The /away command marks you as away with the server. Using the away with no parameters will unset your away status. Even though /away uses IRC to mark you as away; this command also stores the away message and the time left internally so it can be used with the other away identifiers.

Synopsis

/away [message]

Switches

None

Parameters

• [message] - The away message to be set

Example

;Set an away message
/away Work, will be back at 10PM
;Unset your away status
/away

The above example will output:

-
You have been marked as being away
-
You are no longer marked as being away
-

The /away command is usually combined with the $away, $awaymsg, and $awaytime idnetifers:

; /setAway Work, will be back at 10PM
alias setAway {
  if (!$away) {
    ; mark as away
    away $$1-
    amsg I am currently away
  }
  else echo -c info * /setAway: You are currently away
}
; /remAway
alias remAway {
  if ($away) {
    amsg I am back (from: $awaymsg $+ ) I was gone for $duration($awaytime)
    ;unset the away status
    away
  }
  else echo -c info * /remAway: You are not away
}

Compatibility

Added: mIRC v2.1a

Added On: 28/02/1995

Note: Individual switches were not taken into consideration.

See also

• List of commands
• List of identifiers
• $away
• $awaymsg
• $awaytime