# Irssi(1) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       Irssi - a modular IRC client for UNIX

## SYNOPSIS
       **irssi** [--config=PATH] [--home=PATH] [-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**

### -c, --connect=
              connect to _SERVER_

### -w, --password=
              use _PASSWORD_ for authentication.

### -p, --port=
              automatically connect to _PORT_ on server.

### -!, --noconnect
              disable autoconnecting of servers

### -n, --nick=
              specify _NICKNAME_ as your nick

### -h, --hostname=
              use _HOSTNAME_ for your irc session

### -v, --version
              display the version of Irssi

### -?, --help
              show a help message

## SEE ALSO
       **Irssi** has a  solid  amount  of  documentation  available;  check  /HELP  or  look  online  at
       <https://irssi.org>

## FILES
       _~/.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/scripts/_
              default scripts directory

       _~/.irssi/scripts/autorun/_
              directory containing links to scripts that should be loaded automatically on startup

       _~/.irssi/startup_
              file containing a list of commands to execute on startup

## AUTHORS/CREDITS
       **Irssi**  was  written  by  Timo  Sirainen; this manpage was written by Istvan Sebestyen, Stefan
       Tomanek, Geert Hauwaerts.



Irssi IRC client                              June 2015                                     [Irssi(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/Irssi/1/markdown)