Revision as of 00:29, 13 August 2014

Template:mIRC menu The /msg command sends a message to a specific channel or person. Many networks support multi-target messages - mIRC will not display the message in all the targets like it would with individual messages.

Synopsis

/msg <nickname/channel> <message>

Switches

None

Parameters

• <nickname/channel> - The target channel or person for the message, use the form "=<nickname>" to reference a dcc window, =$nick is accepted.
• <message> - The message to be sent

Example

Example 1

on *:text:!moo:#:{
  ; Message the channel moos back
  msg $chan moos back
}

Example 2

/* Example 2
*/
on ^*:open:?:{
  if ($away) {
    msg $nick I am currently away ( $+ $awaymsg $+ ), please leave me a memo: /ms send $me <memo>
  }
  halt
}

Example 3

Using the equals sign to send SomeUser a message via DCC/FSERVE Chat

//msg =SomeUser Hey there, this is going to your open DCC/FSERVE Chat window, instead!

Compatibility

Added: mIRC v2.1a
Added on: 28 Feb 1995
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.

See also

• List of commands
• List of identifiers
• /ame
• /amsg
• /describe
• /me
• /qme
• /qmsg
• /say