AdiIRC

_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*

table(ktable).

|*Switch*|*Description*|

| -k | Kicks the specified *nickname* as well as banning with an optional reason. |

| -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*

table(ktable).

|*Parameter*|*Description*|

| [#channel] | The channel to add/remove the ban. |

| &lt;nickname<notextile>|</notextile>address&gt; | 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*

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;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

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