NickServ

• Register nickname on server:
  /nick YourNick
/msg NickServ REGISTER YourPassword youremail@example.com

• Login
  /msg NickServ IDENTIFY YourNick YourPassword

• Logging In
  /connect chat.freenode.net 6697 YourNick:YourPassword

ChanServ

• Register your channel:
  /msg ChanServ register #channel

• Enable the GUARD (ChanServ) flag for your channel using:
  /msg ChanServ set #channel guard on

• Set ops:
  /msg ChanServ flags #channel yournick +o

• Set ops and auto-ops:
  /msg ChanServ flags #channel yournick +oO

• Set topic lock ON or OFF:
  /msg ChanServ SET #channel TOPICLOCK {ON | OFF}

• If you have only set the lowercase letter +o, you must type the command below when you re-join the channel to become an operator again:
  /msg ChanServ op #channel

Quick notes (weechat)

• For /cs, /ns commands your need set irc.network.send_unknown_commands to on

Add server:
/server add freenode chat.freenode.net

• then edit ~/.weechat/irc.conf only if weechat is not running!

Connect:
/connect freenode

Send PM:
/query user this is a message

Quick close chat window, add key mapping (Alt+!):
/key bind meta-! /buffer close

User modes

/mode #channel +q [user]

/msg ChanServ OWNER #channel [user]

• +q
  • User is owner of the current channel (prefix ~ on UnrealIRCd, usually @ elsewhere)
• +a
  • User is an admin (SOP) on the current channel (prefix & on UnrealIRCd, usually @ elsewhere).
• +o
  • User is an operator (AOP) on the current channel (prefix @).
• +h
  • User is a half-op on the current channel (prefix %).
• +v
  • User has voice on the current channel (prefix +).

Weechat BNC / Add ZNC Server

For znc.example.com server:

openssl s_client -connect znc.example.com:6697 </dev/null 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -in /dev/stdin -noout -fingerprint -sha256  | sed s/://g | cut -c 20-

5A038025E789ED2F1032EB15XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX08FA693

For username “YourName” and server “freenode” with password: “YourPassword”

/server add BNC znc.example.com/6697 -ssl -username=YourName/freenode -password=YourPassword -autoconnect
/set irc.server.BNC.ssl_fingerprint 5A038025E789ED2F1032EB15XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX08FA693
/connect BNC
/save

More info:

> Rly good: IRC cheat sheet

Add groupname:

/nick [groupname]
/msg nickserv group
/msg nickserv set accountname [groupname]