---
name: "irssi-text"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "irssi-text"
version: "0.8.9-3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/irssi-text"
---

# irssi-text(1)

a modular IRC client for UNIX

## NAME

Irssi - a modular IRC client for UNIX

## SYNOPSIS

**irssi** \[-dv!?\] \[-c server\] \[-p port\] \[-n nickname\] \[-w password\] \[-h hostname\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Irssi** is a modular Internet Relay Chat client. It is highly extensible and very secure. Being a fullscreen, termcap based client with many features, **Irssi** is easily extensible through scripts and modules.

## OPTIONS

- **--config=***FILE*

  use  *FILE* instead of ~/.irssi/config.

- **--home=***PATH*

  *PATH* specifies the home directory of Irssi. Default is  **~/.irssi**

- **--session=***PATH*

  this option is here just for internal use. It is needed during an /UPGRADE. For more information see /help upgrade.

- **-c, --connect=***SERVER*

  connects to  *SERVER*

- **-w, --password=***PASSWORD*

  use *PASSWORD* for authentification.

- **-p, --port=***PORT*

  automatically connect to  *PORT* on server.

- **-!, --noconnect**

  disables autoconnecting.

- **-n, --nick=***NICKNAME*

  specify  *NICKNAME* as your nick.

- **-h, --hostname=***HOSTNAME*

  use *HOSTNAME* for your irc session.

- **-d, --dummy**

  use dummy terminal mode.

- **-v, --version**

  display the version of Irssi.

- **-?, --help**

  show a help message.

- **--usage**

  display brief usage message.

## SEE ALSO

**Irssi** has been supplied with a huge amount of documentation. Check /help or look at the files contained by /usr/share/doc/irssi\*

## FILES

- */etc/irssi.conf*

  Global configuration file

- *~/.irssi/config*

  Personal configuration file

- *~/.irssi/config.autosave*

  Automatic save of the personal config file when it was changed externally

- *~/.irssi/default.theme*

  Default irssi theme

- *~/.irssi/away.log*

  Logged messages in away status

- *~/.irssi/startup*

  The contents of this file as executed as a command on startup

- */usr/share/irssi/help/*

  Directory including many help files

- */usr/share/irssi/scripts/*

  Global scripts directory

- */usr/share/irssi/themes/*

  Global themes directory

- *~/.irssi/scripts/*

  Default scripts directory

- *~/.irssi/scripts/autorun/*

  Directory containing links to scripts that should be loaded automatically on startup

## AUTHORS/CREDITS

**Irssi** was written by Timo Sirainen **\<cras@irssi.org\>**

This manpage was written by Istvan Sebestyen **\<stevee@alphanet.ch\>** and Stefan Tomanek **\<stefan@pico.ruhr.de\>**