Channel and Nick modes on irc

Modes are "flags" that can be set on either a channel, nicks or user addresses, the various modes are not all implemented on all servers/networks, but the most common is to be found everywhere.

Some modes can be set by a user, some by a channel operator, and some only by irc-Ops or server admins. The modes on this page can normally be set by channel operators.

Modes are represented by a letter, and to turn on use +letter and to turn off -letter.

Channel modes
Syntax : /mode Channel-name mode parameters-if-any.

+o (nick)

 Makes the nick an operator of the channel.

+p

Makes a channel private.
Makes the channel invisible to /names command, and removes topic from the /list command.

+s

Makes a channel secret.
Makes the channel invisible to /names and /list commands.

+i

Makes the channel invite only

+t

Make topic settable only by operators.

+n

Prevent people outside channel from sending channel messages.

+m

Make channel moderated so only ops and those with +v can talk.

+l (number)

Limit the channel to a certain number of people.

+b (ban)

Will set a ban on a channel, see the section about banning for further details.

+v (nick)

Allow nick to talk on moderated channel.

+k (key)

Sets a key on the channel, so people that want to join the channel have to give the correct key to be allowed to join.

 

Nick modes
Nick modes, can only be set by the nick self.

Syntax : /mode Nick mode.

+d

Do not use this mode, it means deaf mode, and you will not see what goes on in channel.

+i

Makes the nick invisible on the server to /who and /user commands, tho still visible if the person that does the commands is in the same channel.

+w

Makes it possible to recieve wallops. Wallops are msg's send by irc-ops and server admins on the network, to inform each other of things going on, on the network.

+s

Makes it possible to receive server msg's. Server msg's is messages sent out about the servers.