# whois ## Syntax ##
WHOIS [-<server tag>] [<server>] [<nicks>]
## Parameters ## | | | | --- | --- | | `-`: | The server tag the target nickname is on. | The remote server to query and the nicknames; if no remote server is given, the server you are connected to will be used. If no nickname is given, you will query yourself. ## Description ## Displays information about users in the specified channel; you may give the same nickname as the argument twice to also query the idle time. If the nickname is not online, the WHOWAS command will be automatically performed. ## Examples ## /WHOIS /WHOIS mike /WHOIS ircsource.irssi.org bob /WHOIS sarah sarah ## See also ## [CHANNEL](/documentation/help/1.2/channel), [NAMES](/documentation/help/1.2/names), [WHO](/documentation/help/1.2/who), [WHOWAS](/documentation/help/1.2/whowas)