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@ -87,32 +87,31 @@ Advanced Usage
@node Introduction
@chapter Introduction
IRC is short for Internet Relay Chat. When using IRC, you can
communicate with other users on the same IRC network. There are
several of these networks available---if you search for ``IRC
networks'' in your favorite search engine, you are likely to find
up-to-date lists of IRC networks catering to various interests and
topics.
In order to use IRC, you need an IRC client such as ERC. Using the
client, you connect to an IRC server. Once you've done that, you will
have access to all available channels on that server's network. A
channel is basically a chat room, and what you type in a channel will
be shown to all other users in that channel, and you can be in several
channels at the same time---most clients will show each channel in its
own window. IRC channel names always begin with a @samp{#} character.
For example, the Emacs channel on Libera.Chat is @samp{#emacs}, and
the ERC channel is @samp{#erc}. Do not confuse them with the hashtags
used on many social media platforms.
It is also possible to send private messages to other IRC
users on the same network, regardless of whether or not they are in
the same channel as you.
ERC is a powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs.
It is distributed with Emacs since version 22.1.
It comes with the following capabilities enabled by default.
IRC is short for Internet Relay Chat. When using IRC, you can
communicate with other users on the same IRC network. There are many
different networks---if you search for ``IRC networks'' in your
favorite search engine, you will find up-to-date lists of IRC networks
catering to various interests and topics.
To use IRC, you need an IRC client such as ERC. Using the client, you
connect to an IRC server. Once you've done that, you will have access
to all available channels on that server's network. A channel is
basically a chat room, and what you type in a channel will be shown to
all other users in that channel. You can be in several channels at
the same time---ERC will show each channel in its own buffer.
IRC channel names always begin with a @samp{#} character. For
example, the Emacs channel on Libera.Chat is @samp{#emacs}, and the
ERC channel is @samp{#erc}. Do not confuse them with the hashtags
used on many social media platforms.
You can also send private messages to other IRC users on the same
network, even if they are not in the same channels as you.
ERC comes with the following capabilities enabled by default.
@itemize @bullet
@item Flood control
@ -137,10 +136,10 @@ It comes with the following capabilities enabled by default.
The command @kbd{M-x erc} will start ERC and prompt for the server to
connect to. If you're unsure of which server or network to connect
to, we suggest you start with ``irc.libera.chat''. There you will
find the @samp{#emacs} channels where you can chat with other Emacs
and users, and if you're having trouble with ERC, you can join the
@samp{#erc} channel and ask for help there.
to, we suggest starting with ``irc.libera.chat''. There you will find
the @samp{#emacs} channels where you can chat with other Emacs users,
and if you're having trouble with ERC, you can join the @samp{#erc}
channel and ask for help there.
If you want to place ERC settings in their own file, you can place them
in @file{~/.emacs.d/.ercrc.el}, creating it if necessary.