window noserv

Synopsis

/window [<window>] noserv

Description

Completely disassociate the selected window from its IRC server. With no window selector, use the current window. The window's server association becomes noserv; it does not automatically choose another server. Use window server to associate it with a server again.

window discon is the same built-in operation. Despite that spelling, this handler does not directly close the server connection or send a request to disconnect. Other windows can continue using the server. If no windows remain associated with it, normal server checking can close the connection when its autoclose property is enabled, as it is by default.

Before detaching, EPIC attempts to reassign the window's channels to other windows on their server, preferring windows without both fixed and skip on. It clears pending channel associations, changes the server value, invokes the window_server hook with the window number and old/new server numbers, and requests status updates. If no replacement channel window exists, there is no immediate destination from that reassignment helper; normal channel consistency checks still apply.

The window retains its stored output, settings, and query/nick target-list entries. It no longer matches ordinary server-specific channel or nick routing for the old server. Explicit output, such as xecho with -w, can still reach it. Output without a server and final routing fallbacks can also reach a detached window, so detachment does not guarantee silence.

Arguments and effects

There are no arguments or options specific to this operation. Additional words are processed as subsequent window operations on the same selected window. /window -noserv is a no-op. Detachment does not change visibility, geometry, or input selection and works on invisible windows. Repeating it still runs the handler and server-change hook, even if the association is already noserv.

There is no ordinary success message. Hooks, channel reassignment, or later server housekeeping can produce output.

Examples

/window noserv
/window 3 noserv
/window 3 describe

Detach the current window or window 3, then inspect window 3's association. To associate it with configured server 0 again:

/window 3 server 0

History

This feature first appeared in EPIC4pre1.028.

Source references

• source/window.c: the command table maps noserv to windowcmd_discon; that handler, destroy_window_waiting_channels, and window_change_server implement detachment and notifications. window_check_servers handles possible autoclose.
• source/names.c: reassign_window_channels attempts channel reassignment.
• source/screen.c: add_to_screen implements explicit destinations, server-aware routing, and fallbacks.