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Russell: /* Expand Strings */ Replace references to Freenode

2021-05-26T17:12:14Z

Expand Strings: Replace references to Freenode

Russell: /* Expand Strings */ Add missing examples

2020-07-11T14:35:17Z

Expand Strings: Add missing examples

Russell: Identfile doesn't need to be mentioned here

2020-06-15T12:44:56Z

Identfile doesn't need to be mentioned here

Russell: Add information about expandable strings

2020-06-15T12:36:19Z

Add information about expandable strings

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Some features support variable-like strings.

=Expand Strings=
{| class="wikitable"
! Variable
! Value
! Sample output
|-
| %user%
| Your bouncer username
|
|-
| %nick%
| the current nick that is being used
|
|-
| %defnick%
| the default nick, as specified in the config/web panel
|
|-
| %altnick%
| the alternate nick, as specified in the config/web panel
|
|-
| %realname%
| the realname, as specified in the config/web panel
|
|-
| %ident%
| the ident, as specified in the config/web panel
|
|-
| %vhost%
| The VHost/Bindhost that has been assigned to your account or network
|
|-
| %bindhost%
| The VHost/Bindhost that has been assigned to your account or network
|
|-
| %time%
| The current time (can be used for ''CTCP TIME'' replies)
| Mon Jun 15 13:36:08 2020
|-
| %uptime%
| The bouncers uptime
| 1w 2d 4h 20m 27s
|-
| %version%
| The bouncers version string
| fBNC - https://bnc4free.com
|-
| %bnc%
| The bouncers name and website, optionally with version, <br />depending on whether the "Hide version" setting is enabled globally
| fBNC - https://bnc4free.com/
|-
| %empty%
| Empty string, can be used e.g. as a poor man's way to insert %nick% literally, without expanding it to the current nick: <code>%ni%empty%ck%.
|
|-
| %network%
| The name of IRC network as specified in the config/web panel
| Freenode
|}

=Features that support expand strings=
Expand strings can be used in various places and on some modules. The following is a list of of the modules that accept expand strings.

; Modules
* [[Module:alias]]
* [[Module:autoattach]]
* [[Module:autoreply]]
* [[Module:away]]
* [[Module:identfile]]
* [[Module:perform]]
* [[Module:watch]]

Expand strings can also be used for:
* CTCP Replies
* Quit Messages
* Realnames

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 | %network%
 | The name of IRC network as specified in the config/web panel
-| Freenode
+| LiberaChat
 |}

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 | %user%
 | Your bouncer username
+| MyUsername
 |-
 | %nick%
 | the current nick that is being used
+| MyNickname
 |-
 | %defnick%
 | the default nick, as specified in the config/web panel
+| MyNickname
 |-
 | %altnick%
 | the alternate nick, as specified in the config/web panel
+| NimNom
 |-
 | %realname%
 | the realname, as specified in the config/web panel
+| Bacon Man
 |-
 | %ident%
 | the ident, as specified in the config/web panel
+| hello
 |-
 | %vhost%
 | The VHost/Bindhost that has been assigned to your account or network
+| 10.0.0.6
 |-
 | %bindhost%
 | The VHost/Bindhost that has been assigned to your account or network
+| 10.0.0.6
 |-
 | %time%

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 * [[Module:autoreply]]
 * [[Module:away]]
 * [[Module:perform]]
 * [[Module:watch]]