====== IRC channel ======

The [[DokuWiki]] has an official ''#dokuwiki'' chat channel at [[http://www.freenode.org|Freenode]]. 

Feel free to join at irc://irc.freenode.org/dokuwiki

  * Server: irc.freenode.org
  * Port: 6667
  * Channel: #dokuwiki

===== Client =====

People without an [[wp>IRC Client]] available, can use the web interfaces at

  * [[http://www.ircatwork.com/|IRC@Work]]
  * [[http://www.mibbit.com/|Mibbit]]

===== Registering your Nick =====

While at [[wp>IRC]] it is a benefit to register the nick, so nobody else can use it. Look here for an step-by-step guide: [[http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup|Freenode FAQ - Nicksetup]]


===== Channel Rules =====

  * Read the [[http://freenode.net/channel_guidelines.shtml|Freenode Channel Guidelines]]
  * Be patient, users might not answer right away because they may be busy
  * When talking about code use a [[http://dokuwiki.pastecode.com|pastebin]] instead of posting huge chunks of code
  * If your problem got solved on IRC, please update the documentation accordingly. If you posted about it on the [[mailinglist]] or [[forum]] before, follow it up with a description of the solution

===== Channel Logs =====

The IRC channel is logged by a bot called ''dokuwikilogger''. Searchable chat logs are available at http://irclog.dokuwiki.org/


===== Channel Bots =====

==== uBOTu-fr ====
[NikO] is running a bot named ''uBOTu-fr'', which will post [[darcs]] check-in notifications, infos about changed pages here and new [[bugs]] to the channel.

You can also send some commands to the bot:

  * **!help** gives you a list of commands.
  * **!doku 'query'** searches this wiki (using google).
  * **!ml 'query'** searches the mailing list.



==== zimbot ====

chimeric is running a bot named ''zimbot'' which supports a couple of commands which should help to interchange information (or otherwise having some fun ;-)). Some of the commands are especially/only useful to make it easier for people to help others. The bot itself is a [[http://supybot.com|supybot]].

^ !google <search term>  | performs a google search for the given term and returns the first result |
^ !wiki <search term> | searches this wiki for the given term |
^ !bug <bug id>  | shows a link to a given bug id at http://bugs.splitbrain.org |
^ !forum <thread id>  | shows a link to a given thread id at http://forum.dokuwiki.org |
^ !doku <name>  | shows a link to a certain wikipage in the form of http://wiki.splitbrain.org/<wikipage> |
^ !plugintag <tag>  | shows a link to a wiki page which lists all available plugins which match a certain tag i.e. http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:plugins?plugintag=<tag> |
^ !dict <word>  | performs a lookup for the meaning of a given word at http://dict.org |
^ !help  | shows a link to this page |
^ !ask  | shows an informative message about asking |
^ !seen <nickname> | shows the last message of the given nickname along with the date |
^ !download | shows a link were to obtain DokuWiki from |
^ !tellme <question> | ask zimbot a question, he'll try to answer it |
^ !tiny <url> | shortens the given URL by using tinyurl, you shouldn't use this in the channel itself but by direct message the bot, \\ \\ i.e. ''/msg zimbot <a very large url>'' |
^ !give <nickname> <command> <arguments>  | this is a meta command which can be used with any of the above commands, it will show the given nick along with the result of the given command (note that you don't have to preceed the command with an "!" in this case. \\ \\ example usage: ''!give splitbrain plugintag youtube'' |
^ !insult <nickname> | prints an insulting message to the given nickname, please don't abuse this or it will be removed instantly! |

**Things to come:** 
  * a command to search http://wiki.splitbrain.org for a given term.