WHO <#channel|nick|mask> [o][%format] The WHO command displays information about a user, such as their GECOS information, their user@host, whether they are an IRC operator or not, etc. A sample WHO result from a command issued like "WHO pokey" may look something like this: #lamers ~pokey ppp.example.net irc.example.com pokey H :0 Jim Jones Clients often reorder the fields; the order in the IRC protocol is described here. The first field indicates the last channel the user has joined. The second is the username and the third is the host. The fourth field is the server the user is on. The fifth is the user's nickname. The sixth field describes status information about the user. The possible combinations for this field are listed below: H - The user is not away. G - The user is set away. * - The user is an IRC operator. @ - The user is a channel op in the channel listed in the first field. + - The user is voiced in the channel listed. The final field displays the number of server hops and the user's GECOS information. This command may be executed on a channel, such as "WHO #lamers". The output will consist of WHO listings for each user on the channel. If you are not on the channel, it must not have cmode +s set and users with umode +i are not shown. If the parameter is not a nickname or a channel, users with matching nickname, username, host, server or GECOS information are shown. The wildcards * and ? can be used. Users with umode +i set that are not on the same channel as you are not shown. A second parameter of a lowercase letter o ensures only IRC operators are displayed. The second parameter may also contain a format specification starting with a percent sign. This causes the output to use numeric 354, with the selected fields: t - Query type. Outputs the given number in each reply. c - Channel. u - Username. i - IP address. h - Host. s - Server. n - Nickname. f - Status. d - Hop count. l - Idle time or 0 for users on other servers. a - Services account name or 0 if none. r - GECOS information. "WHO #lamers %tuhnf,42" would generate a brief listing of channel members and include the number 42 in each line. See also: whois, userhost, cmode, umode