_Added in 3.8_

*/protect [-lrw] <on|off|nick|address> [#channel1,#channel2,...] [type] [network]*

Adds/removes/lists users from the protect list.

Users on the protect list are re-opped if someone else de-ops them.

/protect with no parameters shows [[$true]] if protect is enabled, otherwise [[$false]].

_See also [[$protect]], [[/aop]], [[/avoice]], [[$aop]], [[$avoice]]._

*Switches*

table(ktable).
|*Switch*|*Description*|
| -l | Prints all protect users. |
| -r | Removes a address from the protect list. (if no address is specified, clears the protect list) |
| -w | Indicate the protect should be enabled on all networks. |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| on | Turns protect on. |
| off | Turns protect off. |
| address | The address or nick to add/remove from the protect list. |
| [#channel1,#channel2,...] | List of channels to protect in. |
| [type] | A number representing a [[$mask]] to use. (if user is not found in the internal address list, a lookup is performed) |
| [network] | The network to protect in. |

*Example*

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; Adds 'nick!nick@42.42.42.42' to the protect list on the channel '#channel'
/protect nick!nick@42.42.42.42 #channel

; Adds 'nick!*@*' to the protect list on any channel.
/protect nick

; Remove 'nick!nick@42.42.42.42' from the protect list.
/protect -r nick!nick@42.42.42.42

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