Added in 1.7
/ban [-kruN] [#channel] <nickname|address> [type] [reason]
Ban someone from the current channel using their nickname or address.
If you do not specify a type then only the users nickname is used. If you specify a type then the users address is looked up via the server.
Switches
| Switch | Description |
| -k | Kicks the specified nickname as well as banning with an optional reason. |
| -K | Kicks all users matching the specified address as well as banning with an optional reason. (AdiIRC Only) |
| -uN | Pause N seconds before removing the ban. |
| -r | Removes ban instead of adding. |
| -b | Apply the ban to the ban list. |
| -e | Apply the ban to the exception list. |
| -I | Apply the ban to the invite list. |
| -q | Apply the ban to the quiet list. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| [#channel] | The channel to add/remove the ban. |
| <nickname|address> | Nick or address to ban. |
| [type] | Address type, see $mask for available types. (if no type is specified, ban type from Options -> Server -> Default ban type will be used) |
| [reason] | Optional reason used in combination with -k |
Example
;Kicks and bans a nick from channel #test for 1 hour /ban -ku3600 #test Nick Stop Spamming. ;Removes ban on Nick from channel #test /ban -r #test Nick ;Bans all users from host.com /ban #test *!*@host.com