In the IRC client XChat, it is possible to search for a list of channels in the current connected network. For example, searching for the keyword "python" using Server → Network List on the Freenode network lists all channels that have python in their name.
Is such a search functionality also possible in Weechat? If so, how can I search for a channel?
Use the /list command... the standard IRC command for listing and searching IRC channels.
You can add a regular expression at the end to search for specific chans.
You can use the /list -re <regex> option to search with regex.
If you need more info, use the /help command; and learn more about real irc functionality (instead of relying on GUI wrappers).
WeeChat doesn't have a channel search feature, as far as I know. But however, you can use the ALIS (Advanced LIsting Service) channel bot (on freenode):
To search for channels containing python in their channel name:
/msg alis list *python*
To search for a channel whose topic contains the word foo:
/msg alis list * -topic *python*
(the wildcards are required)
For other options, see:
/msg alis help list
/list works too, but on a big network like freenode (with over 40 thousand channels), it may flood your client off with the results or produce unexpected results.
Note: This is a network specific feature of freenode, and is client-independent. It can be used from any IRC client.
