A few IRC Basic Commands

/msg
Type /msg nickname (message) to start a private chat.
Example: /msg opal how many programming languages do you know?
What it looks like:
-> *opal* how many programming languages do you know?

/nick
/nick changes your nickname
Example: type /nick newnickname
What it looks like: I typed /nick Thomas_Leonhardt
== Thomas_ has changed nick to Thomas_Leonhardt

/quit
Type /quit to leave IRC altogether. This disconnects mirc from the server.