# connect ## Syntax ##
CONNECT [-4 | -6] [-tls_cert <cert>] [-tls_pkey <pkey>] [-tls_pass <password>] [-tls_verify] [-tls_cafile <cafile>] [-tls_capath <capath>] [-tls_ciphers <list>] [-tls_pinned_cert <fingerprint>] [-tls_pinned_pubkey <fingerprint>] [-!] [-noautosendcmd] [-tls | -notls] [-nocap] [-starttls | -disallow_starttls] [-noproxy] [-network <network>] [-host <hostname>] [-rawlog <file>] <address>|<chatnet> [<port> [<password> [<nick>]]]
## Parameters ## | | | | --- | --- | | `-4`: | Connects using IPv4. | | `-6`: | Connects using IPv6. | | `-tls`: | Connects using TLS encryption. | | `-tls_cert`: | The TLS client certificate file. | | `-tls_pkey`: | The TLS client private key, if not included in the certificate file. | | `-tls_pass`: | The password for the TLS client private key or certificate. | | `-tls_verify`: | Verifies the TLS certificate of the server. | | `-tls_cafile`: | The file with the list of CA certificates. | | `-tls_capath`: | The directory which contains the CA certificates. | | `-tls_ciphers`: | TLS cipher suite preference lists. | | `-tls_pinned_cert`: | Pinned x509 certificate fingerprint. | | `-tls_pinned_pubkey`: | Pinned public key fingerprint. | | `-nocap`: | Disable CAPREQ during connect | | `-noproxy`: | Ignores the global proxy configuration. | | `-network`: | The network this connection belongs to. | | `-host`: | The hostname you would like to connect from. | | `-rawlog`: | Immediately open rawlog after connecting. | | `-!`: | Doesn't autojoin channels. | | `-noautosendcmd`: | Doesn't execute autosendcmd. | A network or server to connect to; you can optionally specify a custom port, password and nickname. ## Description ## Opens a new connection to the specified network or server; existing connections are kept. ## Examples ## /CONNECT liberachat /CONNECT -6 liberachat /CONNECT -4 -! -host staff.irssi.org -network liberachat irc.libera.chat /CONNECT irc.irssi.org 6667 WzerT8zq mike ## See also ## [DISCONNECT](/documentation/help/1.4/disconnect), [RMRECONNS](/documentation/help/1.4/rmreconns), [SERVER](/documentation/help/1.4/server)