irssi

Text based IRC client.

Open irssi and connect to a server with a nickname:

irssi -n {{nickname}} -c {{server.name.com}}

Open irssi and connect with a specific server on a given port:

irssi -c {{server.name.com}} -p {{port}}

View the help:

irssi --help

Join a channel:

/join {{#channelname}}

Change active window (starts at 1):

/win {{window_number}}

Exit the application cleanly and quitting any server(s):

/quit