From humble beginnings: Aliases

Subject: From humble beginnings: Aliases Fri May 29, 2009 4:15 pm

What's an alias? It allows us to perform something in a few words.

Code:: /join #radio

*miniCruzer joins #radio

Code:: /radio

Same thing.

Alias:

Code:: /radio /join #radio

Now instead of typing /join #radio, all we have to type is /radio

Some things you should know about aliases
$1 Means word number 1. You can continue with $2 and so on.
$$1 Means word number 1, but won't perform the alias without it being specified
$1- Means set of words number 1. If want there to be more after the first word, you would use this.
$# Indicates a channel
/say Means that you say something in the channel you are in
/me Means that you will perform an action in the channel you are in.

Slapping!
Instead of using mIRC's right-click then Slap function, we can make our own!

Code:: /slap {
/me slaps $1
/me runs because $1 is mad
/me crashes into $2
/me runs from both $1 and $2
}

This will perform all of those /me's in 3 words: /slap Nick1 Nick2. It will look like this
I say: /slap Toby Mum
*miniCruzer slaps Toby
*miniCruzer runs because Toby is mad
*miniCruzer crashes into Mum
*miniCruzer runs from both Toby and Mum
All of this happens in a few miliseconds.

For operators!
Operators can use these to kick, voice, halfop, and op people!
Instead of /kick #radio miniCruzer You're annoying

Code:: /k /kick #radio $1 $2-

An operator would now only type:
/k miniCruzer You're annoying!

Code:: /devoice /mode #radio -v $$1

/devoice miniCruzer

For administrators!
Admins can set channel modes using aliases!

Code:: /moderated /mode #radio +m

Outside of #radio
Say you're an operator on several channels. This would be useful to know:

Code:: /devoice /mode $# -m $1

/devoice #channel miniCruzer
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Aliases can become complex. You can even use the in Remotes. Buuuut...we won't go there...