# Settings - Irssi 1.1 documentation

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Important

You are reading the help for Irssi 1.1. The current release version is Neırssi 1.3.

# Settings

alias | Creates or updates an alias; you can use the ‘;’ character to separate multiple commands. …
bind |
completion | Replaces or completed words or letters; you can write just the first few letters of the word and press TAB to insert a replacement. …
dehilight | Removes the specified highlight from the configuration.
format | Allows you to reconfigure the way messages are displayed.
hilight | Highlights the keyword or pattern to make sure that you don’t miss any important messages.
ignore | Ignores nicknames or text that matches a pattern. …
layout | Saves the layout of your window configuration; the next time you connect to the server, you will join the channels in the same window as before. …
log | Opens a log file and stores the messages of the given targets into it; the log files will be locked so multiple clients cannot log to the same file. …
recode | Recodes the data transmitted to and received from nicknames and channels into a specific charset. …
reload | Reloads the Irssi configuration file.
save | Saves the configuration file.
set | Modifies the value of a setting; boolean settings accept only ON, OFF and TOGGLE. …
statusbar | Allows adjustment of the attributes and items of a statusbar, as well as where it is located and whether or not it is currently visible.
toggle | Modifies a setting to its counter value; you can also give ON or OFF as a value.
unalias | Removes an alias.
unignore | Removes an entry from the ignore list.
upgrade | Upgrades to a new version without disconnecting from non-SSL servers; please bear in mind that it does not download or compile a new version.
window | Manipulates the window layout and positioning attributes.