Vision

Vision is an IRC client originally developed for the BeOS. Documentation and a bug tracker are available at the Vision website.

Here's a list of built-in commands, taken with permission from Visions website.

The syntax:

• /ABOUT
  Opens Vision's About window.

• /ACRONYM [word]
  Opens www.acronymfinder.com with your current html handler. (Note: If the file-handler is not a browser, it opens the application specified in FileTypes.)

• /AWAY [away-reason]
  Sets away status on current network. If no away reason is specified, it is set to 'BRB'. (be right back)

• /BACK
  Sets your status to 'back' on current network.

• /CLEAR
  Clears the contents of the current text buffer.

• /CTCP <nick|channel> <PING|VERSION|FINGER|TIME|CLIENTINFO|USERINFO>
  Executes the specified ctcp command on a channel or nick.

• /DCC <CHAT> <nick>
  Opens a private dcc chat session with the specified nick.

• /DCC <SEND> <nick> [file]
  Sends a file to <nick>. If no file is specified, a File panel will open.

• /DEOP /DOP /DEVOICE <nick1> [nick2] ...
  De-ops or de-voices <nick(s)>.

• /DESCRIBE <nick> <message>
  Same as /ME, but opens a query on <nick>.

• /DNS <domain name/IP address>
  Resolves the given IP or domain name.

• /EXIT
  Quits Vision.

• /GAWAY [away-reason]
  Same as /AWAY [away-reason], but applies to all connected networks.

• /GBACK
  Same as /BACK, but on applies to all connected networks.

• /GOOGLE [search-string]
  Opens www.google.com with your current html handler. (Note: If the file-handler is not a browser, it opens the application specified in FileTypes.)

• /INVITE /I <nick> <channel>
  Invites <nick> to the <channel>.

• /JOIN /J <channel> [channel-key]
  Joins the <channel>. Provide a [channel-key] if necessary.

• /KICK /K <nick> [reason]
  Kicks <nick> from current channel. If [reason] is not specified, it will be set to the reason specified in Preferences.

• /KILL <nick> [message]
  IRC operator command to disconnect a user from the network.

• /LIST
  Opens a new view which lists all the channels on the current network. [except hidden channels]

• /M
  Displays the channel modes of the current channel.

• /M <+-ohvbeqa> <nick1> [nick2] ...
  Same as MODE <channel> <modes> <nick>, but on current channel.

• /M <+-kfL,l,psmntirRcOAQKVHGCuzN>
  Same as /MODE <channel> <modes>, but on current channel.

• /ME <text>
  Displays: * emwe <text>.

• /MODE <channel> <+-ohvbeqa> <nick1> [nick2] ...
  Sets mode for <nick(s)> on <channel>.
  e.g. /MODE #channel +o nick1
  or /MODE #channel +oo-o nick1 nick2 nick3

• /MODE <channel> <+-kfL,l,psmntirRcOAQKVHGCuzN>
  Sets the mode of <channel>. (Note: Commata just for optical separation.)
  e.g. /MODE #channel +ms

• /MSG <nick> <message>
  Sends a <message> to <nick>.

• /NAMES
  Displays all channels and all nicks of the network in the network window. (Careful with this one)

• /NAMES <channel>
  Displays nick(s) in <channel>.

• /NICK <newnick>
  Changes your nick to <newnick>.

• /NOTICE <nick> <message>
  Sends a notice to <nick> with the given <message>.

• /NOTIFY <nick1> [nick2] ...
  Adds <nick(s)> to your notify list.

• /PEXEC /RRUN <app1> [ | <app2> | ... ]
  Executes the given <app>. If more than one application is provided, they will be executed in a pipe.
  e.g. /PEXEC Terminal | StyledEdit opens a new Terminal, and afterwards StyledEdit
  or /PEXEC ls -la ~/Downloads/ displays the contents of your ~/Downloads/ directory in the current window (Attention!)

• /OP /VOICE <nick1> [nick2] ...
  Ops or voices to <nick(s)>.

• /PART
  Leaves current channel or network.

• /PING <nick>
  Pings the <nick> and returns the ping-time. Equivalent to /CTCP <nick> PING.

• /QUERY /Q <nick> [message]
  Opens a query window on <nick>, optionally along with a [message].

• /QUIT /QUI [custom-quit-message]
  Quits current network. If [custom-quit-message] is not specified, the default set in Preferences will be used.

• /RAW /QUOTE <command|text>
  Sends a raw IRC command.

• /RECONNECT
  Will reconnect you to the current network if the 47 automatic reconnection attempts have failed.

• /SLEEP <deciseconds>
  Causes current thread to sleep for the specified time ; for future scripting use.

• /SQUIT
  IRC operator command to disconnect a server.

• /T
  Displays the channel-topic of current channel.

• /T <new-channel-topic>
  Same as /TOPIC <channel> <new-channel-topic>, but on current channel.

• /TIME <nick>
  Returns local time of <nick>. Equivalent to /CTCP <nick> TIME.

• /TOPIC <channel>
  Displays the channel-topic of <channel>.

• /TOPIC <channel> <new-channel-topic>
  Sets the channel topic of <channel> to <new-channel-topic>.

• /UNNOTIFY <nick1> [nick2] ...
  Removes <nick(s)> from your notify list.

• /UPTIME [-l]
  Displays the systems uptime. If [-l] is specified, the uptime will be echoed locally, and not sent to the network.

• /VERSION <nick>
  Returns the client-version of <nicks> IRC-client. Equivalent to /CTCP <nick> VERSION.

• /VISIT <url>
  Opens <url> with your current html handler. (Note: If the handler is not a browser, it opens the application specified in FileTypes.)

• /WEBSTER /DICTIONARY [word]
  Opens www.m-w.com (Merriam Webster) with your current html handler. (Note: If the handler is not a browser, it opens the application specified in FileTypes.)

• /VUPTIME [-l]
  Displays the Vision uptime. The [-l] parameter has the same effect as in /UPTIME.

• /WALLOPS
  IRC operator command that sends a wallops message (visible to those with umode w active).

• /WHOIS /W <nick>
  Returns whois information of <nick>.