# query

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:5ch"><code><span class="synB">QUERY</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-window</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-</span><span class="syn09">&lt;server tag></span>]</span> <span class="synB05">&lt;nick></span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;message></span>]</span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##


| | |
| --- | --- |
| `-window`: |           Uses the active window instead of opening a new one. |
| `-<server tag>`: |     The server tag the target nickname is on. |

The nickname to query and the message.

## Description ##

Starts a private conversation with a nickname.

## Examples ##

    /QUERY mike
    /QUERY -freenode bob
    /QUERY -freenode -window sarah

## See also ##
[MSG](/documentation/help/1.2/msg), [UNQUERY](/documentation/help/1.2/unquery), [WINDOW](/documentation/help/1.2/window)