Getting started with EPIC

Welcome to EPIC, a programmable IRC client with a traditional ircII interface and scripting language.

EPIC may suit you if you want to customize how an IRC client behaves:

• Its own scripting language provides commands, functions, aliases, and event handlers. Optional Python integration is available when enabled in the build.
• Scripts can change output, react to events, and define workflows rather than relying only on fixed interface choices.
• It runs in a terminal. Resource use depends on configuration, retained history, scripts, and workload.

Start with the IRC introduction and new-user guide. For customization, see the scripting introduction, then the command overview and function overview.

The project’s historical community contact is #epic on EFNet. Documentation is available at epicsol.org.

Source references

• source/commands.c: current scripting and Python command registration, without Perl, Ruby, or Tcl commands.
• configure.ac and source/python.c: optional Python integration.
• UPDATES: EPIC6's feature-retirement list includes Perl and Ruby.