Added in 1.8.10

/echo [color] [-abcdefghi<N>lmnqrstNuvw<N>I<N>SR<N>B] [color name] [window] <text>

Prints text in the specified window using the specified color (0 to 35).

Switches

Switche Description
a Prints to the current active window.
b Apply beep options.
c Indicates [color name] is defined after the switches. (not [color])
d TODO
e Encloses the line in line separators.
f Apply flash options.
g Prevents the echo from being logged.
h TODO
i<N> Indents the wrapped line by N characters.
l Apply highlight options.
m This echo should be treated as a normal message.
n Prevents the echo from highlighting the window Treebar/Switchbar icon.
q Don't print if called from a alias using the . prefix.
r Apply strip colors/bold/italic/underline options.
s Prints to the status/server window associated with current window.
t<N> Apply timestamp prefix options. N is a optional UTC value to use for the timestamp.
u Disables using first word as prefix for nick column.
v Treats first word as a timestamp.
w<N> if N = 0, replaces emoticon tags in all token except the first one, N = 1, replaces only the first token, N = 2, replaces all tokens.
I<N> Inserts the line at position N in the buffer. (AdiIRC only)
S Used with --I<N> to force the buffer to scroll he number of wrapped lines of the inserted line. (AdiIRC only)
R<N> Replaces the line at position N in the buffer. (AdiIRC only)
B Indicates the [color] color is in $rgb format. (AdiIRC only)

Parameters

Parameter Description
[color] A numeric color value to use as line color (0 to 37).
[color name] Used with the -c switch. One of the following: Action, ctcp, highlight, info, info2, invite, join, part, quit, kick, mode, topic, nick, normal, notice, notify, other, own, wallops, whois.
[window] The target window.
<text> The text to print.

Example

; Prints 'Hello World!' to current active window.
/echo -a Hello World!