How do I search for channel names in WeeChat?

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In the IRC client XChat, it is possible to search for a list of channels in the current connected network. For example, searching for the keyword "python" using Server → Network List on the Freenode network lists all channels that have python in their name.

Is such a search functionality also possible in Weechat? If so, how can I search for a channel?

demure · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-19T23:13:52.173

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Use the /list command... the standard IRC command for listing and searching IRC channels.
You can add a regular expression at the end to search for specific chans.

You can use the /list -re <regex> option to search with regex.

If you need more info, use the /help command; and learn more about real irc functionality (instead of relying on GUI wrappers).

edited Apr 19 '14 at 23:13

answered Jul 14 '13 at 23:21

demure

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Is there a way to order the list by users, or search it, or open it in another windows? kinda hard to manage all those channels outputted – Harry Moreno Mar 26 '14 at 05:37
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@HarryMoreno look at the listbuffer script for weechat – demure Mar 27 '14 at 21:48

score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 16 '14 at 22:52

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WeeChat doesn't have a channel search feature, as far as I know. But however, you can use the ALIS (Advanced LIsting Service) channel bot (on freenode):

To search for channels containing python in their channel name:

/msg alis list *python*

To search for a channel whose topic contains the word foo:

/msg alis list * -topic *python*

(the wildcards are required)

For other options, see:

/msg alis help list

/list works too, but on a big network like freenode (with over 40 thousand channels), it may flood your client off with the results or produce unexpected results.

Note: This is a network specific feature of freenode, and is client-independent. It can be used from any IRC client.

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answered Aug 29 '13 at 16:53

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While there *is* a search function in weechat, this might be useful for freenode users... – demure Apr 19 '14 at 23:16
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This is much better, as the `/list` keyword returns the entire list of channels. – ILMostro_7 Dec 31 '15 at 20:14
@demure describes the best way to do this, however I wanted to point out that you can search any buffer with . So you "could" /list all the channels, then and search through the entire list if you wanted, then arrow to navigate the matches. – Ricky Nelson Feb 09 '19 at 13:55

How do I search for channel names in WeeChat?

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