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Used for setting channel and user modes.

 /mode <nick|#channel> [+-modes]

If you're setting user modes you will have to specify your '''own''' nick. You cannot change user modes for other users. Neither can you view another user's usermodes using /mode.
Channel modes can only set by a channel operator. However you can view the current channel modes even if you're not a channel op.

Depending on the network you're using there might be different channel and user modes. Here is a list of channel modes which are available on [[QuakeNet]]:

<table>
<tr><td><b>Mode</b></td><td><b>Meaning</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>+b</td><td>[[Ban]] (Parameter: a hostmask)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+o</td><td>Op (Parameter: a nick)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+v</td><td>Voice (Parameter: a nick)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+k</td><td>Channel key (Parameter: the key for your channel)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+l</td><td>Channel limit (Parameter: the new limit)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+i</td><td>[[Invite]] only (users need to be invited using /invite before they can join your channel)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+M</td><td>Moderate for non-authed users (regular non-authed users cannot speak in the channel)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+m</td><td>Moderated (only ops and voices can speak in the channel)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+n</td><td>No external messages (only users who are on the channel can speak)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+p</td><td>Private (this channel mode is deprecated, use +s instead)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+s</td><td>Secret (channel will not be shown in /list or /whois)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+T</td><td>Deny multiple channel messages (messages with multiple channel targets, like /amsg, cannot be sent to channels having +T set)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+t</td><td>Only ops can set the topic</td></tr>
<tr><td>+r</td><td>Only registered users can join the channel (see the [http://www.quakenet.org/faq/faq.php?c=1&f=51#51 Q faq] for more details)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+D</td><td>Auditorium mode (user are invisible until they say something or change the topic/modes)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+d</td><td>This is set by the server if you remove chanmode +D and there are still invisible users</td></tr>
<tr><td>+c</td><td>No colors/bold is allowed in channel messages</td></tr>
<tr><td>+C</td><td>No channel CTCPs</td></tr>
<tr><td>+N</td><td>No channel [[notice|notices]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>+u</td><td>Hide part/quit reasons</td></tr>
</table/>

The following user modes are available to (ordinary) users:

<table>
<tr><td><b>Mode</b></td><td><b>Meaning</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>+i</td><td>Invisible (you're not visible in /who requests)</td></tr>
<tr><td>+w</td><td>Receive walluser messages.</td></tr>
<tr><td>+R</td><td>Receive messages/notices from registered users only</td></tr>
<tr><td>+x</td><td>Hides your host (you need to be registered for this to work)</td></tr>
</table>

== Example ==
Gives Dana operatorstatus in #help.script

 /mode #help.script +o Dana

Removes invite-only from #help.script

 /mode #help.script -i

Hides your own host

 /mode <yournick> +x
 //mode [[$me]] +x

== See Also ==
* {{Relatedraws|mode}}
* [[On mode|On mode event]]
* [[On rawmode|On rawmode event]]

[[Category:Basic IRC commands]]