kirc is a small IRC client. It follows the KISS philosophy, concentrating on essential IRC functionality rather than providing the extensive facilities found in larger clients.
The application is designed for use within a terminal and keeps its interface deliberately straightforward. It reads from standard input and writes to standard output, allowing IRC traffic to be processed using familiar command-line utilities.
Its compact design makes it particularly attractive to users who enjoy combining small programs to perform more complex tasks. The client also provides aliases for frequently used commands and messages, reducing the amount of typing needed during conversations.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Lightweight IRC client with a small C codebase.
- Minimal runtime dependencies.
- Read messages from standard input and write output to standard output.
- Integrate with command-line utilities for processing IRC traffic.
- Keyboard-centric editing and navigation.
- Command aliases for frequently used operations.
- Message aliases for commonly entered text.
- Configurable server, port, nickname and channel settings.
- Support for authentication parameters when connecting.
- ANSI escape sequences for controlling text colours and highlighting.
Website: github.com/mcpcpc/kirc
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Developer: Michael Czigler
License: MIT License
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