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Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.

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Irssi: Pressiing CTRL + 2 makes further keyboard input impossible

I'm using Irssi in a terminal window. If I accidentally press CTRL + 2 or any number key above 1, I can no longer enter text into the Irssi window. I need to close the terminal window, killing Irssi, ... command-line keyboard shortcut-keys irssi Andreas

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asked Jul 27, 2020 at 22:31 2 votes 0 answers 214 views

Hiding NickServ password on irssi

On WeeChat, there is a configuration option to hide your NickServ password while entering it (eg. /msg NickServ identify •••••••) but on irssi, there seems to be no such option and it shows your ... irc irssi xfnw

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asked Jul 26, 2019 at 2:24 0 votes 1 answer 28 views

Swich over from tab to another in terminal tab

I am using irssi and when i have only one irssi in a single tab i can switch around between different channels using alt + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc. but when i open up a new tab the alt + number keys ... command-line irc irssi hydrus brannmann sam

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asked Nov 4, 2018 at 15:27 1 vote 0 answers 52 views

Irssi freezes after I've added sound notifications

I type irssi in the terminal and get in to the program without no problem, but after I have written /connect in there and the beep sound I've added using in Irssi: /set bell_beeps /set ... sound pulseaudio alsa notification irssi hydrus brannmann sam

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asked Nov 4, 2018 at 12:29 1 vote 0 answers 234 views

How can I make my irssi look like that?

I try to edit my theme and config file but I can't figure out how can I make my irssi look like that: I'm stuck, I have no idea how to edit the structure if it's even possible at all. irssi cry_wolf

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asked Jul 23, 2018 at 6:33 1 vote 0 answers 174 views

(Xubuntu) how to get Terminal to beep so my IRSSI will beep on every private msg?

How to enable Terminal sound beep? I tried some of this Beep in shell script not working? without luck. Please help me, I just want IRSSI to make a beep sound each time I get a private message. sound xubuntu notification irssi kharstoufär drakkkger

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asked Dec 2, 2017 at 0:06 7 votes 1 answer 4k views

irssi: Where do Private messages go?

When I first set up irssi, I can easily join a channel, but I'm used to seeing popups when people ping me privately. In default irssi it appears there is no way of knowing if someone sent you a ... irc irssi jayunit100

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asked Dec 1, 2016 at 18:36 3 votes 1 answer 66 views

Irssi certificate, OpenPGP and SSH keys in a new install

I'm intending to perform a full fresh install of Xenial 64 bits on my laptop currently running Trusty 32, bits since my CPU is 64 bits capable. I want/need to keep my current Irssi certificate, ... ssh backup keys irssi Korrigan Nagirrok

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asked Jun 20, 2016 at 22:19 0 votes 1 answer 162 views

How to configure two servers with two charsets on Irssi

I like to connect to some IRC servers with different charsets. For example, IRC-Hispano [still] uses ISO-8859-15, and Freenode uses UTF-8. I want to use the right charset in every server. In the case ... irc irssi Unix

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asked May 20, 2016 at 22:40 4 votes 1 answer 1k views

How to use SSL and SASL with irssi under Xenial Xerus?

I would like to connect to Freenode with irssi using both SSL and SASL. Instructions for using the script cap_sasl.pl that worked for older versions of irssi now show the following error under Xenial ... security 16.04 ssl sasl irssi andrew.46♦

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asked Apr 26, 2016 at 10:35 1 vote 1 answer 772 views

Cycle windows with Irssi

Is there a shortcut to cycle through irssi windows? I can't change windows because alt + [number] is already bound to changing terminal tabs and I like it. How do I change irssi's bindings so HOME ... irssi JayTarka

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asked Jul 23, 2015 at 16:20 3 votes 1 answer 3k views

Sending normal-urgency notifications via notify-send

I'm currently on 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) and I can't seem to get any notifications to show unless they're sent with the urgency set to critical, like so: notify-send -u critical "IRC" "This is a ... command-line python 15.04 notify-osd irssi abdl-dev

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asked Jul 20, 2015 at 1:59 9 votes 3 answers 11k views

How do I move between windows in IRSSI?

In IRSSI, I've always been able to use alt3 or alt5 to jump directly to specific windows. That seems to have stopped working. I think it probably happened with the update to 15.04, but I can't swear ... command-line shortcut-keys gnome-terminal irssi Amanda

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asked Jun 19, 2015 at 15:54 2 votes 1 answer 1k views

How do I run weechat and screen as an upstart service without error?

I want to run weechat constantly in the background so that I can ssh in and reattach to it via screen. I'm trying to accomplish this via the following file in /etc/init/chatscreen.conf: description ... upstart services irc gnu-screen irssi Slix

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asked Nov 10, 2014 at 8:25 1 vote 3 answers 735 views

key-shortcut accessible command-history (in gnome-terminal) for irssi sessions needed!

I use gnome-terminal in combination with irssi and I am wondering if there's anything like .bash_history logfile for irssi, that can be used/implemented/set up, that enables one to retrieve previously ... history irc irssi bash-history v2r

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asked Jun 15, 2014 at 18:51
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