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/away Command - mIRC
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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.


Synopsis[edit]

/away [message]

Switches[edit]

None

Parameters[edit]

  • [message] - The away message to be set.

Example[edit]

;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
}

Notes[edit]

The /away status will be disabled if "Cancel away on activity" is enabled. (ALT+O -> IRC -> Options -> Other:)


Compatibility[edit]

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[edit]

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