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Author: Alexander Barton alex@barton.de Date: Sun Feb 10 00:24:34 2013 +0100

Commands.txt: Update description of the "WHOWAS" command

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doc/Commands.txt | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/Commands.txt b/doc/Commands.txt index 1f86cef..3d9363e 100644 --- a/doc/Commands.txt +++ b/doc/Commands.txt @@ -399,14 +399,20 @@ Status and Informational Commands - RFC 2812, 3.6.2 "Whois query"

- WHOWAS - WHOWAS <nickname> [<count> [<server>]] + WHOWAS <nickname>[,<nickname>[,...]] [<count> [<target>]] . - Used to return information about <nicknames> that are no longer in use - (due to client disconnection, or nickname changes). + Query information about nicknames no longer in use in the network, + either because of nickname changes or disconnects. The history is + searched backwards, returning the most recent entry first. If there + are multiple entries, up to <count> entries will be shown (or all of + them, if no <count> has been given). . - If given, the server will return information from the last <count> times - the nickname has been used. - If <server> is given, the command is forwarded to it for processing. + <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to a + specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network. The + server of the current connecion is used when <target> is omitted. + + References: + - RFC 2812, 3.6.3 "Whowas"

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