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Irssi Tips
Auto loading of scripts on startup
If you want to use a script all the time, and therefore want it to load on startup, you can put commands in the ~/.irssi/startup file. So for instance I have this in mine:
/script load nickcolor.pl
So that my nicks start appearing in colour from the moment I load irssi. Or for my IRC bot I have:
/script load bot.pl
So that people can start trouting from the minute irssi runs.
Another way of accomplishing the same thing is to create a .irssi/scripts/autoload/ directory and put the scripts there.
Turn that annoying space off
If you turn on show_nickmode so you can see who is an op or voiced in a channel at a glance then irssi by default will put a space in between the angle bracket and the nick. You can turn this off with:
/set show_nickmode_space off
Don't autojoin on invite
irssi ships with an annoying default which is to automatically join channels that you have setup as autojoin channels when someone /invites you there. So you purposefully leave a channel because someone's boring you or to get some work done and then anyone can /invite you back instantly. The solution is:
/set join_auto_chans_on_invite off