This is basically a side note for this series. In my experiences with IRC in general, I have concluded that I do not want to connect to each of my favorite networks and every channel each time that I open the application. Not only that but, keeping up with which channel is where becomes a bit troublesome when it takes up to the letter “Y” on the keyboard. (yes, Irssi will go there) I have started creating multiple config files in my ~/.irssi folder. For example: I setup Irssi for liquidbabble with auto-connect and auto join to all of my favorite channels and use /save to save the configuration. I then used the mv command to rename the config:
mv ~/.irssi/config ~/.irssi/lbconfig
Now, the next time I start Irssi, it creates a new, blnk config file to work with. If I want to start it connecting to liquidbabble, then I just use this command:
irssi -config=~/.irssi/lbconfig
It starts and does all of the auto connects and auto joins that I saved before. I can now use the blank config to create connections to other netwoks and rename them accordingly. Each time I choose to connect somewhere else, I just point the app to the correct config file. Use this method if you choose. I find it convenient. Happy chatting

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