irssi

Text based IRC client. More information: <https://irssi.org>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/irssi.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install irssi
Ubuntu
apt-get install irssi
Alpine
apk add irssi
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S irssi
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install irssi
CentOS
yum install irssi
Fedora
dnf install irssi
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install irssi
OS X
brew install irssi
Raspbian
apt-get install irssi
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/irssi irssi powered by Commando

Text based IRC client. More information: <https://irssi.org>.

  • Open Irssi and connect to a server with a nickname:
    irssi -n nickname -c irc.example.com
  • Open Irssi and connect with a specific server on a given port:
    irssi -c irc.example.com -p port
  • View the help:
    irssi --help
  • Join a channel:
    /join #channelname
  • Change active window (starts at 1):
    /win window_number
  • Exit the application cleanly and quitting any server(s):
    /quit

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