connect

Syntax

CONNECT [-4 | -6] [-tls] [-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] [-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.
`-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 Freenode
/CONNECT -6 Freenode
/CONNECT -4 -! -host staff.irssi.org -network Freenode orwell.freenode.net
/CONNECT irc.irssi.org 6667 WzerT8zq mike

See also

DISCONNECT, RMRECONNS, SERVER