irssi irc connecting to network and joining a channel (and identify yourself if you seen an error about joining a channel)

irssi-irc.md

• /connect irc.freenode.net 8001
• /join #nginx
• /msg NickServ IDENTIFY <account> <password> †
• /msg <person> <msg> to start a private message

† /msg NickServe IDENTITY Integralist <password>
or /msg nickserv SENDPASS Integralist to change password (sends link to your email)
Commands Reference: http://www.deepspace.org/nickserv.htm#REGISTER
Freenode Help: https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration

With irssi open you can do:

• /server add -network Freenode -auto irc.freenode.net
• /server list (to show it has set it up and configured it to autoconnect)
• /channel add -auto #nginx Freenode
• /channel add -auto #go-nuts Freenode
• /channel add -auto #rust-beginners Freenode
• /channel list (to show it has set it up and configured it to autojoin)

For more information: https://joost.vunderink.net/blog/2012/07/01/irssi-tricks-join-channels-automatically/

Below is a simple ~/.irssi/config example:

servers = (
  {
    address = "irc.freenode.net";
    chatnet = "Freenode";
    port = "8001";
    autoconnect = "Yes";
  },
);

chatnets = {
  Freenode = {
    type = "IRC";
    max_kicks = "1";
    max_msgs = "4";
    max_whois = "1";
  };
};

channels = (
  { name = "#nginx"; chatnet = "Freenode"; autojoin = "Yes"; },
  { name = "#go-nuts"; chatnet = "Freenode"; autojoin = "Yes"; },
  { name = "#rust-beginners"; chatnet = "Freenode"; autojoin = "Yes"; },
);

aliases = {
  C = "CLEAR";
  EXIT = "QUIT";
  GOTO = "SCROLLBACK GOTO";
  HL = "HILIGHT";
  HOST = "USERHOST";
  J = "JOIN";
  K = "KICK";
  LEAVE = "PART";
  M = "MSG";
  N = "NAMES";
  P = "PART";
  Q = "QUERY";
  SAY = "MSG *";
  SBAR = "STATUSBAR";
  T = "TOPIC";
  W = "WHO";
  WC = "WINDOW CLOSE";
  WG = "WINDOW GOTO";
  WI = "WHOIS";
  WII = "WHOIS $0 $0";
  WL = "WINDOW LIST";
  WN = "WINDOW NEW HIDDEN";
  WQUERY = "QUERY -window";
  1 = "WINDOW GOTO 1";
  2 = "WINDOW GOTO 2";
  3 = "WINDOW GOTO 3";
  4 = "WINDOW GOTO 4";
  5 = "WINDOW GOTO 5";
  6 = "WINDOW GOTO 6";
  7 = "WINDOW GOTO 7";
  8 = "WINDOW GOTO 8";
  9 = "WINDOW GOTO 9";
  10 = "WINDOW GOTO 10";
  11 = "WINDOW GOTO 11";
  12 = "WINDOW GOTO 12";
  13 = "WINDOW GOTO 13";
  14 = "WINDOW GOTO 14";
  15 = "WINDOW GOTO 15";
  16 = "WINDOW GOTO 16";
  17 = "WINDOW GOTO 17";
  18 = "WINDOW GOTO 18";
  19 = "WINDOW GOTO 19";
  20 = "WINDOW GOTO 20";
  21 = "WINDOW GOTO 21";
  22 = "WINDOW GOTO 22";
  23 = "WINDOW GOTO 23";
  24 = "WINDOW GOTO 24";
  25 = "WINDOW GOTO 25";
  26 = "WINDOW GOTO 26";
  27 = "WINDOW GOTO 27";
  28 = "WINDOW GOTO 28";
  29 = "WINDOW GOTO 29";
  30 = "WINDOW GOTO 30";
  31 = "WINDOW GOTO 31";
  32 = "WINDOW GOTO 32";
  33 = "WINDOW GOTO 33";
  34 = "WINDOW GOTO 34";
  35 = "WINDOW GOTO 35";
  36 = "WINDOW GOTO 36";
  37 = "WINDOW GOTO 37";
  38 = "WINDOW GOTO 38";
  39 = "WINDOW GOTO 39";
  40 = "WINDOW GOTO 40";
  41 = "WINDOW GOTO 41";
  42 = "WINDOW GOTO 42";
  43 = "WINDOW GOTO 43";
  44 = "WINDOW GOTO 44";
  45 = "WINDOW GOTO 45";
  46 = "WINDOW GOTO 46";
  47 = "WINDOW GOTO 47";
  48 = "WINDOW GOTO 48";
  49 = "WINDOW GOTO 49";
  50 = "WINDOW GOTO 50";
  51 = "WINDOW GOTO 51";
  52 = "WINDOW GOTO 52";
  53 = "WINDOW GOTO 53";
  54 = "WINDOW GOTO 54";
  55 = "WINDOW GOTO 55";
  56 = "WINDOW GOTO 56";
  57 = "WINDOW GOTO 57";
  58 = "WINDOW GOTO 58";
  59 = "WINDOW GOTO 59";
  60 = "WINDOW GOTO 60";
  61 = "WINDOW GOTO 61";
  62 = "WINDOW GOTO 62";
  63 = "WINDOW GOTO 63";
  64 = "WINDOW GOTO 64";
  65 = "WINDOW GOTO 65";
  66 = "WINDOW GOTO 66";
  67 = "WINDOW GOTO 67";
  68 = "WINDOW GOTO 68";
  69 = "WINDOW GOTO 69";
  70 = "WINDOW GOTO 70";
  71 = "WINDOW GOTO 71";
  72 = "WINDOW GOTO 72";
  73 = "WINDOW GOTO 73";
  74 = "WINDOW GOTO 74";
  75 = "WINDOW GOTO 75";
  76 = "WINDOW GOTO 76";
  77 = "WINDOW GOTO 77";
  78 = "WINDOW GOTO 78";
  79 = "WINDOW GOTO 79";
  80 = "WINDOW GOTO 80";
  81 = "WINDOW GOTO 81";
  82 = "WINDOW GOTO 82";
  83 = "WINDOW GOTO 83";
  84 = "WINDOW GOTO 84";
  85 = "WINDOW GOTO 85";
  86 = "WINDOW GOTO 86";
  87 = "WINDOW GOTO 87";
  88 = "WINDOW GOTO 88";
  89 = "WINDOW GOTO 89";
  90 = "WINDOW GOTO 90";
  91 = "WINDOW GOTO 91";
  92 = "WINDOW GOTO 92";
  93 = "WINDOW GOTO 93";
  94 = "WINDOW GOTO 94";
  95 = "WINDOW GOTO 95";
  96 = "WINDOW GOTO 96";
  97 = "WINDOW GOTO 97";
  98 = "WINDOW GOTO 98";
  99 = "WINDOW GOTO 99";
};

statusbar = {
  items = {
    barstart = "{sbstart}";
    barend = "{sbend}";

    topicbarstart = "{topicsbstart}";
    topicbarend = "{topicsbend}";

    time = "{sb $Z}";
    user = "{sb {sbnickmode $cumode}$N{sbmode $usermode}{sbaway $A}}";

    window = "{sb $winref:$tag/$itemname{sbmode $M}}";
    window_empty = "{sb $winref{sbservertag $tag}}";

    prompt = "{prompt $[.15]itemname}";
    prompt_empty = "{prompt $winname}";

    topic = " $topic";
    topic_empty = " Irssi v$J - http://www.irssi.org";

    lag = "{sb Lag: $0-}";
    act = "{sb Act: $0-}";
    more = "-- more --";
  };

  default = {
    window = {
      disabled = "no";
      type = "window";
      placement = "bottom";
      position = "1";
      visible = "active";
      items = {
        barstart = { priority = "100"; };
        time = { };
        user = { };
        window = { };
        window_empty = { };
        lag = { priority = "-1"; };
        act = { priority = "10"; };
        more = { priority = "-1"; alignment = "right"; };
        barend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
      };
    };

    window_inact = {
      type = "window";
      placement = "bottom";
      position = "1";
      visible = "inactive";
      items = {
        barstart = { priority = "100"; };
        window = { };
        window_empty = { };
        more = { priority = "-1"; alignment = "right"; };
        barend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
      };
    };

    prompt = {
      type = "root";
      placement = "bottom";
      position = "100";
      visible = "always";
      items = {
        prompt = { priority = "-1"; };
        prompt_empty = { priority = "-1"; };
        input = { priority = "10"; };
      };
    };

    topic = {
      type = "root";
      placement = "top";
      position = "1";
      visible = "always";
      items = {
        topicbarstart = { priority = "100"; };
        topic = { };
        topic_empty = { };
        topicbarend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
      };
    };
  };
};

settings = {
  core = {
    real_name = "Mark McDonnell";
    user_name = "Integralist";
    nick = "Integralist";
  };
  "fe-text" = { actlist_sort = "refnum"; };
};