Liam's BitchX IRC Reference

BitchX External Files and System Commands

Commands that let you interact with the operating system (Linux, BSD, Solaris, OS X or whatever) from within the IRC client.

/DF Usage: /df- Show disk space usage
/EXEC Usage: /exec <command>- Executes <command> with the shell set from SHELL
/FILEDIALOG File dialog
/FTP Usage: /ftp- Opens a FTP client in a virtual screenUse ^[number to switch through virtual screens
/LS Usage: /ls [arguments] <file(s)|dir(s)>- Lists current <file(s)|dir(s)> with [arguments]
/MORE [filename]
- displays file in pages
/PS Usage: /ps [arguments]- Shows active processes on local machine
/REMLOG Usage: /remlog- Removes logfile
/SETENV sets an environment variable for use with /EXEC,e.g. /SETENV A 14/EXEC echo $A
/SHELL Usage: /shell- Opens shell in a virtual screenUse ^[number to switch through virtual screens
/TELNET - Creates a virtual hidden window with a telnet session in it
/UPTIME Usage: /uptime- Shows uptime of client and other information
/URL Usage: /url [http on|off] [ftp on|off] [list] [save <#>]- URL Catcher- If no arg is given, shows current status
/USAGE Usage: /usage- Shows memory usage of local machine