IRC resources

readme.md

IRC Resources

This gist lists resources for using IRC.

• Looking for an IRC Client, see clients.md
• Looking for IRC Channels to join, see channels.md
• Looking for an IRC Network, see networks.md
• Looking for an IRC command, see commands.md

Help / Documentation

• irchelp.org
• irssi docs
• irssi tutorial - by Linode

channels.md

List of IRC Channels

Find channels:

• Search within an IRC network: /list <topic>
• http://irc.netsplit.de
• http://search.mibbit.com/

Freenode: irc.freenode.net

IRC Channels for newcomers

• #irchelp (freenode)

Bitcoin

• #bitcoin
• #bitcoin-otc-eu
• #bitcoin-otc-uk
• #bitcoin-otc-ticker
• #bitcoin-otc-foyer

Python

• #python
• #pocoo - flask
• #django

Ruby and RoR

• #ruby
• #rubyonrails
• #devise
• #rspec
• #rvm

PHP

• ##php
• #phpmentoring

JavaScript

• ##javascript
• #learnjavascript
• #Node.js
• #express
• #npm
• #jquery

HTML, CSS

• #html
• #css
• #sass

Git

• #git
• #github
• #jekyll

Web Server

• #httpd - apache
• #nginx
• #redis

Database

• #mysql
• #postgresql
• #sqlite
• #sql

Linux OS

• #ubuntu
• #ubuntu-server
• #debian
• #fedora
• #gentoo
• #archlinux
• #freebsd

Linux Software

• ##linux
• #vim
• #rsync
• #tmux
• #bash
• #zsh

Mac and IOS

• #macdev
• #iphonedev
• #iosdev
• #swift-lang

Maths and CS

• ##math
• ##statistics
• ##crypto - cryptographic theory & practice
• #algorithms

Dev Ops

• #vagrant
• #vbox
• #openstack-chef
• #puppet
• #docker

Mozilla: irc.mozilla.org

• #introduction - basics of mozilla dev.
• #mozillians - Mozilla Contributor Engagement Channel
• #newbies - how to contribute to mozilla
• #js - ask javascript questions

clients.md

List of IRC Clients

All

• leafChat
• Irssi
• WeeChat
• Pidgin
• Xchat
• HexChat - based on Xchat but free for windows

Linux

• ircII
• ircII based
  • EPIC
  • BitchX
  • ScrollZ

OSX

• Adium
• Limechat
• Colloquy
• ircII
• EPIC - brew info epic5
• BitchX

Web

• Freenode Web Version
• Mibbit
• Chatzilla - Firefox
• qwebirc

Windows

• mIRC
• IceChat

commands.md

IRC Commands

List of Internet Relay Chat Commands - WikiPedia

List of Commands

• help
  • /help names
• connect
  • /connect irc.freenode.net
• disconnect
  • /disconnect irc.freenode.net
• quit
  • /quit #javascript
• join
  • /join #learnjavascript
• nick
  • /nick joanne
• whois
  • whois mike
• msg
  • /msg mike can you look at this for me?
• ping
  • /ping #learnjavascript, /ping mike
• motd
  • /motd

DCC (secure messaging)

• /dcc chat mike
• /msg =mike now we can talk specifics.
• Discussion on IRC Security Risks - /r/irc

networks.md

IRC Networks

A list of the main IRC networks as surveyed by Netsplit in the 2016 Annual Comparison

1. Freenode: irc.freenode.net
2. Quakenet: irc.quakenet.org
3. IRCnet
4. EFnet: irc.efnet.org
5. Rizon: irc.rizon.net