Quotes (`!quote`, `!addquote`, …)#

XeroKewl keeps a quote file for the channel — funny lines, memorable moments, the usual IRC quote-file stuff. Type the commands in channel; !quote and !getquote also work via private message (/msg XeroKewl !quote <title>).

Commands#

Command	Who can use it	What it does
`!quote <title>`	everyone	Fetch the quote with that title. Also via `/msg XeroKewl !quote <title>`.
`!getquote <title>`	everyone	Alias for `!quote`.
`!randquote [text]`	everyone	A random quote. With optional text, limits to quotes whose title or text matches.
`!randauthor [nick]`	everyone	A random quote added by `<nick>`. No nick = any random quote.
`!addquote <title> <quote text>`	friends (`+f`)	Add a quote. The first word is the title; the rest is the quote.
`!quoteadd <title> <quote text>`	friends (`+f`)	Alias for `!addquote`.
`!delquote <title>`	ops (`+o`)	Delete a quote. You can delete your own; a botmaster can delete any.
`!deletequote <title>`	ops (`+o`)	Alias for `!delquote`.
`!titlesearch <text>`	everyone	Find quote titles containing `<text>`. Results are messaged to you privately.
`!searchtitle <text>` / `!searchtitles`	everyone	Aliases for `!titlesearch`.
`!quotesearch <text>`	everyone	Find quotes whose text contains `<text>`. Results are messaged to you privately.
`!searchquotes <text>` / `!searchquote`	everyone	Aliases for `!quotesearch`.
`!quotestats`	everyone	How many quotes are in the database, and how many you’ve added.
`!quoteinfo <title>`	everyone	Who added a quote and when.
`!quotever`	everyone	The script version.
`!quotehelp`	everyone	PMs you the command list.

Fetching a quote#

<you> !quote squid
<XeroKewl> squid: the squid said hello to the clam

Titles are case-insensitive — !quote Squid, !quote SQUID, and !quote squid all match. If the quote was added in a different channel, the output notes it: squid: (#otherchan) the squid said hello to the clam.

Not sure of the title? Use !titlesearch <text> to find it — the bot messages you the matching titles privately, even though you typed the command in channel.

Adding a quote#

You need the friend flag (+f) to add quotes. The first word becomes the title; everything after is the quote:

<you> !addquote squid the squid said hello to the clam
<XeroKewl> Quote squid added.

Titles must be unique — a duplicate gets Quote squid already exists.

Searching#

Two searches, both sending results to you privately:

!titlesearch <text> — matches quote titles containing the text.
!quotesearch <text> — matches quote text (the body) containing the text.

Both list the titles that match, so you can then !quote <title> to read one.

Deleting a quote#

!delquote <title> is ops-only (+o). You can delete your own quotes; a botmaster (with +m) can delete anyone’s.

Stats and info#

!quotestats — total quotes in the channel, and how many you’ve personally added.
!quoteinfo <title> — who added a specific quote and when (date).