# irssi

> Text based IRC client.
> More information: <https://irssi.org>.

- Open Irssi and connect to a server with a nickname:

`irssi {{[-n|--nick]}} {{nickname}} {{[-c|--connect]}} {{irc.example.com}}`

- Open Irssi and connect with a specific server on a given port:

`irssi {{[-c|--connect]}} {{irc.example.com}} {{[-p|--port]}} {{port}}`

- Display help:

`irssi {{[-?|--help]}}`

- Join a channel:

`/join {{#channelname}}`

- Change active window (starts at 1):

`/win {{window_number}}`

- Exit the application cleanly and quitting any server(s):

`/quit`