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- Isolated window levels with 500-line scrollback per window - Window 1: status + private messages - Windows 2-9: channels - Status bar showing window, channel, nick prefix, channel modes - Automatic charset conversion (UTF-8/UTF-16 -> ISO-8859-1 on wire) - UTF-8 aware input editing with Ctrl-A/E/U/K/Y - CTCP VERSION reply with real OS info from uname() - Real name from passwd GECOS field - SIGWINCH handling for terminal resize - Ctrl-C quit confirmation (y + Enter) - /whois, /wii, /mode, /quit with default reason - Green prompt, timestamps on all messages
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# Mirk — Holck's IRC Client
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A lightweight terminal IRC client written in C with automatic charset conversion and ircII-style window levels.
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## Features
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- **Automatic charset conversion** — detects UTF-8, UTF-16 (BOM), and ISO-8859-1 input; always sends ISO-8859-1 on the wire
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- **Window levels** — isolated windows with independent 500-line scrollback:
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- Window 1: Status and private messages
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- Windows 2–9: Channels
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- **Status bar** — shows current window, channel, nick prefix (@/+), and channel modes
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- **UTF-8 terminal support** — full multi-byte input editing
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- **CTCP VERSION** reply with OS info
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- **SIGWINCH** handling (terminal resize)
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- **Ident** — works with system identd on port 113
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- **Real name** from passwd GECOS field
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## Building
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```
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make
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Requires only a C compiler and POSIX headers. No external dependencies.
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## Usage
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```
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./irc <nick> <server> [port]
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```
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Port defaults to 6667.
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## Key Bindings
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| Key | Action |
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|-----|--------|
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| ESC+1–9 | Switch window |
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| Ctrl-A | Beginning of line |
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| Ctrl-E | End of line |
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| Ctrl-U | Kill to beginning (yank buffer) |
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| Ctrl-K | Kill to end (yank buffer) |
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| Ctrl-Y | Yank (paste) |
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| Ctrl-D | Quit (EOF) |
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| Ctrl-C | Quit prompt (Y/N, default N) |
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## Commands
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| Command | Description |
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|---------|-------------|
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| `/join #channel` | Join channel (assigned to current window) |
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| `/part [#channel]` | Part channel (defaults to current) |
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| `/msg <target> <text>` | Send private message |
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| `/nick <newnick>` | Change nickname |
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| `/mode <target> <modes>` | Set mode |
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| `/whois <nick>` | WHOIS query |
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| `/wii <nick>` | Extended WHOIS (queries remote server) |
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| `/quit [reason]` | Quit (default: "See you later") |
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| `/raw <line>` | Send raw IRC command |
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Typing text without a `/` prefix sends to the channel on the current window.
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## Window Workflow
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1. Press ESC+2 to switch to window 2
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2. `/join #channel` — the channel is bound to that window
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3. Press ESC+3, `/join #other` — second channel on window 3
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4. ESC+1 to check status and private messages
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Each window maintains its own scrollback. Switching redraws the full history.
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## CTCP VERSION Reply
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```
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Holck's Mirk, OS: Linux 6.x.x x86_64 :: This space available for rent
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```
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## License
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Public domain.
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