$strip

Returns text with control codes stripped out.

$strip(text[,burcmo])

The first parameter is the text you want to strip the control codes from. The second parameter is optional and specifies which control codes are stripped.

Switch	Meaning
b	The b switch strips all bold control codes.
u	The u switch strips all underline control codes.
r	The r switch strips all reverse control codes.
c	The c switch strips all color control codes.
m	The m switch strips all control codes as specified in Options=>IRC=>Messages, not including the Only if... option.
o	The o switch applies the Only if... setting in Options=>IRC=>Messages.

Example

on ^*:TEXT:*:?:{
  echo -t $nick < $+ $nick $+ > $strip($1-,m)
  haltdef
}

The above little script would strip control codes from private messages as they are specified in Options=>IRC=>Messages.