .IR ircrc (1)